Are colleges and universities eligible to apply for funds from the Kaiser Permanente Community Fund?
A. Academic institutions can contribute a wealth of expertise and resources to the development, implementation and evaluation of projects designed to address the social determinants of health disparities. Historically, however, the balance of power between academic institutions and the communities in which they work has been skewed toward the interests of the academic partners. In recent years, a number of private funders and public health professionals have sought to correct this imbalance by supporting programs in which the needs, assets and methodologies are defined by the community, rather than a university faculty member. Such an approach is more likely to yield results that are culturally relevant to the community, and whose benefits can be sustained. In order to help ensure that the community is an equal partner in proposed projects, the Kaiser Permanente Community Fund will welcome proposals from community-university partnerships provided that the proposal is submitted by a com
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