Press Releases
March 31, 2025
Nominations Being Accepted for the 2025 Clint Jones Nursing Award Award Highlights Excellence in Aspiring Nurse Leaders
The Foundation for Healthy Communities is pleased to announce that nominations are being accepted for the 2025 Clint Jones Nursing Award. This annual award recognizes a registered nurse practicing in New Hampshire who exemplifies ... Continue Reading
March 27, 2025
Semi-Finalists Announced in HealthForce NH’s Innovation Challenge Competition
Innovative Ideas Take Center Stage Meet the Semi-Finalists Competing for a Top Prize of $100,000 in HealthForce NH Competition to Help Solve the Health Care Workforce Shortage Concord, NH – After extensive evaluation and deliberation ... Continue Reading
November 1, 2024
NH Navigator Program Offering Health Insurance Assistance During Open Enrollment
November 1, 2024 CONCORD, NH – With Open Enrollment beginning November 1, 2024, and ending January 15, 2025, NH Navigator, an initiative of the Foundation for Healthy Communities, is pleased to announce free health ... Continue Reading
October 25, 2024
Foundation for Healthy Communities Announces Winner of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Award at 2024 Annual Meeting
October 25, 2024 CONCORD, NH – At its Annual Meeting recently held October 20 - 22, 2024, the Foundation for Healthy Communities (FHC) bestowed its Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Award on Concord Hospital ... Continue Reading
September 25, 2024
Foundation for Healthy Communities Receives $1.5 Million Grant in First Year of Five-Year Grant Establishing Health Insurance Navigators
September 25, 2024 CONCORD, NH - The Foundation for Healthy Communities (FHC) has been awarded the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Federally Facilitated Exchange Grant. This 5-year grant will provide $1.5 million ... Continue Reading
August 7, 2024
Androscoggin Valley Home Care Services Wins First Place in Innovation Challenge Awarded $100,000 to Help Solve the Health Care Workforce Shortage
May 16, 2024 Concord, NH – With an emphasis on improving job flexibility and a genuine commitment to innovation, Androscoggin Valley Home Care Services of Berlin was named the winner of HealthForce NH’s Innovation ... Continue Reading
May 9, 2024
VA Manchester Healthcare System’s Haylie Robinson Named 2024 Clint Jones NH Nursing Award Recipient
May 9, 2024 CONCORD, NH – The Foundation for Healthy Communities is pleased to announce Haylie Robinson, RN, of the VA Manchester Healthcare System, as the 2024 recipient of the Clint Jones NH Nursing ... Continue Reading
April 29, 2024
Medically Cleared Patients in NH Hospitals Face Barriers to Discharge
April 29, 2024 Concord, NH – A March 2024 report by the New Hampshire Hospital Association and the Foundation for Healthy Communities shows that patients who no longer have medical needs are stuck in ... Continue Reading
April 16, 2024
Innovation Challenge Semi-Finalists Named
April 16, 2024 Top Prize Up to $100,000 in HealthForce NH Competition to Help Solve the Health Care Workforce Shortage The HealthForce NH team at the Foundation for Healthy Communities today announced the semi-finalists of ... Continue Reading
April 16, 2024
Foundation for Healthy Communities Observes National Healthcare Decisions Day
April 15, 2024 FHC Joins National Initiative to Highlight the Importance of Advance Directives on April 16, 2024 The Foundation for Healthy Communities, along with many other organizations across the state, will join a national ... Continue Reading
March 4, 2024
Nominations Being Accepted for the 2024 Clint Jones Nursing Award: Award Highlights Excellence in Aspiring Nurse Leaders
March 4, 2024 The Foundation for Healthy Communities is pleased to announce that nominations are being accepted for the 2024 Clint Jones Nursing Award. This annual award recognizes a registered nurse practicing in New Hampshire ... Continue Reading
March 4, 2024
Innovation Challenge Kicks Off – Top Prize Up to $100,000: HealthForce NH Competition Seeks Novel Solutions to the Health Care Workforce Shortage
March 4, 2024 The HealthForce NH team at the Foundation for Healthy Communities today announced the launch of its Innovation Challenge, designed to promote and support innovative ventures in the health care workforce space in ... Continue Reading
October 31, 2023
Foundation for Healthy Communities (FHC) Offering Health Insurance Assistance During Open Enrollment
October 31, 2023 Kick-Off Event Scheduled for November 1st at FHC to Provide Assistance CONCORD, NH – With Open Enrollment beginning November 1, 2023, and ending January 15, 2024, the Foundation for Healthy Communities is ... Continue Reading
October 20, 2023
Foundation for Healthy Communities Announces Awards of Excellence in Healthcare at 2023 Annual Meeting
October 20, 2023 CONCORD, NH – At its Annual Meeting recently held October 15 - 17, 2023, the Foundation for Healthy Communities (FHC) bestowed three awards of excellence to individuals and hospitals from across ... Continue Reading
October 18, 2023
HealthForce NH at the Foundation for Healthy Communities Awarded $1 Million Grant to Support Development of Innovative Approaches to Solving Health Care Workforce Shortage
October 18, 2023 Concord, NH – The Foundation for Healthy Communities (FHC) announced at its annual meeting its receipt of an “innovation” grant through which its HealthForce NH initiative will seek out ... Continue Reading
July 26, 2023
New Hampshire Hospital Association and Foundation for Healthy Communities Announces Tammy Boucher as Director of Communications
Concord, NH — The New Hampshire Hospital Association, and its affiliated organization, the Foundation for Healthy Communities, are pleased to announce Tammy Boucher as their new Director of Communications. Boucher brings a wealth of ... Continue Reading
July 24, 2023
HealthForce NH Announces Kate Luczko as Senior Director
Concord, NH — HealthForce NH and their backbone entity, Foundation for Healthy Communities, promote innovative partnerships and cross-sector collaboration to grow, retain, and sustain our healthcare workforce and are pleased to announce Kate ... Continue Reading
May 22, 2023
Foundation for Healthy Communities Announces Woodlawn Care Center’s Angela Hooper, RN as 2023 Clint Jones Nursing Award Recipient
CONCORD – The Foundation for Healthy Communities is pleased to announce Angela Hooper, RN, with Woodlawn Care Center as the 2023 recipient of the Clint M. Jones Nursing Award, marking only the third ... Continue Reading
April 18, 2023
Foundation for Healthy Communities Observes National Healthcare Decisions Day
Joins National Initiative to Highlight the Importance of Advance Directives on April 16, 2023 CONCORD – The Foundation for Healthy Communities, along with many other organizations across the state, will join a national movement ... Continue Reading
March 15, 2023
Nominations Being Accepted for the 2023 Clint Jones Nursing Award
Award Highlights Excellence in Aspiring Nurse Leaders The Foundation for Healthy Communities is pleased to announce that nominations are being accepted for the 2023 Clint Jones Nursing Award. This annual award recognizes a registered ... Continue Reading
March 15, 2023
Foundation for Healthy Communities Offering Health Insurance Assistance
DID YOU RECEIVE A YELLOW LETTER FROM MEDICAID? IF YOU HAVE – WE CAN HELP! If you are currently receiving Medicaid health insurance benefits and received a yellow letter from Medicaid, it means you need ... Continue Reading
January 30, 2023
GSHCC 2023 Hazard Vulnerability Analysis Meeting
GSHCC 2023 Hazard Vulnerability Analysis Meeting Please join us for the Granite State Health Care Coalition 2023 Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (HVA) meeting being held on March 9, 2023 from 9:00am - 11:00am. The meeting ... Continue Reading
January 30, 2023
Registration Open for the 2023 Granite State Health Care Coalition Conference
Rediscovering Readiness: A Year in Transition May 11, 2023 8:30am-4:15pm Grappone Conference Center Concord, New Hampshire The Granite State Health Care Coalition thanks all those who attended the 2023 GSHCC Conference, Rediscovering Readiness: A Year in Transition. This year's ... Continue Reading
December 29, 2022
Foundation for Healthy Communities Releases 2022 Statewide Community Benefit Report
New Hampshire’s hospitals provided more than $594 million in community benefits in 2020, according to the 2022 Statewide Community Benefit Report: An Overview of Hospital Activities recently released by the Foundation for Healthy Communities. Hospital community benefit ... Continue Reading
November 21, 2022
New Hampshire Hospital Association and Foundation for Healthy Communities Celebrate the 12th Annual National Rural Health Day
Concord, New Hampshire – New Hampshire Hospital Association and Foundation for Healthy Communities will join the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH), the member organization for all 50 State Offices ... Continue Reading
November 2, 2022
Upcoming Training: Provider Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Virtual 4 Part Series Starting January 23, 2023
Provider Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Facilitator Training Virtual Four-Part Series: January 23 and 30; February 6 and 13, 2023 12:00pm – 1:30pm Registration Deadline: January 20, 2023 The Foundation for Healthy Communities has served as the ... Continue Reading
November 2, 2022
Upcoming Training: Advance Care Planning, Virtual 4 Part Series Starting 11/28
Advance Care Planning Training Virtual Four-Part Series: November 28, December 5, 12 and 19, 2022 12:00pm – 1:00pm Registration Deadline: November 23, 2022 The Foundation for Healthy Communities is offering a four-part series for health care professionals ... Continue Reading
November 2, 2022
New Hampshire Hospital Association Receives 2022 Power of Associations Gold Award for COVID-19 Response & Recovery
Concord, NH — The New Hampshire Hospital Association has announced it earned a Power of Associations Gold Award from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) for its COVID-19 Response and Recovery initiative. The New ... Continue Reading
August 17, 2022
Nominations being accepted for the NHHA / FHC Annual Awards of Excellence
The call for nominations for the NHHA & FHC Annual Awards of Excellence is now open! Please consider nominating leaders and / or efforts within your organization for the awards listed below: New Hampshire ... Continue Reading
July 25, 2022
Registration Open for the NHHA & FHC Annual Meeting, October 16-18, 2022
Registration Information The link to register for the 2022 Annual Meeting is here: 2022 Annual Meeting Registration Agenda The agenda is final! We're very are excited about the variety of sessions planned - agenda is below and ... Continue Reading
July 8, 2022
Foundation for Healthy Communities Releases 2021 Annual Report
The Foundation for Healthy Communities recently released its 2021 Annual Report highlighting the challenges faced in supporting the response and recovery efforts of hospitals, partners and the state of New Hampshire to the ... Continue Reading
April 16, 2022
Foundation for Healthy Communities Observes National Healthcare Decisions Day
Joins National Initiative to Highlight the Importance of Advance Directives on April 16, 2022 CONCORD – The Foundation for Healthy Communities, along with many other organizations across the state, will join a national movement ... Continue Reading
January 25, 2022
FHC Releases Strategic Plan, 2020 – 2022
The Foundation for Healthy Communities spent 2019 developing its 2020-2022 strategic plan, which builds upon the mission of improving health and health care for all in New Hampshire. The Foundation for Healthy Communities’ 2020-2022 ... Continue Reading
January 20, 2022
Internship Opportunities Available
Internship Opportunities Foundation for Healthy Communities The Foundation for Healthy Communities internship provides a wide range of public health and health care improvement project exposure. Interns will assist Program Directors in support of their project ... Continue Reading
December 15, 2021
Foundation for Healthy Communities Offering Health Insurance Assistance
Health Insurance Navigator Available to Assist New Hampshire Residents CONCORD – The Foundation for Healthy Communities is pleased to announce free health insurance navigation services to New Hampshire residents who need to apply for and ... Continue Reading
November 18, 2021
Celebrating the Power of Rural on National Rural Health Day
Today, November 18th, the New Hampshire Hospital Association and Foundation for Healthy Communities are proud to join the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH), as well as other state and national rural stakeholders, ... Continue Reading
November 17, 2021
New Hampshire Hospital Association & Foundation for Healthy Communities Honor Providers, Executives for Outstanding Service in Healthcare at 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting
CONCORD, NH – At their Virtual Annual Meeting recently held during October 18 – 27, 2021, the New Hampshire Hospital Association (NHHA) and Foundation for Healthy Communities (FHC) honored healthcare leaders, executives, and ... Continue Reading
September 28, 2021
Registration Now Open for the NHHA / FHC Annual Meeting, October 17 – 19, 2021
Agenda The full agenda for the 2021 Annual Meeting can be downloaded here. We are excited about the variety of sessions planned, including COVID-19 & Lessons Learned, Resiliency & Leadership, and an ACHE panel on ... Continue Reading
September 10, 2021
9/11: Commemorating 20 years
For most Americans, September 11 is a moment in history when the world as we knew it changed forever. It is fitting that every year on September 11, Americans join together to honor ... Continue Reading
June 18, 2021
Ensuring Safe Environments for New Hampshire’s Most Vulnerable Populations
Hospitals & Health Systems Continuing to Require Masks for Visitors & Staff as Required by Federal Regulations While the number of New Hampshire residents who are vaccinated against COVID-19 continues to rise and active ... Continue Reading
May 6, 2021
National Nurses Week May 6 – 12: Celebrating our Superheroes
Every year during National Nurses Week, May 6th – May 12th, we highlight our nurses in hospitals and health systems across the state for their compassion and dedication to their patients and communities. This ... Continue Reading
December 16, 2020
Foundation for Healthy Communities Selected to Join the Eastern US Quality Improvement Collaborative
HANYS to lead multi-state effort as a CMS Hospital Quality Improvement Contractor; partners include Connecticut Hospital Association, Foundation for Healthy Communities/New Hampshire Hospital Association, North Carolina Healthcare Foundation, Vermont Association of Hospitals and ... Continue Reading
October 26, 2020
Organizations Team Up in Statewide Effort to Educate New Hampshire Families on Safe Medicine Storage and Disposal Practices
Partners Distributing 50,000 Medicine Disposal Pouches Statewide More Than 50,000 Medicine Disposal Pouches Ahead of Holiday Season The Foundation for Healthy Communities (FHC) and New Hampshire Hospital Association (NHHA), in partnership with the Public Health ... Continue Reading
June 19, 2020
Foundation for Healthy Communities Awarded $586K Grant to Improve Access to Opioid Treatment
One of 19 Organizations Selected Nationwide The Foundation for Healthy Communities was recently awarded more than $586,000 in grant funding from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) to enhance access to treatment for ... Continue Reading
April 17, 2020
COVID-19 Response
The Granite State Health Care Coalition (GSHCC) serves the entire state of New Hampshire under a grant from the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Administration for ... Continue Reading
April 16, 2020
Foundation for Healthy Communities Observes National Healthcare Decisions Day
Joins National Initiative to Celebrate Advance Directives on April 16, 2020 CONCORD – The Foundation for Healthy Communities, along with other national, state and community organizations, is leading a massive effort to highlight the importance ... Continue Reading
March 12, 2020
Foundation for Healthy Communities Selected as one of FORE’s Inaugural Grant Recipients to Address Opioid Crisis
Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) Announces $10.1 Million in Grants to Improve Access to Opioid Treatment Funding for 19 Organizations Nationwide on the Frontlines of the Opioid Crisis NEW YORK (March 12, 2020) – The Foundation for Opioid ... Continue Reading
February 25, 2020
NH Hospitals Provide Over $446M in Community Benefits
New Hampshire hospitals provided more than $446 million in community benefits, according to the 2019 Community Benefit Report: An Overview of Hospital Activities recently released by the Foundation for Healthy Communities. Hospital community benefits programs are designed ... Continue Reading
February 24, 2020
Upcoming Event: Emerging Focus on Age Friendly Health Systems
Emerging Focus on Age Friendly Health Systems: A Step Forward in Fall Prevention Tuesday, March 24th, 2020 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM Grappone Conference Center Concord, NH As hospitals and health systems prepare to care for our aging population, ... Continue Reading
