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Foundation Profile: California Wellness Foundation
The mission of The California Wellness Foundation is to improve the health of the people of California by making grants for health promotion, wellness education and disease prevention.
DESCRIPTION: Guided by its mission, the Foundation pursues the following goals through its grantmaking:
- to address the particular health needs of traditionally underserved populations, including low-income individuals, people of color, youth and residents of rural areas;
- to support and strengthen nonprofit organizations that seek to improve the health of underserved populations;
- to recognize and encourage leaders who are working to increase health and wellness within their communities; and
- to inform policymakers and opinion leaders about important wellness and health care issues.
MAIN ISSUE AREAS:
Diversity in the Health Professions
Environmental Health
Healthy Aging
Mental Health
Teenage Pregnancy Prevention
Violence Prevention
Women's Health
Work and Health
Special Projects
- Contact Name
- Earl Lui
- Contact Email
- elui@tcwf.org
- Contact Phone
- (415) 908-3000
- Geographic Areas
- California
- Focus area(s)
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- Environmental Health
- Health
- Public Health
- Women’s Health and Environment
- Site Users Affiliated with this Group