Rocky Mountain Health Plans Foundation Projects
Forging Partnerships that Make a Difference
The Rocky Mountain Health Plans Foundation is proud to provide partnerships and funding to support a broad array of charitable projects. To learn more about our current projects, please select from the list below.
How You Can Help
Through the generosity of supporters like you, the Foundation can continue to expand its activities to more Colorado residents in need. To make a 100% tax-deductible donation (Tax ID: 84-1424932), please make checks out to Rocky Mountain Health Plans Foundation and mail them to:
Rocky Mountain Health Plans Foundation
2775 Crossroads Blvd.
Grand Junction, CO 81506
Baby & Me, Tobacco Free
This program assists pregnant women in their effort to stop smoking by incentivizing them with free diapers up to one year after their baby is born. The Foundation is working to bring this program to 18 different counties statewide. Smoking during pregnancy is the single most preventable cause of death and illness among infants.
Diabetes Registry
The Foundation helped implement a computerized diabetes registry that helps physicians manage their patients with diabetes more effectively.
Emergency Relief for Families in Crisis
This Foundation program was created to assist individuals and families in a health crisis situation, including those with potential housing and food problems. The assistance is given on a one-time basis only, but has often prevented families from becoming homeless or going without treatment for a severe medical crisis.
Hygiene Kits for Homeless Children
Many children in the public school system are living in shelters, vehicles or in other inadequate conditions. To help those in need, the Foundation and employees of its management group provide hygiene kits to 500 homeless children each year. The kits offer many items children need to take care of themselves, including toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss, soap, deodorant, shampoo, nail clippers, lotion, cotton swabs, and more.
Improving Immunizations
The Foundation collaborated with several organizations to implement a statewide, computerized immunization information system to help improve the rate of childhood immunization in Colorado.
Make Dreams Come True
The Foundation provides small scholarships for low-income children wishing to go to camp in the summer. This aid gives children an opportunity to explore new territories that would typically be unavailable to them.
Promoting Healthy Schools
The Foundation and community organizations have collaborated to promote the school environment to be one of greater health. Incentives and guidelines are given to schools to provide healthy cafeteria foods, snacks, rewards, activity levels and class parties. Test scores and attendance levels are being monitored to determine improvements in health outcomes.
Step Right Up!
This program focuses on educating and motivating students and their parents to increase their fitness levels and improve dietary habits. Increased physical activity is encouraged through the use of step counters, and students and teachers are encouraged to take 10-minute breaks of physical activity during the school day. Learning skills such as math, spelling, and reading are also integrated into the activities
Nutritional presentations in the classroom teach "eating healthy" lessons, and Family Nights allow parents, students, and siblings to enjoy complimentary healthy dinners.
Worksite Wellness Programs
The worksite wellness programs provide the tools, resources, and training to assist employers in improving the health of their employees. This comprehensive program focuses on promoting wellness, preventing illness, and identifying and successfully managing chronic diseases.