Iowa Investments

2008 / 2009 Community Impact | $1,365,611 Invested In Iowa

FACT: 554,700+ Iowans are affected by one or more of the health/disease focuses of Community Health Charities Iowa member charities.

Health Improvement

$497,082 (36.4%) invested serving 14,391 Iowans
Equipping Iowans with skills and knowledge to measurably improve the condition of their health.
Examples include:

Vision Screenings by Prevent Blindness Iowa

Smoking Cessation Programs by American Lung Association

Diet and Exercise Programs by American Heart Association

Cancer Prevention Programs by American Cancer Society

Health Management

$434,264 (31.8%) invested serving 14,723 Iowans
Training Iowans to effectively and successfully manage their health conditions (disease).
Examples include:

Teaching diabetic kids and adults by Hertko Hollow, American Diabetes and JDRF

Providing Lupus patients with disease management skills by Lupus Foundation

Counseling Alzheimer’s patients by Alzheimer’s Association

Professional and Public Education

$110,614 (8.1%) invested in training 387 doctors, nurses, and health allied professionals AND in distributing over 906,245 pieces of health education material
Training allied health professionals more effectively and efficiently to provide medical diagnosis and health care management.
Examples include:

Skill/Knowledge enhancement of muscular and nervous disorders by MDA and Multiple Sclerosis

Providing free health information by all agencies

Community Investment

$155,682 (11.4%) invested in Iowa
Investing much needed funds in health and disease research, rehabilitative services, and advocacy efforts.
Types of research funded:

Health and Disease Research by Iowa organizations ($155,682) and their national/parent organizations ($12,065,000)

Rehabilitative services for disabled and developmentally challenged individuals by Easter Seals of Iowa and The Arc of Iowa

Fund Raising Expense $76,7474 (5.6%)
Management and Administrative Expense $91,495 (6.7%)