2017 – 2019 Areas of Focus
Access to Care and Coverage
Healthy Eating Active Living
Mental Health and Wellness
Community and Family Safety
Economic Security
Every investment we make changes lives;
here’s just one example
“Once I got my voice back, I promised I would never take it for granted. I want to help the youth who are discouraged to go to college. There is a way to a college education.”
– Arthur Renowitzky, a gun-shot victim that was told he’d never walk or talk again, about his experience with Oakland Promise, a cradle to career program supported by Kaiser Permanente. The program is expanding opportunities for every child born in Oakland.
What’s happened through Q2 2017
$749.2K
In grants and donations provided to community organizations
680
Medical financial assistance awards provided to people needing help paying for their health care
9,217
Students and adults learned techniques for healthy living via a free Educational Theatre program or workshop
670
Students that learned lessons in resiliency
2016 Investment Highlights:
Behind every number are communities made better
Total Community Investment 2016
$115.6M
Total community investment (Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan)
$6.9M
In grants and donations to community organizations
27K
Adults and students learned about health via Educational Theatre
$116K
In donations and matching gifts to community organizations via KP Gives
1,179
Kaiser Permanente employees and physician volunteers registered in the KP Cares program
Access to Care and Coverage 2016
$5.9M
In financial assistance provided to help people pay for health care they received
$91.8M
in subsidized health care and coverage for low income people
$3.2M
in charitable contributions to community health care organizations
Mental Health and Safe Places 2016
603
Students learned how to use mindfulness and develop reliance via a Resilience Squad workshop
2,666
Students learned how to handle conflict with empathy and non-violence via a Peace Signs performance
9
Mental health residents trained in our programs
5,544
Students learned how to handle conflict with empathy via the Peace Signs program
Healthy Lifestyles 2016
8,427
Students learned how to make healthy choices via The Best Me
$401K
In support to build Thriving Schools
$2.8M
In grants and donations
Workforce Development and College Readiness
1,200
Students from 16 Oakland high schools got tips about applying for jobs, internships, and post-secondary education from Kaiser Permanente’s Educational Theatre
33
Interns received a paid internship via KPLAUNCH
320
Medical residents trained in our programs, including 152 in care services
19
Health care professionals trained in our School of Allied Health Sciences