KAISER PERMANENTE’S COMMITMENT TO
CENTRAL VALLEY
Building Healthy Communities Is Our Mission
Kaiser Permanente's work in the community uniquely combines investments from our health plan as well as our hospitals and often includes medical expertise, health research, clinical programs, and volunteers.
By the Numbers
51,613,933
Total community investment
48,503,114
In charitable care and coverage
3,110,820
In grants, donations and services **
8,750
Students and adults reached through Educational Theatre
417,042
invested in 121 Thriving Schools * programs and activities
652
Physicians and employee volunteers
Examples of Our Impact in Schools
With a $125,000 investment the Boys & Girls Club of Stanislaus and the West Modesto King Kennedy Neighborhood Collaborative implemented a Triple Play after school program in Modesto High Schools that helped students eat more fresh produce, engage in more physical activity, and better understand the relationship between behaviors, choices and health.
At Eisenhut Elementary, an after-school program combines gardening, dance and exercise with healthy snacks, art and academics to help students thrive. Each child takes home a bulging bag of fresh produce and pantry staples twice a month. “I never tried it before. Lettuce is really good.” - Miraya Mireles, 8, Eisenhut student
* Made through or partially through EBCF
** Additional EBCF investments not reflected in this figure
Priority Health Needs
Improve Access to Care
Assure that low-income youth and young adults have access to health education, with materials and tools that increase their use of preventive health services.
Reduce Obesity and Diabetes
Increase access to healthy foods,
and support schools in low-income neighborhoods to improve the health and wellness of students and employees through improved nutrition, increased physical activity, and access to
health care.
Increase Healthy Eating and Active Living
Support public health and safety net providers in providing weight loss and maintenance counseling.