KAISER PERMANENTE’S COMMITMENT TO
FRESNO
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
25,906,357
Total community investment
22,953,740
In charitable care and coverage
2,952,618
In grants, donations and services **
13,456
Students and adults reached through Educational Theatre
86,619
invested in 136 Thriving Schools * programs and activities
374
Physicians and employee volunteers
Examples of Our Impact in Schools
Helping valley residents stay active improves the overall health of the community. Kaiser Permanete partnered with KaBOOM! and providing $500,000 and volunteers to create kid-designed, community built playgrounds in three central valley communities. These playgrounds increase access to safe physical activity for high need areas.
In addition, The City of Clovis received $40,000 to provide five exercise stations along the 4.6 mile Clovis Old Town Trail. “I absolutely love this trail, and we’re here today to recognize and say thank you to Kaiser Permanente,” Clovis Mayor Nathan Magsig said. “Kaiser Permanente recognizes the value of the people here and the value of their health and they’re very much committed to this community.”
* Made through or partially through EBCF
** Additional EBCF investments not reflected in this figure
Priority Health Needs
Improve Access to Care
Provide programs for low-income and uninsured people.
Increase Healthy Eating and Active Living
Invest in strategies that give families and youth better access to fresh fruits and vegetables and safe places to play.
Improve Diabetes and Asthma Services Management
Get people screened and referred to health services, expand care and self-management education in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner, and collaborate with other organizations to increase awareness about the impact of pollution while advancing school policies that support children with asthma.