Medical Guild grants support community projects

The UF Medical Guild awarded grant funding to 14 projects in 2019.

Oct. 23, 2019 — During a ceremony honoring the recipients, the UF Medical Guild awarded grant funding for 14 nonprofit organizations and projects today to support community initiatives, totaling more than $55,000. Learn more about the UF Medical Guild.

Awards were presented to the following groups:

UF Health

Birth Control Implants for Low-Income Women without Health Insurance — UF Mobile Outreach Clinic
Healthy Smiles Fluoride Varnish Program — UF College of Dentistry Dept. of Community Dentistry
Reach Out & Read — UF Health Pediatrics
Dolls, Books, Pill Crushers, and Thermometers — UF Health Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Educational Anatomical Models & Posters for Outpatient Physical Therapy — UF Health Rehab Center – Haile Plantation
Prevention of Diabetic Foot Ulcer — UF Health Internal Medicine
Providing AEDs for East Gainesville — UF Health Chest Pain Center & PulsePoint Task Force
Benefit of Biofeedback in Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation — UF Health Rehab Center – Medical Plaza
LymphTouch — Rehab Cancer

Community

Enhancing Delivery of Chronic Health Ed Classes to Alachua County Seniors — Elder Options
Youth Garden Education — Working Food
Healthy, Joyful, Confident Girls on the Run! — Girls on the Run of Alachua County
Expanding Access to Yoga for Those with Limited Mobility — YogaLoka
SF Teaching Zoo Sensory Inclusive Certification Grant — Santa Fe College