In Our Community
Related Articles
Below are past articles concerning community projects that the Palo Alto Medical Foundation has sponsored or participated in the past.
- In the Community: PAMF Reaches Out to Underserved Populations (December 2007)
- PRANA Web Site Helps Improve South Asians' Health (September 2007)
- PAMF Dedicated to Patients’ Health Within Clinic Walls and Beyond (May 2007)
- Giving Back to the Community Remains Key to PAMF's Mission (May 2006)
Below are some examples of other community events and partnerships in which PAMF participates.
- Teen and preteen Web sites, "We're Talking!" and "We're Talking Too!" (www.pamf.org/teen) and (www.pamf.org/preteen), to provide children and their parents with medically accurate health information
- Our Parents Web site, an online resource for local parents
- The Community Health Resource Center in Palo Alto and the Family Health Resource in Fremont
- Grants to and sponsorships of non-profits for health-related events and programs
- Health-information columns in local newspapers
- Corporate and community health fairs
- Physician-sponsored pre-medical college scholarships
- Physician and employee participation in volunteer and community activities, such as free medical clinics
- Community advisory councils in Fremont, Mountain View, Palo Alto and Santa Cruz to promote open communication with local leaders and organizations about PAMF's community-benefit activities
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