{"id":3555,"date":"2022-02-04T19:48:02","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T19:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/?page_id=3555"},"modified":"2025-05-22T09:15:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T15:15:34","slug":"jsg-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/about\/jsg-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilbreath Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

About the Janet Sevier Gilbreath Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Each year, the Health Fund\u2019s Board of Directors selects one outstanding project from among all current funded projects to receive the Janet Sevier Gilbreath Special Project Recognition Award, named in honor of our first Board Chairperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time of Janet Sevier Gilbreath\u2019s retirement in 1988 as the first Chairperson of the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund, the Health Fund Board of Directors honored her with the establishment of the \u201cJanet Sevier Gilbreath Special Project Recognition Award.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Chairperson of the Wesley Taskforce appointed by the Kansas West Conference to develop a strategy for use of the $32 million coming to the conference, as defender of the Taskforce\u2019s vision of an independent grantmaking agency growing out of the church\u2019s role in healing, and as the Fund\u2019s first Chairperson in implementing the vision, Janet\u2019s ministry has sustained and motivated others associated with this project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through her vision, determination, and Christian values, Janet has given the Health Fund a character which will ensure that the Fund will forever be the church at work in a caring, professional manner to see that healing, health, and wholeness are received and appropriated by persons in this Conference and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This award will be given each year to a project supported by the Health Fund which has, in the determination of the Board, done the most to advance the Fund\u2019s and Janet\u2019s vision of the Christian healing community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the work of the Health Fund continues to adapt to new challenges and opportunities, in 2010 the Board of Directors updated the criteria used to select the award recipient to better reflect the Fund\u2019s focused, strategic approach. The new criteria for selection include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Scale<\/strong> \u2013 the project reached a reasonable number of participants based upon the need it was designed to address (local, regional, or state).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Achievement of goals and objectives<\/strong> \u2013 the project had measurable goals and objectives and made substantial progress in meeting the planned targets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Leveraging<\/strong> \u2013 the project demonstrated value beyond that achieved solely with the resources provided by the Health Fund.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Operational excellence<\/strong> \u2013 the project was conducted with best practices of management and has a governance structure which adds value to the work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Benefits to the \u201cleast of these\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 the project targeted its work at the improvement of lives for populations which are under-served and often overlooked by free markets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Social justice and diversity<\/strong> \u2013 the project was motivated by a sense of social justice which empowers and enables. The project reflects a reasonable diversity in its board, staff, and participants.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Award recipients<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    2024 \u2013 <\/strong>Phillips County Health Systems<\/strong><\/a>
    Community Health Worker Program<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2023 \u2013 LiveWell Northwest Kansas<\/a><\/strong>
    Kansas Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC) Initiative<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2022 \u2013 Kansas Hospital Association<\/a><\/strong>
    Rural Emergency Hospital Model<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2021 \u2013 Russell Child Development Center<\/a><\/strong>
    Kansas Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC) Initiative<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2020 \u2013 Rainbows United, Inc.<\/a><\/strong>
    Kansas Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC) Initiative<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2019 \u2013 Prairie View<\/a><\/strong>
    Tri-County Children\u2019s Mental Health Project<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2018 \u2013 Stormont Vail Health<\/a><\/strong>
    Integrating Community Prenatal Breastfeeding Support<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2017 \u2013 Kearny County Hospital<\/a>
    <\/strong>Pioneer Care Advocacy Team<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2016 \u2013 Pratt Regional Medical Center
    <\/strong>Hospital-Based Marketplace Navigator Program<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2015 \u2013 Northwest Kansas Council on Substance Abuse, Colby
    <\/strong>Healthy Social Emotional Development of Young Children in Northwest Kansas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2014 \u2013 Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition, Manhattan
    <\/strong>Business Case for Breastfeeding<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2013 \u2013 Compass Behavioral Health, Garden City
    <\/strong>\u201cChange the First Five Years\u2026and You Change Everything\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2012 \u2013 University of Kansas School of Medicine \u2013 Wichita Family Medicine Residency Program at Smoky Hill & Salina Family Healthcare Center
    <\/strong>Patient-Centered Medical Home Transformation Project<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2011 \u2013 Kansas Association for the Medically Underserved, Topeka
    <\/strong>Kansas Dental Hubs Project<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2010 \u2013 Kansas Head Start Association, Lawrence<\/strong>
    Parent Health Literacy Project<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2009 \u2013 Rawlins County Dental Clinic, Atwood
    <\/strong>Establishment of a dental clinic in a rural, underserved region of Kansas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2008 \u2013 E.C. Tyree Health & Dental Clinic, Saint Mark United Methodist Church, Wichita
    <\/strong>Expansion of a health ministry at the E.C. Tyree Health Center by providing dental care<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2007 \u2013 GraceMed Health Clinic, Wichita
    <\/strong>Rising above financial challenges to become one of the larger community health centers in Kansas, providing medical and dental care in multiple Wichita locations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2006 \u2013 Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas Dental Clinic, Pittsburg
    <\/strong>Establishing one of the largest oral health safety-net clinics in Kansas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2005 \u2013 United Methodist Western Kansas Mexican-American Ministries, Garden City
    <\/strong>Lifetime Smiles \u2013 comprehensive oral health program<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2004 \u2013 Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation, Topeka
    <\/strong>Kansas Mission of Mercy \u2013 free dental clinic serving nearly 2,000 Kansans in need each year<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2003 \u2013 Higher Ground \/ Tiyospaye, Wichita
    <\/strong>Learning the Ropes \u2013 adventure-based prevention, early intervention, and substance abuse treatment for youth<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2002 \u2013 City of Leavenworth \/ Waterworks Board<\/strong>
    Community water fluoridation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2001 \u2013 Family Consultation Service, Wichita
    <\/strong>Expect Respect \u2013 supporting healthy teen relationships<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2000 \u2013 United Methodist Homes, Topeka
    <\/strong>Forever Friends Intergenerational Center \u2013 bringing children in day care and seniors together<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1999 \u2013 American G.I. Forum of Kansas, Ulysses
    <\/strong>Teens with Tots \u2013 providing training and support for teen parents and their children<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1998 \u2013 Palco United Methodist Church
    <\/strong>PUMKids Patch Day Care \u2013 providing rural access to vital family support services<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1997 \u2013 The Family Life Center of Butler County
    <\/strong>Multi-county sexual assault and domestic violence shelter and KIDSAFE intervention and counseling program<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1996 \u2013 Association of Kansas Hospices
    <\/strong>Development of regional, Medicare-certified hospice system covering Kansas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1995 \u2013 United Methodist Urban Ministry, Wichita
    <\/strong>Low-income medical and dental clinic expansion<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1994 \u2013 Health Ministries of Harvey County, Inc., Newton
    <\/strong>Development of a low-income medical and dental clinic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1993 \u2013 Clay County Child Care Center
    <\/strong>Head Start program serving Clay, Cloud, Republic, and Washington counties<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1992 \u2013 Kansas Action for Children, Inc., Topeka
    <\/strong>An Ounce of Prevention \u2013 advocacy campaign to increase childhood immunization rates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1991 \u2013 Osborne County Hospice, Inc.
    <\/strong>Medicare-certified end of life care<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1990 \u2013 Hospice, Inc., Wichita
    <\/strong>ConnectCare \u2013 addressing needs of those affected by HIV<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1989 \u2013 Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas, Wichita
    <\/strong>COMPEER Program \u2013 friendship and support for those with mental illness<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1988 \u2013 United Methodist Western Kansas Mexican-American Ministries, Garden City
    <\/strong>Low-income medical clinic \u2013 providing access to primary care<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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