Legacy Projects
In January 2009, Blue Shield of California Foundation refined its strategic focus to more effectively meet the needs of California’s communities. As a result, we transitioned out of grantmaking that is not directly related to the goals and priorities of the Foundation’s two program areas: Health Care and Coverage and Blue Shield Against Violence.
Described below are three Foundation legacy projects that fall outside of these program areas: The California Technology Assessment Forum (CTAF), The California Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention Initiative (CHAIPI), and the Domestic Violence Workplace Training Program.
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The California Technology Assessment Forum (CTAF)Created in 2003, CTAF is a forum created with the mission of identifying medical technologies that improve health. Its vision is a culture of patient care in which the use of medical technologies is based on scientific evidence. The Foundation continues to manage CTAF technology assessment reviews and organize CTAF meetings and events.
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The California Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention Initiative (CHAIPI)In 2005, the Foundation provided $1 million in grants to support an innovative pilot project using new technology to identify and dramatically reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Working with nine hospitals, the Foundation created the California Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention Initiative (CHAIPI) and saw promising outcomes from the 18-month pilot. In 2008, the Foundation committed an additional $3.5 million to expand the program to 51 hospitals across the state. CHAIPI program activity concluded in April 2010. |
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Domestic Violence Workplace Training ProgramThe Domestic Violence Workplace Training Program, which operated within the Blue Shield Against Violence program area, ended in 2008. While the Foundation no longer engages in any grantmaking or program activty in this area, we continue to make available the program’s online resource materials to help employers recognize and prevent the effects of domestic violence in the workplace. |
