Cancer
| RECIPIENT | PURPOSE | 1994 AWARDS | 1994 PAYMENTS |
| Center for the Advancement of Health Washington, DC |
To increase psychosocial research and support services that meet the needs of cancer patients and their families. (1993 award: $300,000/3 years) | $100,000 | |
| Commonweal Bolinas, CA |
To support a professional development program for physicians and other licensed health professionals working with patients with a life-threatening illness such as cancer or AIDS. (1993 award: $225,000/3 years) | 75,000 | |
| Living Through Cancer Albuquerque, NM |
To establish education and support programs in the African American community in Albuquerque and in the northern pueblos of New Mexico. (1993 award: $50,000/2 years) | 25,000 | |
| Medical College of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA |
To provide a multidisciplinary assessment of the impact of breast cancer on the lives of minority and low-income women and to develop appropriate psychosocial treatment and support services. (3 years) | 182,600 | 84,600 |
| National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund Washington, DC |
To provide training on a range of medical and scientific concepts to 150 grassroots leaders so that they can participate with confidence on cancer research boards. (18 months) | 128,000 | 128,000 |
| University of Arizona Tucson, AZ |
To write a book on "Nutrition and Exercise in the Prevention and Treatment of Breast Cancer." (1992 award: $26,967; partial return) | ($318) | ($318) |
Mind / Body
| RECIPIENT | PURPOSE | 1994 AWARDS | 1994 PAYMENTS |
| Beth Israel Medical Center New York, NY |
For the Program for Humanistic Health Care, a major educational initiative to incorporate humanistic and complementary approaches to the delivery of care throughout the medical center. (3 years) | $475,000 | $200,000 |
| Harvard University Boston, MA |
To support the planning phase of a survey to determine the kinds of services and support that would improve the quality of life at the end of life. (6 months) | 55,000 | 55,000 |
| Harvard University Boston, MA |
For the Center for the Study of Culture and Medicine, to clarify the ways social processes in both natural and clinical settings transform mind/body relations to produce healing. (1992 award: $119, 900/3 years) | 22,000 | |
| Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge San Jose, CA |
To support a newsletter that reports on proven patient-centered/mind-body approaches to healing and the findings of new studies expanding the field. (18 months) | 45,000 | 45,000 |
| Leland Stanford Junior University Palo Alto, CA |
To support a study on the health outcomes and cost effectiveness of stress reduction techniques on individuals at risk for cardiovascular disease. (1993 award: $415,000/3 years) | 133,500 | |
| TOTALS FOR 1994 | $2,161,500 | $1,924,200 |