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Deaf center awarded $100,000 | cincinnati.com | Cincinnati.Com
The Hearing Speech and Deaf Center of Greater Cincinnati received a $100,000 boost, thanks to a grant awarded by Humana Communities Benefit's Greater Cincinnati program.
The nonprofit agency, which operates locations in Eastgate and Mount Auburn, was named the 2010 grant winner by the health benefits company.
"We're in our third year of helping a nonprofit in the Greater Cincinnati area transform the way they area able to assist the community through the Humana Communities Benefit program," said Tim Cappel, market president of Humana-Ohio.
The center plans to use the funds to increase access for deaf people to health information through a 24-hour community services program, said President and CEO Laurie Burman.
"A person's deafness can have a profound impact on his or her medical or health care knowledge. It can and does create significant communication obstacles with physicians, nurses and other health care providers," Burman said.
"This project will enable the Hearing Speech and Deaf Center to educate the health care provider, the consumer who is deaf and the medical interpreter whose job it is to facilitate conversation, improving the health literacy for all involved."
Humana tapped a panel of local judges to select the grant winner. Other grant finalists, People Working Cooperatively and VISIONS Community Services, will also receive donations from Humana
The Hearing Speech and Deaf Center of Greater Cincinnati received a $100,000 boost, thanks to a grant awarded by Humana Communities Benefit's Greater Cincinnati program.
The nonprofit agency, which operates locations in Eastgate and Mount Auburn, was named the 2010 grant winner by the health benefits company.
"We're in our third year of helping a nonprofit in the Greater Cincinnati area transform the way they area able to assist the community through the Humana Communities Benefit program," said Tim Cappel, market president of Humana-Ohio.
The center plans to use the funds to increase access for deaf people to health information through a 24-hour community services program, said President and CEO Laurie Burman.
"A person's deafness can have a profound impact on his or her medical or health care knowledge. It can and does create significant communication obstacles with physicians, nurses and other health care providers," Burman said.
"This project will enable the Hearing Speech and Deaf Center to educate the health care provider, the consumer who is deaf and the medical interpreter whose job it is to facilitate conversation, improving the health literacy for all involved."
Humana tapped a panel of local judges to select the grant winner. Other grant finalists, People Working Cooperatively and VISIONS Community Services, will also receive donations from Humana