The CMA Foundation is pleased to announce a new Grant Program that will award two grants of $500.00 each, one to residents/fellows and the other to young physician members, to support projects that promote community health and well-being.

All resident/fellow and young physician CMA members are eligible to apply for the grants.

A one-page, 250 words maximum, statement describing the project/program and how it contributes to the community, along with proposed budget and timeline indicating expenses, is required to apply.

Applications are due on September 1st. Grant Awardees will be announced on October 1st. Applications are available on-line.

For complete details, contact Carol Lee at the CMA Foundation at 916/551-2562 or at clee@cmanet.org.

Building a Strong Community from the Inside Out

Dear Friends of Osteoporosis:

In recognition of Osteoporosis Awareness Month, the California Medical Association Foundation is pleased to provide you with our new osteoporosis awareness toolkit: Building a Strong Community from the Inside Out. This toolkit was made possible by a grant from the Aetna Foundation.

Included in the toolkit are resources for you to implement in your community, including Fact Sheets, PSAs, Newsletter Articles, and Consumer and Patient handouts.

Please share the materials in the toolkit with your members and other partners.

CLICK HERE to download the NEW osteoporosis awareness toolkit located at the bottom of the page under Consumer & Patient Education Resources. With your help your community can prevent this silent disease from threatening the strength of its backbone. If you have any questions please contact the CMA Foundation at 916.551.2555.

• December 2006 - New Pension Protection Act of 2006
• November 2006 - Douglas Bonetti Elected as Chair of CMA Foundation Corporate Advisory Committee
• November 2006 - IOM Recognizes Physicians for Healthy Communities Initiative in 2007 Report
• August 2006 - The CMA Foundation’s Physicians for Healthy Communities Initiative
• August 2006 - CMA Foundation Annual Dinner, Dance, Awards, & Auction.
• July 2006 - CMA Foundation Annual Dinner Program Ads
• July 2006 - Planning to Retire? The CMA Foundation Can Help!
• April 2006 - CMA Foundation Annual Dinner
• February 2006 - Get your name on the CMA Foundation Golf Classic trophy!
• January 2006 - AWARE’s 2005/06 Compendia Help Medical Professionals More Appropriately Prescribe Antibiotics
• January 2006 - The AWARE Project Helps Students Spread the Message of Appropriate Antibiotic Use

• December 2005 - Ethnic Physician Leadership Award
• December 2005 - Obesity Prevention Convening
• September 2005 - AWARE CME Up and Running
• August 2005 - Ethnic Physician Leadership Award
• May 2005 - Making a Difference in Our Communities One Physician at a Time
• February 2005 - CMA and CMA Foundation Annual Dinner

• August 2004 - CMA Foundation announces resident/Fellow and Young Physician Grant Program
• May 2004 - Building a Strong Community from the Inside Out