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- EIN 94-2860344
- 38 Miller Ave Pmb 402 Mill Valley CA 94941-1927 USA
- http://www.marinhealthfund.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Civil Rights, Consumer Protection, Public & Societal Benefit
Mission: The Marin Health Fund focuses on assuring that public assets and programs reflect the public trust implicit in their forming mission. Our activities target California programs operating under governmental and/or private non-profit, tax-exempt auspices. We currently have two major initiatives. The Public Healthcare Initiative focuses on issues such as hospital closures and conversions, and healthcare rights. The Public Media Initiative was developed to protect and promote the vital role of public media in encouraging public discourse and debate, to educate the public about the important role of public media, and to promote wherever possible democratically-based, local control of public media.
Programs: The Public Healthcare Initiative is the longest sustained program of the Fund. It focuses on issues such as hospital closures and conversions, and healthcare rights. To these ends, we have supported a variety of public interest lawsuits in the healthcare field. We also provide independent data and other types of assistance to attorneys, public officials, the media and others concerned about healthcare. Technical assistance focuses mainly on the impact of healthcare infrastructure changes -- staff reductions, department closures, hospital conversions, and hospital closures -- on public health. In the last few years, the Public Healthcare Initiative has concentrated primarily on helping the Marin Healthcare District to restore its publicly owned Marin General Hospital to local control. The Public Media Initiative is the newest focus of the Fund. It was developed to protect and promote the vital role of public media in encouraging public discourse and debate, to educate the public about the important role of public media, and to promote wherever possible democratically-based, local control of public media. The important role of public media has been under attack from many quarters for many years. The Fund became involved because the public media play an important role in disseminating information about healthcare issues and healthcare reform efforts benefiting the public. The Board of Directors chose to work with the Committee to Remove the Pacifica Board as its first activity under this Initiative. The MHF has created the Award for Vision and Achievement (The AVAs), a biannual award to recognize individuals who envisioned a uniquely creative approach to a pressing social issue and achieved their vision in a way that engaged society.