- Organizations selected encompass the three key Fund focus
areas
- Grants support Traumatic Brain Injury care community, address
gaps
- Texas, Michigan are initial areas for transformative
model
PLANO,
Texas, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota
Motor North America (TMNA) announces the awardees of grants through
its Way Forward Fund, a multi-year initiative aimed at
strengthening access to care and injury recovery support for
individuals and their families, with an initial focus on children
with traumatic brain injuries (TBI). The grant awards will go
to:
- The Center on Brain Injury Research and Training from
University of Oregon: TBI SOS 4 Kids
Model
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: Minds Matter Concussion-Aware
School Model
- Cincinnati Children's, Integrating TOPS with MeHealth for
TBI
- National Association of State Head Injury Administrators:
Concussion Navigator Program
- The Shaken Baby Alliance: COPE Child Abuse Prevention
Program
- TBI Warrior® Foundation
- The University of Texas at Austin:
National Pediatric Readiness Quality Initiative Dashboard
- University of Michigan: MiCare
Assistant Platform
- Yale School of Medicine: Community
Paramedicine Program
- Youth World
"The organizations represented in this year's grantees,
illustrates the variety of ways our communities can care for the
health of children," said Tellis
Bethel, group vice president of social innovation, Toyota.
"The Way Forward Fund helps the company realize its vision of
creating mobility for all by implementing the Toyota Way values of
continuous improvement and respect for people."
As part of its commitment to sustainable programs with long-term
impact, through the Way Forward Fund, Toyota is investing in and
partnering with the TBI care community, to address gaps in TBI
funding for children, support health equity and strengthen the
recovery journey for kids, families and caregivers.
The organizations selected for funding have specialties in
pediatric care, and their programs align with the three key focus
areas of the Fund this year:
1) Improving healthcare access for underserved
groups by engaging community centers focused on TBI and mental
health in children;
2) Supporting development of digital platforms
to broaden access to TBI treatment through remote healthcare;
and
3) Creating a nationwide dashboard monitoring
standards of care and impact of pediatric TBI.
The recipients will use the grants to advance pediatric TBI care
in their areas of specialties.
"Through a community-based approach to care, the Way Forward
Fund leverages Toyota's partnerships, know-how, support and
connections to drive new ideas," said Douglas Moore, executive director, Way Forward
Fund.
This is the second round of grants awarded through the Way
Forward Fund. More than $8 million in
grants was made available to the selected institutions, with an
emphasis on raising quality of healthcare in communities with the
greatest need.
According to National Academy of Science, Engineering and
Medicine and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), TBI is a major pediatric health condition that is often
under-recognized, and urgent and long-term care are often
under-resourced.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in
North America for more than 65
years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation
mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus our more than
1,800 dealerships.
Toyota directly employs more than 63,000 people in North America who have contributed to the
design, engineering, and assembly of nearly 45 million cars and
trucks at our 13 manufacturing plants. By 2025, Toyota's 14th plant
in North Carolina will begin to
manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles. With
more electrified vehicles on the road than any other automaker,
Toyota currently offers 26 electrified options.
For more information about Toyota, visit
www.ToyotaNewsroom.com.
Media Contact:
Amanda
Roark
Amanda.Roark@toyota.com
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