PLANO, Texas (Jan. 30, 2024) – Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) pronounces the awardees of grants by its Way Forward Fund, a multi-year initiative geared toward strengthening entry to care and damage restoration help for people and their households, with an preliminary deal with kids with traumatic mind accidents (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 and University of Michigan: 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,” mentioned Tellis Bethel, group vp 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 a part of its dedication to sustainable packages with long-term affect, by the Way Forward Fund, Toyota is investing in and partnering with the TBI care group, to deal with gaps in TBI funding for kids, help well being fairness and strengthen the restoration journey for youths, households and caregivers.

The organizations chosen for funding have specialties in pediatric care, and their packages align with the three key focus areas of the Fund this yr:

1. Improving healthcare entry for underserved teams by partaking group facilities centered on TBI and psychological well being in kids;
2. Supporting improvement of digital platforms to broaden entry to TBI therapy by distant healthcare; and
3. Creating a nationwide dashboard monitoring requirements of care and affect of pediatric TBI.

The recipients will use the grants to advance pediatric TBI care of 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,” mentioned Douglas Moore, government director, Way Forward Fund.

This is the second spherical of grants awarded by the Way Forward Fund. More than $8 million in grants was made out there to the chosen establishments, with an emphasis on elevating high quality of healthcare in communities with the best want.

According to National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), TBI is a significant pediatric well being situation that’s usually under-recognized, and pressing and long-term care are sometimes under-resourced.

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