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-- Utah Partners in Health (Magna, UT): $25,600 to provide uninsured residents access to care, funding 865 patient visits to one of Utah Partners in Health's 11 member clinics.

-- Olympic Community Action Programs (Port Angeles, WA): $25,000 to support new, permanent dental clinics in three communities currently served by mobile dental vans.

-- Mercy Foundation (Roseburg, OR): $20,000 to put registered nurses in rural schools to provide basic health education and health care to students. In this county about half of children lack health insurance and live at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty line.

"At The Regence Foundation, our goal is to drive meaningful change in the health care system," said Monique Barton, Regence Foundation executive director. "We do that by forging lasting relationships with nonprofits who share our vision of transforming health care and building healthier communities."

The grants were funded through The Regence Fund at The Oregon Community Foundation. For more information about The Regence Foundation, please visit http://www.regencefoundation.org.

About The Regence Foundation

The Regence Foundation is the corporate foundation of The Regence Group, the largest health insurer in the Northwest/Intermountain region and a not-for-profit independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. A 501(c)3 grantmaking organization, the Foundation partners with organizations driving significant change in health care delivery and accessibility in Idaho, Oregon, Utah and Washington. Starting in late 2008, the Foundation will also partner with organizations addressing end-of-life issues.