Share Health Southeast Georgia

Our Mission Statement:​

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 Share Health provides capacity-building, philanthropic and advocacy support to our community partners and maintains our close, collaborative partnership with the Southeast Health District to promote and support its programs and services.

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Share Health Southeast Georgia was established in September of 2015 to build our region’s capacity to address the unmet health care needs of Southeast Georgia residents.  The organization was initially funded through a federal Office of Rural Health Policy Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant awarded to the Ware County Board of Health and its partners.  This grant provided funds to incorporate the organization, acquire nonprofit 501(c)3 status from the Internal Revenue Service, establish and provide support to a Board of Directors, engage in a five-year strategic planning process and plan for sustainability.

Share Health is currently working with partners in eleven southeast Georgia counties to address locally identified health needs through community-driven initiatives.  In addition to these initiatives, Share Health implements a program that awards five $1,000 scholarships annually, three to high school seniors in our 16-county community aspiring to a career in a health profession, one to a Public Health employee who wishes to further their education, and a scholarship to students in southeast Georgia who are pursuing a graduate degree or advanced certification in health-related fields.