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The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy and Department of Public Health have started working with the CDC toward a Memorandum of Agreement to map out grant administration over the two-year life of the grant. (Shutterstock)
CONNECTICUT The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded the state a $3.3 million grant to address health disparities.
Connecticut successfully applied for the funding opportunity that was issued as part of the CDC s National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved, Including Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations and Rural Communities.
Victoria Veltri, executive director of the state Office of Health Strategy, said: It s gratifying to have the CDC recognize the groundwork OHS has done to clear language, cultural, racial, and economic hurdles and confront underlying causes of health disparities.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and the Orange County Health Care Agency were awarded $27.2 million and $22.9 million, respectively.
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CDC Announces $2.25 Billion to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities in Communities that are
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced a plan to invest $2.25 billion over two years to address Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related health disparities and advance health equity among populations that are at high-risk and underserved, including racial and ethnic minority groups and people living in rural areas. This funding represents CDC’s largest investment to date to support communities affected by COVID-19-related health disparities.
CDC’s new National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved Communities, Including Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations and Rural Communities, will offer grants to public health departments to improve testing and contact tracing capabilities; develop innovative mitigation and prevention resources and services; improve data collection and reporting; bu
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced a plan to invest $2.25 billion over two years to address Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related health disparities and advance health equity among populations that are at high-risk and underserved, including racial and ethnic minority groups and people living in rural areas. This funding represents CDC’s largest investment to date to support communities affected by COVID-19-related health disparities.
CDC’s new National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved Communities, Including Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations and Rural Communities, will offer grants to public health departments to improve testing and contact tracing capabilities; develop innovative mitigation and prevention resources and services; improve data collection and reporting; build, leverage, and expand infrastructure support; and mobilize partners and collaborato