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Health
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Five Community Health Centers Receive $1,731,651 in Recovery Funding
Five community health centers in DC received a total of $1,731,651 via the Recovery Act (ARRA): Increased Demand for Services (IDS) Community Health Center Grants program. The funding is expected to create or retain a total of 28 jobs and expand services to an additional 8,370 patients, of which 3,455 are uninsured. Grantees submitted plans to the US DHHS Health Resources and Services Administration explaining how IDS funds would be used.
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Columbia Road Health Services, Washington, DC: $141,000
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Community of Hope, Washington, DC: $141,991
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La Clinica del Pueblo, Washington, DC: $161,040
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Mary's Center for Maternal & Child Care, Inc., Washington, DC: $340,551 -
Unity Health Care, Inc., Washington, DC: $947,069 
DC Department of Health Hosts Public Forum on Economic Stimulus, April 7
On April 7, 2009, the District of Columbia Department of Health hosted a public forum on the health-related provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and their impact on DC. A copy of the presentation, which outlined the major categories of ARRA funding and included a number of additional sources of information about the Act, is provided below.
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Letter* from Dr. Pierre ND Vigilance, MD, MPH and Dr. Julie Hudman, PHD, MPH
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Fenty Administration Receives Stimulus Funding to Purchase Vaccines
The Fenty Administration announced today that the DC Department of Health (DOH) has secured $346,711 for vaccination programs in the District of Columbia. The funding was made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also known as the stimulus package. The money will be used to purchase and make available vaccines for low income residents.
“The stimulus funding is an excellent opportunity for the District to be proactive about public health by preventing the spread of contagious diseases,” said Mayor Fenty. “These vaccines can provide a lifetime of protection that can help keep our citizens healthy for years to come.”
The funding will allow DC to address the fact that it is still behind the rest of the country for adult immunizations. In the District, the 2007 adult vaccination rate for the flu was 60.2 percent compared to 72 percent nationally. The funds will be used to purchase commonly needed vaccines to protect residents from diseases such as influenza (the “flu”), pneumococci (common cause of pneumonia), tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis A and B, and zoster (shingles). DOH will also create an Adult Immunization Coordinator to ensure that the vaccines are being distributed and reaching the populations that would not otherwise have access to them.
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