The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded $42.5 million to state, tribal, local and territorial health departments to help them better provide public health services.
California health departments are getting the most: $2,060,128 for the state and $1,859,950 for Los Angeles County. Rhode Island is getting the least: $99,738.
Minnesota is getting the sixth-largest individual amount: $1,960,128. But Ohio is in the middle of the pack with only $394,111. Many tribal departments, such as the Cherokee Nation, are getting awards, as are territorial departments, like the American Samoa Government Department of Health.
The 5-year Strengthening Public Health Infrastructure for Improved Health Outcomes program aims at building the departments’ capabilities with resources like training and best practices, as well as networking and partnering opportunities.
“These funds will help health departments around the country to improve the quality and effectiveness of the critical health services that millions of Americans rely on every day,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in a press release. “Strengthening our public health system through better coordination and collaboration will help to deliver higher quality health care more efficiently.”