FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, September 11, 2008 |
CONTACT:
HRSA PRESS OFFICE
301-443-3376 |
HRSA has awarded 16 new grants to states totaling $2.7 million to
enhance efforts of a current program to provide oral health care among
medically underserved Americans.
In fiscal year 2008, Congress appropriated nearly $3 million more dollars
for HRSA's Grants to States to Support Oral Health Workforce Activities
program, which began with $2 million in FY 06.
The new awards are part of a one-year initiative to help grantees develop
more plans for oral health projects in communities with the greatest
need. The initiative develops dental disease prevention efforts in communities
designated as dental health professional shortage areas in 16 states,
Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.
Grantees will be:
- assessing statewide oral health needs to pinpoint priorities;
- identifying partners within communities or regions;
- convening partners at strategy meetings;
- developing implementation plans;
- locating additional sources of funding to ensure sustainability;
- beginning plan implementation; and
- submitting a final report to HRSA.
“For years HRSA has worked hard to expand access to oral health care
through many of our agency's programs,” said HRSA Administrator Elizabeth
Duke. “These grants continue that full-court press to make sure more
dental care is available to people who need it.”
The grant program is administered by HRSA's Bureau
of Health Professions.
FY 2008 Grants to States to Support Oral Health
Workforce Activities
Organization |
City |
State |
Amount |
Alaska Department of
Health and Social Services |
Juneau |
Alaska |
$125,000.00 |
Arizona Department of
Health Services |
Phoenix |
Ariz. |
$129,118.00 |
Delaware Department of
Health and Social Services |
Dover |
Del. |
$200,000.00 |
Florida Department of
Health |
Tallahassee |
Fla. |
$200,000.00 |
Indiana Department of
Health |
Indianapolis |
Ind. |
$185,691.00 |
Kansas Department of
Health and Environment |
Topeka |
Kan. |
$200,000.00 |
Maine Department of Human
Services |
Augusta |
Maine |
$123,816.00 |
Massachusetts Department
of Public Health |
Boston |
Mass. |
$144,331.00 |
Michigan Department of
Community Health |
Lansing |
Mich. |
$183,420.00 |
Minnesota Department
of Health |
Saint Paul |
Minn. |
$190,069.00 |
Missouri Department of
Health and Senior Services |
Jefferson City |
Mo. |
$200,000.00 |
New Hampshire Bureau
of Community Health Services |
Concord |
N.H. |
$175,087.00 |
Ohio Department of Health |
Columbus |
Ohio |
$85,665.00 |
University of Puerto
Rico |
San Juan |
P.R. |
$140,898.00 |
South Dakota Department
of Health |
Pierre |
S.D. |
$174,615.00 |
Washington Department
of Health |
Olympia |
Wash. |
$200,000.00 |
Total: |
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$2,657,710.00 |
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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), part of the
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal
agency for improving access to health care services for people who are
uninsured, isolated, or medically vulnerable. For more information about
HRSA and its programs, visit www.hrsa.gov.
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