$600K award bolsters public health support of community health workersUH News

December 9, 2021

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A $600,000 grant will help the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Office of Public Health Studies (OPHS) build on its efforts to strengthen communities against COVID-19 and reduce health disparities. The three-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded through the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) will provide technical assistance and program evaluation for Community Health Workers for Public Health Response and Resilient Communities, a CARES Act initiative.

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