The Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday awarded $137 million to nearly every state to strengthen prevention efforts and to improve public health. Many of the awards include a health IT component, such as immunization information technologies and registries.
"More than ever, it is important to help states fight disease and protect public health," said HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. "These awards are an important investment and will enable states and communities to help Americans quit smoking, get immunized and prevent disease and illness before they start."
The grants will fund key state and local public health programs supported through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Most of the grant money comes from the Prevention and Public Health Fund created by the Affordable Care Act. Additional SAMHSA funds supplement the investment.
"CDC supports state and local public health departments, which are key to keeping America safe from threats to health, safety, and security from this country or anywhere in the world," said CDC Director Thomas Frieden. MD. "With these funds, CDC is strengthening our ability to prevent and combat diseases and keep Americans safe against expensive and dangerous health threats."
The awards include:
- Up to $75 million to fund nine Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment programs over the next five years. These programs will allow communities throughout the nation to provide more comprehensive substance abuse screening, secondary prevention, early intervention and referrals to treatment for people at higher risk for substance abuse. The actual award amounts may vary, depending on the availability of funds and the performance of the grantees.
- More than $42 million to support: improvements to the Immunization Information Systems (registries) and other immunization information technologies; development of systems to improve billing for immunization services; planning and implementation of adult immunization programs; enhancement of vaccination capacity located in schools; and evaluations of the impact on disease of recent vaccine recommendations for children and adolescents.
- $9.2 million to eight national non-profit professional public health organizations to assist state, tribal, local and territorial health departments in adopting effective practices that strengthen their core public health systems and service delivery. They will also enhance the workforce by providing jobs in critical disciplines of epidemiology and informatics, thus attracting new talent to public health.
- Nearly $5 million to help states and territories enhance and expand the national network of tobacco cessation quitlines to increase the number of tobacco users who quit. Quitlines are the toll-free numbers people can call to obtain smoking cessation treatments and services.
- $2.6 million to the Emerging Infections Programs around the country to continue improvement in disease monitoring, professional development and training, information technology development and laboratory capacity.
- $1.5 million to evaluate and prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia to reduce cases of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections and protect Americans from healthcare-associated infectious diseases.
- $1 million to further enhance the nation's public health laboratories by hiring and preparing scientists for careers in public health laboratories, providing training for scientists, and supporting public health initiatives related to infectious disease research.
A full list of the awards by state and their projects is on the next page.
The awards by state
Alabama
Alabama State Department Public Health - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $105,155; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $1,438,016
American Somoa Government - SAMHSA Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment, $8,304,000
Arizona
Arizona State Department Of Health Services - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $118,909; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $1,162,818
Arkansas
Arkansas State Department of Health - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $91,895; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $1,786,942
California
California Department of Public Health - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $340,245; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $765,000; CDC Emerging Infections Program, $216,151; CDC Vaccine Effectiveness Monitoring, $381,103
Colorado
Colorado State Department of Public Health & Environment - CDC Tobacco Quitlines.$107,45; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $1,800,000; CDC Emerging Infections Program, $166,864; CDC Vaccine Effectiveness Monitoring.$191,878
Colorado State Government -SAMHSA Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment, $8,330,000
Connecticut
Connecticut State Department of Public Health - CDC Tobacco Quitlines. $96,478; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $1,225,182; CDC Emerging Infections Program, $296,877; CDC Vaccine Effectiveness Monitoring, $199,515
State of Connecticut - SAMHSA Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment, $8,330,000
District of Columbia
American Public Health Association - CDC Improve Public Health Infrastructure Investments, $464,400
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs - CDC Improve Adoption and Use of Evidence-Based Preventive Services, $61,137
National Association of City/County Health Officials - CDC Improve Adoption and Use of Evidence-Based Preventive Services, $266,821; CDC Prevent Healthcare-associated infections, $100,000; CDC Improve Public Health Infrastructure Investments, $558,400; CDC Accelerate Accreditation Readiness, $835,000; CDC Enhance the Ability for States to Bill Insurance for Immunization Services Provided in a Health Department Clinic, $200,000
The Public Health Foundation - CDC Improve Adoption and Use of Evidence-Based Preventive Services, $296,329; CDC Improve Public Health Infrastructure Investments. $464,400; CDC Strengthen workforce development and training, $172,000
Delaware
Delaware State Department of Health & Social Services, CDC Tobacco Quitlines. $77,285
Florida
Florida State Department of Health - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $205,000; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $718,920
Georgia
Georgia Department Of Community Health - CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $1,036,494; CDC Emerging Infections Program, $235,911; CDC Vaccine Effectiveness Monitoring, $212,612
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists - CDC Prevent Healthcare-associated infections, $290,000; CDC Strengthen Public Health Informatics Training, $1,162,081; CDC Strengthen workforce development and training, $1,934,625
Guam
Guam Department Of Public Health and Social Services - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $50,000
Hawaii
Hawaii State Department of Health - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $80,274; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization. $933,189
Idaho
Idaho State Department Of Health And Welfare - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $82,100
Illinois
Office of the Governor - SAMHSA Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment. $8,324,317
Indiana
Indiana State Department of Health - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $117,651; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $271,141
Office of the Governor - SAMHSA Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment, $8,329,906
Iowa
Iowa State Department of Public Health - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $92,758; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $900,000
Kansas
Kansas State Department of Health And Environment - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $91,379; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $3,115,885
Kentucky
Kentucky Cabinet For Health And Family Services -tCDC Tobacco Quitlines, $102,279
Louisiana
Louisiana State Department of Health & Hospitals - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $103,575
National Network of Public Health Institutes - CDC Improve Adoption and Use of Evidence-Based Preventive Services, $249,582; CDC Improve Public Health Infrastructure Investments, $564,400
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Maine
Maine State Department of Health and Human Services - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $80,443; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $1,256,896
Maryland
Maryland State Department Of Health and Mental Hygiene - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $112,377; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $1,297,548; CDC Emerging Infections Program, $239,195; CDC Vaccine Effectiveness Monitoring, $145,460
Association of Public Health Laboratories - CDC Partnership for Quality Laboratory Practice, $1,000,000
Massachusetts
Massachusetts State Department of Public Health - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $118,894; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $2,570,827
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care - CDC Streamlined surveillance for ventilator associated pneumonia: reducing burden and demonstrating preventability.$1,508,825
Michigan
Michigan State Department Of Community Health - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $143,503; DC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $1,235,590
Minnesota
Minnesota State Department Of Health - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $109,218; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $1,261,172; CDC Emerging Infections Program, $313,593; CDC Vaccine Effectiveness Monitoring, $328,791
Mississippi
Mississippi State Department Of Health - CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $484,195
Missouri
Missouri State Department of Health & Senior Services - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $114,477; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $1,397,940
The Children's Mercy Hospital - CDC Vaccine Effectiveness Monitoring, $201,220
Montana
Montana State Department of Public Health & Human Services - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $77,939
Nebraska
Nebraska State Department of Health & Human Services - CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization,$492,300
Nevada
Nevada State Department Of Health and Human Services- CDC Tobacco Quitlines $90,099; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization $539,989
New Hampshire
New Hampshire State Department Of Health And Human Services- CDC Tobacco Quitlines $80,488
New Jersey
New Jersey State Department of Health and Senior Services - CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $876,197
New Mexico
New Mexico State Department of Health - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $85,482; CDC Emerging Infections Program, $254,826; CDC Vaccine Effectiveness Monitoring, $162,131
New York
New York State Department of Health - CDC Tobacco Quitlines $213,269; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $2,573,336; CDC Emerging Infections Program, $300,477; CDC Vaccine Effectiveness Monitoring, $409,254
University of Rochester - CDC Vaccine Effectiveness Monitoring, $201,220
State of New York - SAMHSA Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment, $8,330,000
North Carolina
North Carolina State Department of Health & Human Services - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $139,210; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $1,023,484; SAMHSA Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment, $8,330,000
North Dakota
North Dakota State Department of Health - CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $226,418
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Ohio
Ohio Department Of Health - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $154,966; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $252,275
National Association of Local Boards of Health - CDC Improve Adoption and Use of Evidence-Based Preventive Services, $265,449
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center - CDC Vaccine Effectiveness Monitoring, $201,220
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Department Of Health - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $97,707; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $1,046,675
Oregon
Oregon State Public Health Division - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $98,711; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $639,590; CDC Emerging Infections Program, $268,693; CDC Vaccine Effectiveness Monitoring, $167,139
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Department of Health - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $162,708
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Department of Health - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $99,750
Rhode Island
Rhode Island State Department of Health - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $78,510
South Carolina
South Carolina State Department of Health and Environment - CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $654,034
Tennessee
Tennessee State Department of Health - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $116,726; CDC Emerging Infections Program. $307,413; CDC Vaccine Effectiveness Monitoring, $162,890
Vanderbilt University Medical Center - CDC Vaccine Effectiveness Monitoring, $201,220
Tennessee State Department of Mental Health - SAMHSA Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment, $8,330,000
Texas
Texas State Department of Health Services - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $251,470; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $540,000
Houston City Health & Human Services - CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $134,842
Utah
Utah State Department Of Health - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $91,130; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $515,979
Vermont
Vermont Department Of Health - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $75,365; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $792,138
Virginia
Virginia State Department Of Health - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $128,289; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $452,061
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials - CDC Improve Adoption and Use of Evidence-Based Preventive Services, $305,682; CDC Prevent Healthcare-associated infections, $100,000; CDC Improve Public Health Infrastructure Investments, $558,400; CDC Strengthen Public Health Informatics Training, $337,920; CDC Strengthen workforce development and training $75,000
Washington
Washington State Department Of Health - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $119,408; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $1,736,427
Seattle Children's Hospital - CDC Vaccine Effectiveness Monitoring, $201,220
Department of Social and Health Services - SAMHSA Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment, $8,330,000
West Virginia
West Virginia State Department of Health and Human Resources - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $84,098; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $1,317,124
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Health Services - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $112,051; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $756,548
Wyoming
Wyoming State Department of Health - CDC Tobacco Quitlines, $74,800; CDC Strengthen Public Health Immunization, $485,906
*Note: All CDC award amounts represent the first year of funding for multi-year projects. All SAMHSA award amounts represent the maximum amount for which grantees are eligible over a five-year grant period. The actual award amount may vary, depending on the availability of funds and the performance of the grantee.
