St. Joseph County Department of Health makes Health First St. Joseph County funding announcement
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. - The St. Joseph County Department of Health announced its list of Health First St. Joseph County community grant recipients, with the funds totaling $973,755.
Health officials state the awarded organizations have worked diligently over the past several months to prepare evidence-based, best practice programs to address core public health service areas.
The core health service areas are listed as maternal/child health, tobacco prevention and cessation, chronic disease prevention, infectious disease surveillance and prevention, and school wellness.
The following organizations will be awarded the funds in 2024.
• Bike Michiana Coalition
• Indiana University School of Medicine-South Bend
• Portage Township
• Real Services, Inc.
• St. Margaret’s House
• United Health Services
• Unity Gardens, Inc.
• HealthLinc, Inc.
• Street Medicine South Bend
• Beacon Health System
• E. Blair Warner Family Medicine Center
• Northern Indiana Maternal and Child Health Network
• University of Notre Dame-Eck Institute
• Women’s Care Center
• Cultivate Food Rescue
• Mental Health Awareness of Michiana
• Purdue Extension St. Joseph County
• South Bend Empowerment Zone
• Saint Joseph Health System
Further information about Health First Indiana can be found here.
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