AMATA HIGHLIGHTS $324,271 HEALTH GRANT FOR AMERICAN SAMOA

Washington, Sept. 17 -- Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata issued the following press release:

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is welcoming notice from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that the American Samoa Department of Health has been awarded $324,271 through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to support health data collection and advance health equity in the territory. The federal award, administered through the CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), will support the project titled, "Empowering American Samoa: Targeted BRFSS Data Collection for Health Equity." This discretionary, non-competing continuation grant funds ongoing scientific...