$1.8 million being put towards improving Tennesseans’ health
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Over $1 million in grants are going towards projects regarding Tennesseans’ health.
According to the news release, the Tennessee Department of Health will be putting a total of $1.8 million into projects that help improve physical health, mental health, and substance misuse.
In West Tennessee, this includes Dyer County, who will be getting $440,000 to put towards mental health counseling and substance misuse outreach and services with the Hopefield Mental Health Foundation in Dyersburg.
“Coordinated action with trusted partners across many sectors is critical as the foundation for long-term health resiliency and prosperity in communities,” said Dr. Kimberly Lamar, TDH Assistant Commissioner for the Division of Health Disparities Elimination. “Our hope is these grant awards make meaningful impacts for those who need it the most in these counties.”
Other counties getting grants, according to the release, are:
- $500,000 to Perry County for construction of the Perry County Youth Services Hub
- $485,000 to Lawrence County to create a new Lawrenceburg Square Pavilion
- $250,000 to Hickman County to support mental health and substance misuse programs
- $50,000 to Monroe County to create a farm-to-school program coordinator position
- $50,000 to Davidson County to research the area’s food availability landscape and historical causes of food insecurity
- $25,000 to Williamson County for suicide prevention and crisis intervention training through the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network
“We strongly support local leadership and partnerships to make generational health improvements in Tennessee’s distressed and underserved communities,” said TDH Commissioner Dr. Morgan McDonald, MD, FACP, FAAP. “The grants we are awarding will support collaborative, locally-led efforts to address health disparities that not one health department, healthcare provider, or government agency can resolve acting on its own.”
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