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CDC Awards Funding to Community Coalitions

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, October 11th, 1999

U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher announced that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will award $9.4 million to community coalitions in 18 states to help address racial and ethnic disparities in the United States.

"The President has committed the nation to an ambitious goal by the year 2010: eliminate the disparities in health status experienced by racial and ethnic minority populations, while continuing the progress we have made in improving the overall health of the American people," said Satcher. "These awards are part of the Administration's initiative to support community-based programs that are effective in reaching and serving these...

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