Government Funding
Cash Crunch Forces Cutback in Screening Program
Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 5th, 1998
Washington received $3.2 million from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for its 1998 Breast and Cervical Health Program, said Lincoln Weaver, director of the state Health Department's Office of Community Wellness and Prevention.
That's about $500,000 less than 1996, said Louise Galaska, CDC.
The reduction was caused by a change in the funding formula. The federal government has offered the state money each year since 1994 for its breast and...
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