HRSA Invests over $104 Million to Expand Substance Use Treatment and Prevention in Rural Communities to Combat the Overdose Epidemic U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 23, 2022 HRSA NEWS ROOM newsroom.hrsa.gov Contact: HRSA PRESS OFFICE Phone: 301-443-3376 Email: Press@hrsa.gov Today, in support of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Overdose Prevention Strategy, the Health Resources and Services Administration

HRSA Awards Over $5 Million for Health Centers to Partner with National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Centers to Improve Equity in Cancer Screening   Last week, HRSA awarded over $5 million to 11 HRSA-funded community health centers to facilitate access to life-saving cancer screenings and early detection services for underserved populations. These first-of-their-kind partnerships are bringing health centers together with National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Centers. This announcement advances President Biden’s Cancer

    One of the state’s largest free clinics is expanding with help from federal funds. U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin announced $4 million Monday to assist in expansion efforts for West Virginia Health Right. The clinic’s Care in Action Expansion Campaign puts the total cost at $12 million dollars. On its website, Health Right claims the number of patients it serves annually at its three clinics

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Administration for Community Living (ACL), released the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers . It highlights nearly 350 actions the federal government will take to support family caregivers in the coming year and more than 150 actions that can be adopted at other levels of government and across the private sector to build a system to

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)  announced that it is significantly expanding the number of locations nationwide that can be supported with direct federal shipments of vaccine and treatments, further speeding delivery of these medical countermeasures to communities at the greatest risk of monkeypox infections. “Responding to the monkeypox outbreak requires close collaboration between the federal government, states, tribes, and localities,” said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. “With