Hawaii gets $14.2M grant for public health response
The Hawaii Department of Health got a financial boost for the work it does in the wake of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded the state $14.2 million as part of its Public Health Infrastructure Grant Opens in a new tab, which is supported in part by the American Rescue Plan.
If the pandemic made anything clear, it was how important it is to have a workforce ready to respond, the ability to share scientific findings faster, and to translate that science into practical and easy-to-understand policy — all part of CDC’s “Moving Forward” Opens in a new tab initiative.
