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Whatley Health Services in Tuscaloosa will receive $ 285,000 through a federal grant to fight addictions and opioids.
A total of 15 community health centers across Alabama will share $ 4 million from the US Department of Health and Human Services. Also in West Alabama, the Cahaba Medical Care Foundation in Centerville will receive $ 296,000.
The community health center will use the grant money for treatment and prevention of abuse.
"It is of utmost importance that we work to fund the fight against the national opioid crisis," said Senator Richard Shelby, of Alabama, in a press release on Thursday. "Almost every county in Alabama is affected by this growing problem. These HHS grants will allow community health centers across the state to provide treatment for opioid and addiction patients and support addiction prevention programs, helping our communities fight this widespread epidemic.
The US Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday awarded close to $ 352 million to 1,232 community health centers across the country, including 15 in Alabama. The money will help health centers to implement and advance the evidence-based strategies that best meet the substance abuse and mental health needs of the populations they serve.
Here are the rest of the Alabama community health centers that will receive a grant:
• Bayou La Batre area health development council, Bayou La Batre: $ 285,000
• Christ Health Center, Birmingham: $ 285,000
• Alabama Regional Medical Services, Birmingham: $ 285,000
• Aletheia House, Birmingham: $ 201,750
• Quality of Life Services, Gadsden: $ 293,000
• Central North Alabama Health, Huntsville: $ 285,000
• Montgomery Health Services: $ 285,000
• Franklin Primary Health Center, mobile: $ 285,000
• Mobile County Health Department, Mobile: $ 285,000
• Capstone Rural Health Center, Parrish: $ 287,250
• Rural Health Medical Program, Selma: $ 285,000
• Northeastern Health Services of Alabama, Scottsboro: $ 110,000
• S.E.Alabama Rural Health Associates, Troy: $ 285,000
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