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    Commissioners Approve Nearly $1.4 Million in Grants for Community Health Partners

    The Franklin County Board of Commissioners last week approved six community partnership grants for local health agencies. The grants will be issued by the commissioners through the Community Partnership Program, which oversees grants to various local agencies ensuring funding will help communities with economic development. 

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    Board of Commissioners President Erica C. Crawley said that families struggle to find access to high-quality, affordable healthcare, which leads to outcomes like shorter life expectancy and higher rates of long-term, life-threatening diseases.

    “With these grants, we’re partnering with agencies that not only serve our residents with exceptional care, but also have a strong commitment to health equity,” said Crawley. “Through their dedication to eliminating structural barriers to healthcare, more Franklin County residents can thrive.”

    Local agencies receiving grants are the Charitable Pharmacy, Children’s Hunger Alliance, Physicians CareConnection, PrimaryOne Health, the Mobile Disability Resource Center and the Cancer Support Community of Central Ohio.

    Each agency identified in their application ways that funding would help them service underserved, minority communities and the positive outcomes they expect to achieve.

    In 2020, the board declared racism as its own public health crisis. These grants support the commissioner’s equity initiatives, funding agencies that will give access to equitable healthcare for low-income Franklin County residents.  

    “Every family should be free from the worry that they can’t afford the medical care that they need, regardless of how wealthy they may be or what neighborhood they live in,” said Commissioner Kevin L. Boyce. “By dedicating these resources to this effort, we are working toward this goal.”

    For more information, visit budget.franklincountyohio.gov.

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