Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced July 26, 2017 that the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will receive $5,989,945 through the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) and Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program (PHEP).
“Public health threats are
often unannounced and spread quickly, which is why it is imperative that we
take proactive measures to improve the preparedness and response capabilities
of our state’s health system,” Senators Collins and King said in a joint
statement. “This welcome investment will help bolster our
state’s ability to address potential public health emergencies and keep our
communities safe.”
The CDC established the
HPP and PHEP to help health departments build and strengthen their abilities to
effectively respond to a range of public health threats, including infectious
diseases; natural disasters; and biological, chemical, nuclear and radiological
events. The CDC is an agency within the U.S. Department of Human and Health
Services.
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