CDC grants $10.5M to Metro Public Health Department

The Metro Public Health Department will receive more than $10.5 million over the next five years from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

The money will be used across 14 different bureaus and divisions within MPHD, according to a press release, though priorities include modernizing data collection and analysis and paying for certification and licensing for certain employees. The funds will also bring the organization’s existing community health worker program, a partnership with Siloam Health and Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center, under MPHD funding.