Grassley: $621,942 to Iowa from the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion


  

            WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion has awarded grants totaling $621,942 to Iowa.

 

            The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion has awarded funds as described below.

 

v    Iowa Chronic Care Comsortium in Des Moines will receive $143,449 to help pay for a project titled “Pre-Medicare Health and Wellness Program For Rural Iowans”

v    Iowa Health Foundation in Des Moines will receive $95,306 to help pay for a project titled “Improving Healthcare For Dementia Patients Through Palliative Services and Education”

v    Iowa State University in Ames will receive $383,187 to help pay for a project titled “Iowa Initiative For Healthier Schools and Student Wellness”