Peach State Health Plan and Morehouse School of Medicine Establish Health Equity Innovation Fund to Improve Health Outcomes in Black Communities
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ATLANTA, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Peach State Health Plan and Morehouse School of Medicine have established the Peach State Excellence in Health Equity Innovation Fund and Initiative, a partnership that will enhance health outcomes and equity for Black communities across Georgia. The new initiative was launched with a $500,000 donation from Peach State Health Plan and will provide seed funding to many of Morehouse School of Medicine s health-equity innovation efforts in education, clinical innovation, community service, research excellence, and pipeline programs.
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Morehouse School of Medicine receives $2.1M grant for mobile vaccination unit
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ATLANTA - Atlanta s Morehouse School of Medicine has received a financial boost for its COVID-19 vaccination efforts.
Bloomberg Philanthropies granted the medical school $2.1 million to expand its programs to provide vaccines to communities in need.
The school says the new grant will allow them to upgrade its mobile medical unit, pay for additional staffing and supplies, and increase outreach.
Using its mobile unit, the school plans to set up temporary vaccination sites in southwest and southeast Atlanta in areas where the population is 92% black and many residents do not have access to equitable care, transportation, internet access, or insurance.
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