Federal Government Awards ACPS $381K Health Grant
The grant will be used to create a mobile health unit for three elementary schools.
A branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Alexandria City Public Schools a $381,000 grant. The funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration will help ACPS start a mobile health unit that will provide primary health, basic dental and mental health services to students in the William Ramsay, John Adams and Patrick Henry elementary school communities. The funding is part of $80 million made available through the Affordable Care Act signed into law in 2010. Part of the legislation's aim is improving access to primary, mental and oral health care for school-aged children. The grants are premised on data that show better access to health care reduces the number of school days kids miss, as well as …
