Briefs: Center Street Community Clinic receives grant
HHS grant awarded to Marion clinic
Center Street Community Clinic Inc. is one of 54 community health centers in Ohio to be awarded American Rescue Plan funding to advance health equity through better data collection and reporting. The clinic was awarded $65,500. In all, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $3,537,000 to Ohio clinics. The announcement was made Monday during National Health Center Week.
These awards will help strengthen efforts to eliminate inequities in COVID-19 care and outcomes within communities of color and other underserved populations. The nearly $90 million in funding announced nationally also builds on the $7.6 billion invested from President Biden’s American Rescue Plan to strengthen the health center workforce, renovate facilities, and equip them with essential COVID-19 medical supplies over the past year.
Funding supports a data modernization effort aimed at better identifying and responding to the specific needs of patients and communities through improved data quality; advancing COVID-19 response, mitigation, and recovery efforts; and helping prepare for future public health emergencies.
Marion County Hall of Fame ceremony set for Sunday
The Marion County Hall of Fame will induct three new members during a ceremony scheduled for 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 14 at Heritage Hall, 169 E. Church St., Marion.
This year's inductees are philanthropist and businessman George King Brown, who led his family's business, Wyandot Popcorn, for many years; activist and author Trella Romine, who was a founding and charter member of the Marion County Historical Society and organizer of the Marion County Park District; and entrepreneur Amos Kling, the father of Florence Kling Harding, wife of President Warren G. Harding.
The induction ceremony will be held in the auditorium of Heritage Hall. To see the current members of the Marion County Hall of Fame, go to the Marion County Historical Society's website www.marionhistory.com.
Street closures to impact Marion traffic
Lee Street, between Dennison Avenue and Evans Street, will be closed until 3 p.m. Friday. City of Marion crews are working on a sewer issue at this location.
The Ohio Department of Transportation says Ohio 4 between George Street and Center Street will have daily lane restrictions between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. starting Monday through this fall.
Y memberships provided for foster families
Ohio YMCA's are Partnering with Gov. Mike DeWine to support Ohio foster homes, kinship caregivers and Bridges participants receive a YMCA membership.
All Ohio-certified foster homes, approved kinship caregivers and Bridge participants are eligible for a 12-month family or individual YMCA facility membership. All eligibility information is available online at marionfamilyymca.org or stop by the Y at 645 Barks Road East.
Upcoming meeting:
● North Central Ohio Educational Service Center Board of Governors, 1 p.m., Friday, NCOESC Tiffin Campus, 928 W. Market St., Tiffin
● Marion City Council committee meetings, 6:30 p.m., Monday, Marion City Hall, 233 W. Center St., Marion
This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: Center Street Community Clinic gets HHS grant
