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Cohen Announces $3.7 Million for Memphis Health Center

May 15, 2015

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced a new $3,707,596 federal grant for the Memphis Health Center, which provides high-quality, affordable health care services to Shelby County citizens. This grant funding comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration.

“The Memphis Health Center provides important health services and high-quality, affordable care to citizens throughout the Ninth District,” said Congressman Cohen. “I am pleased to announce this significant investment of funding which will help the Memphis Health Center reduce health inequalities and disparities in Shelby County.”

The Memphis Health Center, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)3 community health center, provides a comprehensive array of primary and preventive health and dental services to the uninsured/underinsured and medically underserved populations of Memphis, Shelby and Fayette Counties. It was founded more than 45 years ago to address concerns over health care access disparities for underserved populations in the Mid-South area.

Today, the Memphis Health Center aims to improve community health and well-being for the citizens of Shelby and Fayette counties through an integrated program of comprehensive, culturally sensitive, quality health care services under a primary care delivery model emphasizing preventive care across the entire life cycle (i.e. prenatal, perinatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric).