Fed funding awarded to Columbiana County health center

Staff report

LISBON

Community Action Agency of Columbiana County Inc. was the only health center in the tri-county area to receive federal funding to help improve its quality, efficiency and effectiveness.

Community Action has locations in Lisbon, Salineville and East Liverpool. The centers collectively offer primary health care, gynecology, behavioral health, preventive care and dental health.

The center will receive $65,130 in total funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The HHS announced $3,582,514 was awarded to 45 medical centers in Ohio.

Along with the new funding, the Health Resources Services Administration released data suggesting nearly 26 million people relied on HRSA-funded medical centers for accessing primary health care in 2016.

Of those using HRSA-funded health centers are one in three people living in poverty, one in 10 U.S. children, one in six individuals living in rural areas and more than 330,000 veterans.