HRSA awards $26.1M in bioterrorism training
HRSA awards $26.1M in bioterrorism training
HRSA Administrator Betty Duke has announced more than $26.1 million in FY 2005 grants to support bioterrorism training for the nation's public health and health care professionals and students.
Funded under the Bioterrorism Training and Curriculum Development Program (BTCDP), the 32 grants to universities and educational organizations are designed to develop a health care workforce that can recognize indications of a terrorist event and treat patients and communities in a safe and appropriate manner.
"The training supported by these grants is vital to confront the ongoing threat of bioterrorism-related public health emergencies," said Administrator Duke.
The bulk of the funds, 19 grants worth almost $24.2 million, support continuing education programs for health care providers. The remaining 13 grants, worth almost $2 million, will fund changes and upgrades to curricula at health professions schools.
In the first two project years of the BTCDP (September 2003-August 2005), 200,000 health professionals and students were trained using these funds. It is estimated that more than 150,000 will be trained in the first year of these three-year FY 2005 grants.
HRSA Administrator Betty Duke has announced more than $26.1 million in FY 2005 grants to support bioterrorism training for the nation's public health and health care professionals and students.Subscribe Now for Access
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