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DPH seeks funds for tobacco, diabetes programs
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Posted on Dec 29 2008
The Department of Public Health yesterday submitted a grant proposal to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, seeking funding for tobacco and diabetes programs for the next five years.
It’s important DPH obtain federal funding because there is no local resources for the program, said former deputy secretary for Public Health Lynn Tenorio, who volunteered to prepare the grant application.
Tenorio said this is the first year the CDC has asked for a joint application for both the tobacco and diabetes programs. The CNMI has one of the highest rates of diabetes in the world.
“It is an attempt to ‘integrate’ efforts as we address non-communicable diseases (NCD),” she said in an e-mail. “It is an attempt to coordinate activities as we address lifestyle related NCDs.”
As resources for such programs continue to dwindle in the United States, she said it’s important to share resources through common projects and activities in order to be effective and efficient.
The CDC should notify DPH about the grant in late January to mid-February.
Tenorio has extensive experience with federal grants. As deputy secretary, she helped DPH double federal funding to $6 million.
