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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming will receive a $605,000 federal grant this fiscal year to strengthen the state's program for fighting chronic diseases.
The Wyoming Tribune-Eagle reports (http://goo.gl/NimXf1 ) the money comes in part from the Affordable Care Act and is administered by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Christine Revere, head of the Wyoming Department of Health's chronic disease division, tells the newspaper the grant provides the state with at least $454,000 a year for five years. This is the second year Wyoming has received the grant.
CDC Director Tom Frieden says the money is aimed at helping Wyoming's health departments, community groups and other partners prevent heart disease, cancer and stroke. It also will be used to train health care providers so they can teach others.
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