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Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, House Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (OH), released the names of the Subcommittee Chairmen for the 115th Congress, including Congresswoman Amata who will continue to serve as the Chairman of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Health & Technology.
Washington, D.C. –Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, was pleased to announce today that the
Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded the American Samoa Dept. of Health (ASDOH) $500,000 in grant funding for the Zika Maternal and Child Health Services Program.
Washington, D.C. –Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, announced earlier today, that the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)Grant Service Office has issued a grant in the amount of $2,323,609 in discretionary funds to the American Samoa Department of Health as part of the Pacific Basin Program.
Washington, DC –Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, issued the following statement after President-elect Donald Trump announced the nomination of Rep. Tom Price, M.D. (R-GA) for the position of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary.
Pago Pago, A.S. –Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, was notified that the United States Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) has issued a grant in the amount of $93,136 to the American Samoa Department of Health (ASDH) for maternal and child healthcare services.
Washington, D.C. –Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, announced today, that the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Grant Service Office has issued $83,467 in supplementary discretionary funds to the American Samoa Department of Health (ASDOH) as part of the Pacific Basin Program.
Washington, D.C. – Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/ CDC –OSTLTS Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support, have awarded a grant in the amount of $82,851 in assistance toward the Preventive Health Services program in American Samoa.
Washington, D.C. – Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, was pleased to announce earlier today that the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention / CDC-NCBDDD National Center For Birth Defects & Developmental Disabilities has awarded the American Samoa Department of Health $400,000 in grant funding for Zika surveillance and monitoring in American Samoa.
Washington, D.C. –Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, is pleased to announce the awarding of a grant in the amount of $251,073 to the American Samoa Department of Health to assist in the fight against Zika in the territory.
“With the increasing occurrences of Zika here in American Samoa, I am happy to announce that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a division of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has awarded this grant to help combat this awful virus,” stated Amata.
Washington, D.C. –Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, announced that the National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities has awarded a grant in the amount of $333,777 to the American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition for the American Samoa Indigenous Samoan Partnership to Initiate Research Excellence (INSPIRE) in Colorectal Cancer Health Literacy project.