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R.I., Mass. help create Northeast public health coalition

Government 09/19/2025

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island and Massachusetts have joined forces with several other states to form a public health coalition. The Northeast Public Health Collaborative is...

CDC terminates $31M in federal grants to RIDOH

Economy 03/26/2025

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has canceled about $31 million in grant funding allocated to the R.I. Department of...

DR. ELISSA JELALIAN of The Miriam Hospital will lead a trial community-based intervention program to help obese children from low-income families. / COURTESY LIFESPAN

The Miriam Hospital receives $2.5M for low-income child obesity program

Health Services 04/23/2019

PROVIDENCE - A $2.5 million federal grant will help a Rhode Island researcher determine whether repositioning an intervention program to help low-income obese children...

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