Three Southern Illinois organizations will receive grants to help improve health care for people in the region.
Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation and the Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation recently renewed grants to Community Health & Emergency Services, Shawnee Health and Development Corporation and SIU Dental Hygiene.
Community Health & Emergency Services will use the grant to deploy outreach workers that help patients with transportation for appointments and provide education about disease prevention.
Shawnee Health Service and Development Corporation will support workforce development for dental assistants and dentists with their grant.
The SIU Dental Hygiene program will purchase advanced equipment and upgrade technology to keep providing preventative care to more than 300 children annually.
All three COVID-19 Renewal Grant Program awards come to a total of $86,000.
