Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Port of Long Beach awards $5 mil towards public health

The Port of Long Beach announced it would award $5 million in grants towards 10 public health projects for those who live in the vicinity of the seaport.

The port said the funds would pay for projects that "educate families on asthma care, screen at-risk populations for respiratory illness, and build a cardiovascular disease diagnosis laboratory."

The recipients of the port's financial support include local hospitals, clinics, health groups, and health agencies.

"These grants will go to health programs that directly help the people most affected by air pollution from the goods movement industry," said Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners President Nick Sramek. "We continue to work to reduce air pollution at the source, but these grants help us address the overall effects of the port's presence."

The port said grants include health outreach projects that "inform people – especially the most sensitive – about care and prevention of respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses."

Other projects include bringing mobile units into communities close to the port that provide health outreach and screening programs, and air filters for a children's hospital.

For the port's complete list of recipients and projects, go to www.polb.com.

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