U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today announced at total of nearly $1 million in federal funding for the Center of Substance Abuse Treatment at the University of North Dakota (UND) and preventive health care across the state.
Specifically, more than $550,000 in federal funds will be awarded to the Center of Substance Abuse Treatment at UND for the training and dissemination of SBIRT -- screening, brief intervention, referral and treatment -- the evidence-based practice used to identify, reduce and prevent ongoing use, abuse and dependence on alcohol and illicit drugs. The North Dakota Department of Health will receive a continuation of nearly $400,000 in federal funds to support preventive health services across the state. The funds provide the North Dakota Department of Health with flexibility in deciding how the funds can best be used to meet the needs of North Dakota's unique health care challenges.
"Preventive care is a critical component to taking care of yourself and your family members but too often it can get put on the back burner," said Heitkamp. "These funds will help more North Dakotans receive important preventive services -- such as immunizations, as well as help the team at the Center of Substance Abuse Treatment provide top-notch service to help its students."
These funds were authorized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.