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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky is receiving $1.8 million to expand home visiting services to women during pregnancy and parents with young children.
The award is from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which says $386 million was awarded to states, territories and nonprofit organizations to support the Home Visiting Program.
The Home Visiting Program serves about one-third of counties nationwide with high rates of low birth weight, teen birth rate, poverty and infant mortality rates.
For more information on the program, visit http://mchb.hrsa.gov/programs/homevisiting .
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