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Commission to Build a Healthier America Public Meeting
Join the Commission on June 19, 2013 for a public meeting to raise awareness of how non-medical factors influence health and move public- an...
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Assessment of a community program to reduce youth substance abuse
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Amount Awarded $200,093.00
Awarded on: 4/18/1991
Time frame: 5/1/1991 - 10/31/1993
Grant Number: 18119
Grantee
University of Connecticut Health Center
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT, 06030-0002
860-679-2000
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