West TN Health Departments Receive Total of $899,550 in Federal WIC Funds

NASHVILLE − Tennessee Health Commissioner Susan R. Cooper, MSN, RN, will join other state and local officials on Thursday, October 14, to present a total of $899,550 in federal funding from the United States Department of Agriculture for the Women, Infants and Children program to the Carroll and Gibson County Health Departments.

The Carroll County Health Department will receive $399,690 in federal WIC funding. The Gibson County Health Department will receive a total of $499,860. The funding will be used for renovations to the health department clinics in Huntingdon and Trenton, respectively, to improve services to WIC clients. During the past year, these facilities have served nearly 4,000 patients.

The renovations will include construction of a 1,800 square foot addition to the Carroll County Health Department clinic. In Gibson County, the WIC funding will support construction of a 2,300 square foot addition to the health department facility in Trenton.

What:  Presentation of Federal WIC Funds to Carroll & Gibson County Health Departments

Who:  Susan R. Cooper, MSN, RN, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Health
           Marilyn Barnes, West Regional Health Director, Tennessee Department of Health
           Shavetta Conner, MD, West Regional Health Officer, Tennessee Department of Health
           Pam Warren, Northwest Tennessee Director of Nursing, Tenn. Department of Health
           Jill Mount, Northwest Tennessee Maternal & Child Health Director, TDOH 
           Janet Hilton, West Regional WIC Director, Tennessee Department of Health
           Tracy Byrd, Carroll County Health Director
           Pansy Davis, MD, Carroll County Health Officer
           Kenny McBride, Carroll County Mayor
           Danna Taylor, Gibson County Health Director
           Thomas Witherspoon, Gibson County Mayor
           Sen. Lowe Finney, District 27