2016-06-17
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $7.5 million to 20 health centers in Missouri to expand oral health services.
In the St. Louis area, the Betty Jean Kerr People's Health Centers and Community Treatment Inc. of Festus each received $350,000, and the Myrtle Hilliard Davis Comprehensive Health Centers received $302,564.
In Illinois, the Southern Illinois Health Care Foundation Inc., based in Sauget, received $524,999.
The Missouri and Illinois awards are part of nearly $156…