{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140927041123/https://hankjohnson.house.gov/press-release/rep-johnson-announces-928k-hhs-grant-dekalb-help-battle-chronic-diseases", "Rep. Johnson announces $928K HHS grant for DeKalb to help battle chronic diseases", "2014-09-26", "2014", "2014-09", "Democrat", "House", "GA", "Hank Johnson", "J000288", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "LITHONIA, GA \u2013 Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) today announced more than $928,000 in Department of Health & Human Services grants will go to the DeKalb Board of Health to support programs aimed at preventing chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes. \u00a0 Funded in part by the Affordable Care Act, the awards will strengthen state and local programs aimed at fighting these chronic diseases, which are the leading causes of death and disability in the United States, and help lower our nation\u2019s health care costs. It is part of nearly $212 million program of grant awards that are going to all 50 states and the District of Columbia. \u201cThese grants represent progress in our work to change the health care paradigm from simply treating the sick to one that also helps keep people well,\u201d said Johnson. \u201cThe Affordable Care Act is the greatest effort in 60 years to cut the health care gap, and these HHS grants are an integral part of that strategy.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0 The goals of the grant funding are to reduce rates of death and disability due to tobacco use, reduce obesity prevalence, and reduce rates of death and disability due to diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. \u201cTobacco use, high blood pressure, and obesity are leading preventable causes of death in the United States,\u201d said CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H. \u201cThese grants will enable state and local health departments, national and community organizations, and other partners from all sectors of society to help us prevent heart disease, cancer, stroke, and other leading chronic diseases, and help Americans to live longer, healthier, and more productive lives.\u201d For more, visit HHS.gov. ###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140927041123/https://hankjohnson.house.gov/press-release/rep-johnson-announces-928k-hhs-grant-dekalb-help-battle-chronic-diseases"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9860191494226456, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}