Somerset County Health Department receives HERC grant

The Somerset County Health Department getting significant funding to broaden their services. The agency has been awarded $1.7 million via a Health Equity Resource Communities (HERC) grant from the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission. Over the course of 5 years, those funds will be used to expand the reach of Community Health Workers (CHW) in the county. Those health officials work with other agencies to connect patients with the resources and information that they need to stay healthy.