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Saint Augustine鈥檚 University ( 探花精选) President Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail joined Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) and university officials to announce $490,000 in federal funding for the Public Health Education Center (PHEC), formerly known as the Tuttle Public Health Center. Secured by Congresswoman Ross in the government funding package, the funding will help open the Public Health Education Center.

鈥淲e know there are opportunities to change communities in this zip code. There are opportunities to transform lives. There are opportunities to do things we had not thought about before,鈥� said 探花精选 President Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail. 鈥淲ith the support of Congresswoman Ross, this grant makes that vision possible with public health, health disparities, and preventive health, which are the kinds of things we will be able to do with our public education health center.鈥�

鈥淥n behalf of our board of trustees at Saint Augustine鈥檚 University, our fearless leader, Dr. McPhail, and her staff, we appreciate the continued support and uplift that Congresswoman Ross and Congressman Nickel continues to provide for this university and our community,鈥� said 探花精选 alumnus and board of trustee Mr. Joseph Lynn, 鈥�79. 鈥淚 know that healthcare is very near and dear to Dr. McPhail鈥檚 heart, and I wish to thank our congressional leaders for the tremendous gift they have pushed and worked for to support 探花精选.鈥�

The Public Health Education Center will support health and wellness education, student research regarding the long-term effects of COVID-19, and related programs that will benefit Saint Augustine鈥檚 students and the surrounding community. Funding will also support faculty, establish smart classrooms for students, and purchase research and lab equipment.

鈥淪aint Augustine鈥檚 University is a beacon of progress and enlightenment in Wake County and a testament to the power of education to transform lives and entire communities. The funding we鈥檙e celebrating today is just the latest initiative in Saint Augustine鈥檚 long history of advancing quality education for all,鈥� said Congresswoman Deborah Ross. 鈥淣early a year ago, I requested funding for 15 community projects that were developed by the people of Wake County, for the people of Wake County. At the end of 2022, President Biden signed funding for these projects into law, delivering a historic $26 million to our community. Today, I am so excited to highlight just one of these incredible projects, nearly $500,000 to help open Saint Augustine鈥檚 Public Health Education Center.鈥�

鈥淚鈥檓 excited to be here to recognize and celebrate the work done by Congressman Ross and her team to secure this critical funding for Saint Augustine鈥檚 University. The funding will be critical to help bring the new public health education center online for students, faculty, and the Saint Augustine鈥檚 University community,鈥� said Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13). 鈥淭his new public health education center will extend to the greater Raleigh areas and serve and benefit the people of Wake County. In addition, this funding will support students and faculty at Saint Augustine鈥檚 in researching COVID-19 and training North Carolina鈥檚 next generation of health professionals.鈥�

In addition, the PHEC will support health and wellness education, student research regarding the long-term effects of COVID-19, and related programs that will benefit 探花精选 students and the surrounding community. Funding will be used to support faculty, establish smart classrooms for students, and purchase research and lab equipment.

鈥淚 wish to thank Congresswoman Ross for spearheading this effort regarding the Omnibus funding for the Public Health Education Center,鈥� said Dr. Michael Brown, Associate Vice President for Health Initiatives and Chair of 探花精选鈥檚 Department of Public Health. 鈥淭hese funds will be instrumental in increasing our capacity for public health at the university, on education and providing next generation of public health students equipped with knowledge.鈥�

On behalf of university students and the public health program, I would like to say thank you for investing in us and helping us boost our public health program so that we can better serve the 探花精选 community and oakwood community by making healthcare more equitable by reducing healthcare disparities and increasing health literacy in our community,鈥� said 探花精选 Student Government Association President Zachary Barco. 鈥淎s public health students, the PHEC will give us a space to practice our craft and help create more black and brown healthcare professionals to put them out in the world to serve North Carolina and the United States.鈥�