Three West Michigan groups receive national health awards

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 today kicked off the West Michigan Children's Environmental Health Initiative by honoring four organizations for national and regional children's environmental health protection projects.

Three Grand Rapids-based organizations -- the Asthma Network of West Michigan, Grand Rapids Healthy Homes and Metro Health Hospital -- were recognized with national EPA 2006 Children's Environmental Health Awards of Excellence for service to their communities and the people of West Michigan.

Two organizations -- the Asthma Network of West Michigan and the Nottawaseppi Tribal community -- received EPA regional grants of $60,000 and $80,000 respectively for children's environmental health protection projects.

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