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City‑funded prevention program serving thousands faces end after SNAP‑Ed cut, UTHealth warns
Summary
UTHealth presenter told the Brownsville City Commission that a city‑contracted community health program serving roughly 3,440 people faces an abrupt funding loss after federal SNAP‑Ed support was eliminated and that the program’s current funding ends Sept. 30, 2025.
Dr. Lisa Mitchell Bennett of the University of Texas Houston told the Brownsville City Commission on Sept. 2 that a city‑contracted, evidence‑based community health program is at risk after the program’s primary federal funding stream was cut.
The program, delivered in partnership with the city and other Rio Grande Valley municipalities, funds a community health worker and offers exercise, nutrition, diabetes‑prevention classes and other services. "We served, this program served over 3,440 participants throughout Cameron and Hidalgo Counties just this year," Bennett said, describing 2024 evaluation…
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