俄亥俄州逾5500万美元投向乡村儿童医疗：视力筛查扩至全州88县并新设校园牙科项目
俄亥俄州州长 Mike DeWine 11月4日宣布，该州将把逾5,500万美元联邦乡村医疗转型（Rural Health Transformation）计划资金投向乡村儿童与家庭医疗，涵盖视力筛查、校园牙科与校园健康中心三条线。州府哥伦布（Columbus）位于 Franklin 县，州卫生厅负责资金的具体投放。
其中逾1,800万美元将用于把 OhioSEE 视力项目扩展至全州88个县。该项目今年1月以15个需求最高的县试点起步，现已进入252个公立学区，试点区91%的合资格学区已加入，为幼儿园至三年级学生提供上门验光与配镜；在73个符合转型计划资格的县，服务将覆盖幼儿园至12年级。另逾1,700万美元用于新设 OhioDENTAL 校园牙科项目，以流动牙科车或校园临时诊室提供牙科服务，并培训基层医疗人员开展口腔评估与转诊、扩大接受 Medicaid 的牙医协作网络。
逾2,000万美元将支持校园健康中心：在15个县新设17个站点，并为25个县的另外49个中心提供扩建或持续运营资金。州长办公室表示，校园健康中心把初级医疗直接设在校园内，可为学生节省大量往返就医的课堂时间，也向社区居民开放。
这批资金出自俄亥俄州2025年12月宣布获得的逾2亿美元联邦乡村医疗转型计划拨款，此前三轮已分别投向乡村医疗人力（1,000万美元）、药房联网（315万美元）与预防、初级、孕产及行为健康服务（9,200万美元）。联邦医疗保险和医疗补助服务中心（CMS）主任 Dr. Mehmet Oz 与州卫生厅长 Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff 分别就该轮投放作出说明。
（来源：俄亥俄州州长办公室）
Ohio Directs More Than $55 Million to Rural Children's Health Care: Vision Program Expands to All 88 Counties With New School Dental Program
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced on November 4 that more than $55 million in federal Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program awards will improve health care access for children and families in rural Ohio, across vision screening, school dental care and school-based health centers. Columbus, the state capital in Franklin County, is home to the Ohio Department of Health, which will invest the funds.
More than $18 million will expand the OhioSEE vision program to all 88 counties. Launched in January as a pilot in 15 counties with the highest need, OhioSEE now serves 252 public school districts, with 91 percent of eligible districts in the pilot area enrolled and providing eye exams and glasses to students in kindergarten through third grade; in the 73 RHT-eligible counties, services will cover kindergarten through grade 12. More than $17 million will fund the new OhioDENTAL program, which will bring dental services into schools through mobile vehicles or temporary clinics, train primary care professionals in oral health assessment and referral, and expand the collaborative of dentists accepting Medicaid.
More than $20 million will support school-based health centers, opening 17 new sites in 15 counties and funding expansion or continued operation of another 49 centers in 25 counties. The governor's office said the centers save thousands of hours of missed classroom time by providing primary care on campus and also serve community residents.
The awards come from the more than $200 million in federal RHT Program funding Ohio received, announced in December 2025. Three earlier rounds directed $10 million to the rural health workforce, $3.15 million to pharmacy connectivity and $92 million to preventive, primary, maternal and behavioral health care. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz and Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff commented on the new round.
(Source: Office of the Governor of Ohio)
来源：俄亥俄州州长办公室
发布：GSM·美国（发布链接）
图片来源：俄亥俄州议会大厦，哥伦布（资料图）。CC BY 3.0，General Ization 摄，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / The Ohio Statehouse in Columbus (file photo). CC BY 3.0, by General Ization, via Wikimedia Commons.
GSM Global · 本篇英文版 English edition of this story
