Olivia Sappenfield
ORISE Fellow at Health Resources and Services Administration - Brandywine, MD, US
Olivia Sappenfield's Colleagues at Health Resources and Services Administration
April Stubbs-Smith
Senior Public Health Advisor, HAB Office of Program Support
Olivia Sappenfield's Contact Details
301-594-4060
United States
Health Resources and Services Administration
Olivia Sappenfield's Company Details
HRSA programs provide health care to people who are geographically isolated, economically, or medically vulnerable. This includes people living with HIV/AIDS, pregnant women, mothers, and their families, and those otherwise unable to access high quality health care. HRSA also supports access to health care in rural areas, the training of health professionals, the distribution of providers to areas where they are needed most, and improvements in health care delivery.In addition, HRSA oversees organ, bone marrow, and cord blood donation. It compensates individuals harmed by vaccination, and maintains databases that flag providers with a record of health care malpractice, waste, fraud, and abuse for federal, state, and local use. Nearly 90% of HRSA's budget is awarded through grants and cooperative agreements to approximately 3,000 awardees, including community-based organizations, colleges and universities, hospitals, state, local, and tribal governments, and private entities.