The Rhode Island Foundation announced Friday the award of $280,000 in grants to improve Rhode Islanders’ access to health care.  

The Blackstone Valley Community Health Center, Clinica Esperanza and The Rhode Island Free Clinic were among the organizations sharing in the grant awards.  These community health centers offer primary care for residents in underserved areas such as Central Falls and the Olneyville section of Providence.

The foundation says the grants will be used to hire health coaches and reduce non-emergency ambulance runs, among other things. 

Lynn joined The Public's Radio as health reporter in 2017 after more than three decades as a journalist, including 28 years at The Providence Journal. Her series "A 911 Emergency," a project of the 2019...