Governor Deval Patrick has announced that his administration will make available $1

Governor Deval Patrick has announced that his administration will make available $1 million in federal funds aimed at increasing H1N1 vaccination rates in communities of color.

The funds will be offered to community groups who serve Latino, African-American and Asian-American communities across the state.

Recent finds released by the state Department of Public Health found that that state’s communities of color were getting swine flu more often that whites. The findings also showed that the state’s minorities had higher hospitalization and death rates.