FUNDING-CDC
- Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH); July 16,
2018
Agency
Centers
for Disease Control
Description
CDC
announces the availability of fiscal year 2018 (FY18) funds to implement
DP18-1813 Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH). This 5-year
initiative is to improve health, prevent chronic diseases, and reduce health
disparities among racial and ethnic populations with the highest risk, or
burden, of chronic disease, specifically for African Americans/Blacks, Hispanic
Americans, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islanders, American
Indians, and Alaska Natives, by:
·
Supporting
culturally tailored interventions to address the preventable health behaviors
of tobacco use, poor nutrition and physical inactivity Linking community and
clinical efforts to increase access to health care and preventive care programs
at the community level
·
Supporting
implementation, evaluation and dissemination of practice- and evidence-based
strategies on the four topic areas of tobacco, nutrition, physical activity,
and community-clinical collaborations that ultimately lead to reduced health
disparities in chronic conditions of hypertension, heart disease, Type 2
diabetes, and obesity
Funding
will support recipients that:
·
Have
a history of successfully working with an established community coalition to
address issues relating to health or other disparities.
·
Select
strategies that address the health disparities in the community based on
results from a community health needs assessment process.
·
Have
organizational capacity to effectively, efficiently, and immediately implement
locally tailored evidence- and practice-based strategies
Announcement
Number:
CDC-RFA-DP18-1813
Closing
Date:
Jul
16, 2018
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=304353
Contact
Information
April
Bankston