The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has created a comprehensive initiative for the $650 million allotted for chronic disease prevention efforts in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The goal of this initiative – Communities Putting Prevention to Work – is to reduce risk factors, prevent/delay chronic disease, promote wellness in children and adults, and provide positive, sustainable health change in communities.
Communities Putting Prevention to Work will address the leading preventable causes of death and disability, namely obesity and tobacco use, by expanding the use of evidence-based strategies and programs, mobilizing local resources at the community-level, and strengthening the capacity of states. As a result of these efforts, powerful models of success are expected to emerge that can be replicated in other states and communities.
The cornerstone of the initiative is the Community Program ($373 million), with cooperative agreements to be awarded to communities through a competitive selection process. (The remainder of the funds for this initiative will be made available in the coming weeks to states, territories, and organizations to support, extend and evaluate the reach and impact of the community projects).
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will support evidence-based community approaches to chronic disease prevention and control in selected communities (urban and rural) to achieve the following prevention outcomes:
- Increased levels of physical activity;
- Improved nutrition;
- Decreased overweight/obesity prevalence;
- Decreased tobacco use; and
- Decreased exposure to secondhand smoke.
For brief overview of the program see: http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/programs/cdc/chronicdisease.html
The press release: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/09/20090917a.html
The full announcement is available on www.grants.gov, searchable under Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-DP09-912ARRA09
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