Community Health Funding
This table reflects National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) investments to programs in the United States.
Funding by Program
Program | Description | Funding |
Comprehensive Approach to Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country (1421) | Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country is CDC’s largest single investment to ease health disparities that affect American Indians and Alaska Natives. Tribes and tribal organizations work on effective community-chosen and culturally adapted strategies to reduce commercial tobacco use and exposure, improve nutrition and physical activity, increase support for health literacy, and strengthen community-clinical links. | $16 million |
Programs to Reduce Obesity in High Obesity Areas to Boost Prevention | This program funds land grant colleges and universities in states with counties that have more than 40% prevalence of adult obesity. The universities conduct intervention strategies in targeted counties to improve physical activity and nutrition, reduce obesity, and prevent and control diabetes, heart disease and stroke. | $8.2 million |
Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) | REACH is a national program administered by CDC to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities. Through REACH, awardee partners plan and carry out local, culturally appropriate programs to address a wide range of health issues among African Americans, American Indians, Hispanics/Latinos, Asian Americans, Alaska Natives, and Pacific Islanders. | $34.3 million |
Sodium Reduction in Communities Program (SRCP) | SRCP grantees partner with local organizations that serve or sell food, such as schools, hospitals, and worksites, to implement sodium reduction strategies. | $2.9 million |
State and Local Public Health Actions to Prevent Obesity, Diabetes, and Heart Disease and Stroke (1422) | This program intensifies work in state and large city health departments to prevent obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke and reduce health disparities through community and health system interventions. | $69.5 million |
Partnerships to Improve Community Health (PICH) | PICH is an initiative that supports implementation of evidence-based strategies to improve the health of communities and reduce the prevalence of chronic disease. PICH awardees are implementing population-based strategies, tailored to individual community needs, across various settings to create greater access to healthier environments. | $49.3 million |
National Implementation and Dissemination for Chronic Disease Prevention | The National Implementation and Dissemination for Chronic Disease Prevention Program helps national organizations and local networks promote healthy communities, prevent chronic diseases, and reduce health disparities. | $9.37 million |
- Page last reviewed: March 13, 2017
- Page last updated: March 13, 2017
- Content source: