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List of ACHIEVE Communities

This program is no longer funded. Learn more about current DCH programs.

ACHIEVE Communities List

Since 2008, 134 communities have been selected to join ACHIEVE. Additional communities will be selected during the next 2 years. The list below shows the 134 current ACHIEVE communities and, in parentheses, the month/year participation began and the national organization providing technical support to the community.

ACHIEVE national partner names are abbreviated as follows: National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD), National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), and YMCA of the USA (Y-USA).

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CDC's selected national organizations that provide funding and technical support to ACHIEVE communities:
NACDD: National Assoc. for Chronic Disease Directors
NACCHO: National Assoc. of County and City Health Officials
NRPA: National Recreation and Park Association
Y-USA: YMCA of the USA


As of January 2012 

ALABAMA
Montgomery (3/09 – NRPA)

ALASKA
Wrangell (2/10 – NACDD)

CALIFORNIA
Anaheim (3/09 – Y-USA)
Grass Valley (2/11 – NACCHO)
La Mirada (3/09 – NRPA)
Sacramento (3/09 – NACCHO)
Ukiah (2/11 – NACDD)
Whittier (2/11 – Y-USA)
Yuba City (2/11 – NRPA)

COLORADO
Aurora (2/10 – Y-USA)
Fort Collins (2/10 – NRPA)

CONNECTICUT
Danbury Area (2/11 – Y-USA)
Eastern Highlands (3/09 – NACDD)
New London (3/09 – NACCHO)
Northeast District (3/09 – NACDD)*
Norwalk (1/12 – NACDD)

DELAWARE
Seaford (2/11 – NACDD)

FLORIDA
Daytona Beach (2/11 – NACDD)
Jacksonville (2/11 – Y-USA)
Manatee County (2/10 – NACCHO)
North Miami (3/09 – NRPA)
Palm Beach County (3/09 – NACDD)
Tallahassee (2/10 – NACDD)
Venice (3/09 – Y-USA)
Winter Park (2/10 – NACDD)

GEORGIA
Augusta (2/11 – Y-USA)
Dalton (2/11 – NACDD)

ILLINOIS
Bloomington (2/10 – Y-USA)
Chicago (3/09 – NRPA)
Cook County (3/09 – NACCHO)
Decatur (1/12 – Y-USA)

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INDIANA
Bloomington (3/09 – Y-USA)*
Frankfort (2/11 – NACDD)
Winchester (1/12– NACDD)

IOWA
Black Hawk County (1/08 – NACDD & Y-USA)
Davenport (3/09 – NRPA)*
Dubuque (1/12 – Y-USA)

KANSAS
Colby (1/12 – NACDD)
Wichita (1/08 – NACDD & Y-USA)

KENTUCKY
Ashland (2/10 – NACDD)*
Covington (1/12 – NACDD)
Frankfort (2/11 – NACCHO)*
Hopkinsville (2/11 – Y-USA)
Manchester (2/11 – NACDD)
Owenton (1/12 – NACCHO)

MAINE
Casco Bay (2/10 – NACCHO)
Hancock County (1/08 – NACDD & Y-USA)
Penobscot Bay (2/10 – Y-USA)

MARYLAND
Annapolis (2/11 – NRPA)
Greenbelt (2/11 – NRPA)

MASSACHUSETTS
Chelsea (2/10 – NACDD)
New Bedford (3/09 – Y-USA)
Springfield (2/10 – Y-USA)

MICHIGAN
Belleville (2/11 – NRPA)
Delta and Menominee Counties (2/10 – NACCHO)
Ingham County (2/10 – NACCHO)
Marquette County (2/10 – NACDD)
Muskegon (3/09 – NACCHO)
Saginaw (3/09 – Y-USA)

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MINNESOTA
Pipestone (2/10 – NRPA)
Willmar (2/10 – Y-USA)

MISSISSIPPI
Forrest and Lamar Counties (3/09 – NACDD)

MISSOURI
Boonville (1/12 – Y-USA)
Kahoka (2/11 – NACDD)
O'Fallon (3/09 – NRPA)
Putnam County (2/10 – NACCHO)

MONTANA
Great Falls (1/12 – NACCHO)
Helena (2/11 – NRPA)
Yellowstone County (3/09 – NACCHO)*

NEBRASKA
Hastings (2/10 – NRPA)

NEVADA
Washoe County (2/10 – NACCHO)

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Concord (2/11 – Y-USA)

NEW JERSEY
Morristown (2/10 – NRPA)*
Neptune (1/12 – NRPA)
Summit (2/11 – Y-USA)
Ocean County (2/11 – Y-USA)

NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque (1/08 – NACDD & Y-USA)

NEW YORK
Clinton County (3/09 – NACCHO)
Mt. Morris (2/11 – NACCHO)
Rockland County (3/09 – NACDD)
Salamanca (1/08 – NACDD & Y-USA)*
Syracuse (2/10 – Y-USA)

NORTH CAROLINA
Belmont (3/09 – Y-USA)
Cabarrus County (2/10 – NACCHO)
Cleveland County (1/08 – NACDD & Y-USA)
Columbus (2/10 – NACDD)
Hickory (2/11 – NACCHO)
Lexington (2/11 – NACCHO)
Mecklenburg County (3/09 – NACDD)

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NORTH DAKOTA
Bismarck (2/11 – NRPA)
Grand Forks (2/11 – NRPA)
Valley City (2/10 – NACDD)

OHIO
Butler County (3/09 – Y-USA)
Columbus (2/11 – NACCHO)
Delaware (2/11 – NACCHO)
Lake County (3/09 – NACDD)
Miamisburg (2/11 – NRPA)
Stark County (1/08 – NACDD & Y-USA)

OKLAHOMA
Tulsa (2/10 – NRPA)

OREGON
Columbia County (3/09 – NACCHO)
Eugene (2/11 – NACDD)
Jefferson County (3/09 – NACDD)
Multnomah County (3/09 – NACDD)*
Wilsonville (1/12 – NRPA)

PENNSYLVANIA
Allentown (1/08 – NACDD & Y-USA)
Pittsburgh (2/10 – NACCHO)
Uniontown (3/09 – Y-USA)
Wilkes-Barre (3/09 – Y-USA)*
York (2/10 – Y-USA)*

PUERTO RICO
Coamo (2/10 – NACDD)

RHODE ISLAND
Newport (2/10 – NRPA)

SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia (3/09 – Y-USA)
Greenville County (3/09 – NRPA)
Kershaw County (3/09 – NACDD)
North Charleston (2/10 – NACCHO)
Rock Hill (2/11 – NRPA)
Spartanburg (2/11 – NACDD)

SOUTH DAKOTA
Pierre (3/09 – NRPA)*
Spearfish (1/12 – NRPA)

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TENNESSEE
Jackson (2/10 – NRPA)
McMinnville (2/10 – NRPA)
Milan (2/11 – Y-USA)

TEXAS
Corpus Christi (2/11 – NRPA)
El Paso (2/10 – Y-USA)
Harris County – Aldine (1/08 – NACDD & Y-USA)
Nacogdoches (3/09 – NACDD)*
Williamson County (3/09 – NACDD)

UTAH
St. George (2/10 – NACDD)

VERMONT
Rutland (2/11 – NACDD)

VIRGINIA
Accomack County (2/10 – Y-USA)
Alexandria (3/09 – NACCHO)*
Arlington (2/10 – NRPA)
Lynchburg (2/11 – NACCHO)
Portsmouth (2/10 – NACDD)
Prince William County (1/12 – NACCHO)

WASHINGTON
lickitat County (3/09 – NACCHO)
Longview (3/09 – NRPA)*
Lynnwood (3/09 – NRPA)
Pierce County – Tacoma (1/08 – NACDD & Y-USA)
Olympic Peninsula (2/11 – Y-USA)
Shelton (2/11 – NACCHO)
Union Gap (2/11 – NACCHO)
Whatcom County (3/09 – NACDD)

WISCONSIN
Eau Claire (2/10 – Y-USA)
Green Bay (1/12 – NACDD)
Polk County (2/10 – NACCHO)
Waupaca (1/12 – NRPA)

WYOMING
Casper (2/10 – NRPA)

*Mentor communities provide support and technical assistance to communities funded in 2012.

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