2023 funding for community programs

REACH strategies work toward health equity If you're having trouble reading this message, click here April 11 deadline to apply REACH Programs Strive to Decrease Health Disparities   On February 8, 2023, CDC announced new funding for the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program. Funding is for a five-year period, pending the continued availability of funding.   Recipients will plan and carry out local, culturally appropriate programs. Activities will be designed to improve health among racial and ethnic populations with the highest risk of chronic diseases. Applicants must propose activities to: Improve nutrition by promoting nutrition standards and using fruit and vegetable incentive and produce prescription programs. Increase physical activity through community design. Work in one of these areas: continuity of care for breastfeeding; nutrition, physical activity, and breastfeeding in early care and education; family healthy weight programs; or commercial tobacco prevention and control.   Applicants may opt to include a strategy related to flu, COVID-19, and other routinely recommended adult vaccines.   CDC seeks to remove barriers to health linked to race or ethnicity, education, income, location, or other social factors. Since 1999, REACH has worked with more than 180 communities to create environments that make healthy choices easier. REACH recipients work specifically among African American, Black, Hispanic, Latino, Asian American, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, American Indian, and Alaska Native populations.   Applications are due April 11, 2023. A conference call for potential applicants will be held at 3 p.m. Eastern Time on February 22, 2023.   For more information see: CDC announcement Grant Opportunity     Receive this from a friend? Sign up by entering your email address here and subscribe to Nutrition, Physical Activity, & Obesity.     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Rd   Atlanta, GA 30329   1-800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636)   TTY: 888-232-6348