This funding opportunity is a continuation grant for 2020 Creating Healthy Community grantees.
The Creating Healthy Communities (CHC) program is specifically designed to improve population health while addressing health equity in populations experiencing health disparities. Applicants will be required to work comprehensively on healthy eating and active living strategies in the three priority communities selected in 2020. (For a definition of Priority Communities, see https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/wcm/connect/gov/c582a5ba-a3f7-4dc0-bc55-439afbfbd640/CC22+Creating+Healthy+Communities.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CONVERT_TO=url&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE.Z18_M1HGGIK0N0JO00QO9DDDDM3000-c582a5ba-a3f7-4dc0-bc55-439afbfbd640-nEgxzSq#page=17.)
Healthy People 2030 (https://health.gov/healthypeople) and Ohio’s State Health Improvement Plan (https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odh/about-us/sha-ship) serve as guidance for program outcomes.
Healthy People 2030 Objectives relevant to CHC:
The Ohio’s State Health Improvement Plan Indicators relevant to CHC are Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Chronic Disease. For details, see https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/wcm/connect/gov/c582a5ba-a3f7-4dc0-bc55-439afbfbd640/CC22+Creating+Healthy+Communities.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CONVERT_TO=url&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE.Z18_M1HGGIK0N0JO00QO9DDDDM3000-c582a5ba-a3f7-4dc0-bc55-439afbfbd640-nEgxzSq#page=14.
Funds may be used to support personnel, staff training, travel, and supplies directly related to planning, organizing and conducting the program activity.
CHC state staff supports grant objectives within the CDC State Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) grant. For Scope of Work and Strategies, see https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/wcm/connect/gov/c582a5ba-a3f7-4dc0-bc55-439afbfbd640/CC22+Creating+Healthy+Communities.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CONVERT_TO=url&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE.Z18_M1HGGIK0N0JO00QO9DDDDM3000-c582a5ba-a3f7-4dc0-bc55-439afbfbd640-nEgxzSq#page=16.
Estimated Total Program Funding: