Key points
- CDC’s National Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce has announced the 39 recipients of the funding opportunity OT18-1802: Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation’s Health.
- National partners will work toward sustaining and improving the performance of the public health system, with a priority on state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments.
Purposes
The purposes of this initiative are to strengthen the nation's public health infrastructure; ensure a competent, current, and connected public health system; and improve the delivery of the 10 essential public health services through capacity-building assistance.
Program Strategies
The program strategies include strengthening the capacities of public health systems infrastructure; leadership and workforce; data and information systems; communication and information technology; partnerships; laws and policies; and programs and services.
Partners will deliver capacity-building assistance through technical assistance, training, information sharing, technology transfer, or materials development that enables organizations to serve customers better and operate in a comprehensive, responsive, and effective manner.
Recipients
Funding has been awarded to—
- America Walks, Inc. (AWI)
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- American Cancer Society (ACS)
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
- American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM)
- American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA)
- American Lung Association (ALA)
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- American Public Health Association (APHA)
- Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF)
- Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP)
- Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
- Association of State and Territorial Public Health Nutrition Directors (ASTPHND)
- Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
- ChangeLab Solutions (CLS)
- Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)
- Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET)
- March of Dimes (MOD)
- National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD)
- National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD)
- National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
- National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
- National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
- National Council for Behavioral Health (NCBH)
- National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH)
- National Council of Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
- National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)
- National Foundation for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCF)
- National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA)
- National Indian Health Board (NIHB)
- National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI)
- Nemours Foundation (NEM)
- Prevention Institute, Inc. (PI)
- PROCEED, Inc. (PROCEED)
- Public Health Foundation (PHF)
- Public Health Institute (PHI)
- Smart Growth America (SGA)
- Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
- Task Force for Global Health (TFGH)/Public Health Informatics Institute (PHII)
Funding Period
- Budget period length: 12 months (August 1–July 31)
- Period of performance: 6 years (August 1, 2018–July 31, 2024)
- Includes a 12-month cost extension
- Includes a 12-month cost extension