Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services Through National Partnerships to Improve Protect the Nation’s Health

CDC’s  National Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce has announced the 39 recipients of the five-year funding opportunity OT18-1802: Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services Through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation’s Health. These 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.

• Initiative Overview [PDF-396KB]

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, materials development, or funding 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: 5 years (August 1, 2018–July 31, 2023)