Key points
- CDC funds 50 organizations in 32 states and the District of Columbia to carry out the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program (CDC-RFA-DP-23-0014).
- The five-year program runs from 2023-2028.
- REACH aims to improve health, prevent chronic diseases, and reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic populations with the highest risk, or burden, of chronic disease.
Important things to know
REACH strategies aim to improve health, prevent chronic diseases, and reduce health disparities. Funded recipients work among racial and ethnic groups with the highest risk, or burden, of chronic disease.
The program's goal is to make healthy eating and active living more accessible and affordable to priority populations. REACH programs work specifically among people who are Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian American, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, American Indian, and Alaska Natives.
How it works
The 50 funded organizations put into action proven public health strategies for:
- Food service and nutrition guidelines.
- Fruit and vegetable vouchers incentive and/or produce prescription programs.
- Safe and accessible physical activity.
- Continuity of care in breastfeeding support.
- Early care and education settings.
- Family healthy weight programs.
- Tobacco prevention and control policies.
- COVID-19, flu, and other routine vaccines.
By the numbers
Download the map of fiscal year 2023 REACH recipients.
| State | Recipient | Counties/Cities Working In | FY2023 Funding Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Montgomery Area Community Wellness Coalition | Autauga, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery Counties | $1,021,899 |
| The University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa County | $784,212 | |
| Alaska | Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium | ANTHC Anchorage campus, ANTHC tribal partner sites | $1,021,899 |
| Arizona | Pima County Health Department* | Pima County | $539,256 |
| Arkansas | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington Counties | $1,021,899 |
| California | County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency | Mid-City, Southeastern, and National City sub-regional areas | $1,021,899 |
| Public Health Advocates | Stockton, CA | $719,008 | |
| Colorado | The Stapleton Foundation | Northeast Denver; Northwest Aurora | $1,021,898 |
| Connecticut | City of Hartford* | North Hartford | $539,256 |
| Connecticut State University System* | New Haven | $539,256 | |
| District of Columbia | Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington, Inc. | Asian-American communities in DC, MD, VA metropolitan area | $719,008 |
| Georgia | DeKalb County Board of Health | Atlanta, Clarkston, McNair, Tucker, Avondale, Redan, Lithonia, Stone Mountain | $1,021,899 |
| Houston County Board of Health | Baldwin, Hancock, Washington Counties | $1,021,899 | |
| Morehouse School of Medicine | Fulton, Gwinnett Counties | $1,021,898 | |
| YMCA of Coastal Georgia | Chatham County | $1,021,899 | |
| Hawaii | University of Hawaii | USAPI: Guam, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, Federated States of Micronesia | $1,021,899 |
| Hawaii State Department of Health* | Nanakuli and Waianae (Honolulu County); Hilo and North Hawaii (Hawaii County); Molokai and Kahului (Maui County), Lihue and Waimea (Kauai County) | $539,256 | |
| Indiana | The Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County | Marion County | $719,008 |
| Kansas | University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. | Finney, Ford, Grant, Seward, Kansas Counties | $721,999 |
| Massachusetts | Boston Public Health Commission | Boston, MA (Mattapan, East Boston) | $1,021,899 |
| City of Lawrence, MA | Lawrence, MA | $719,008 | |
| Michigan | District Health Department #10 | Lake, Newaygo, Oceana Counties | $719,008 |
| Greater Flint Health Coalition | Flint, MI, Beecher, Clio, Montrose, Mt. Morris, Genesee Counties | $719,008 | |
| Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc. |
Bay Mills Indian Community, Hannahville Indian Community, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, and Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians |
$1,021,899 | |
| Beaumont Health Foundation* | Wayne County | $539,256 | |
| Minnesota | Asian Media Access | Phillips neighborhood in Minneapolis and the West Side Neighborhood in St. Paul | $1,021,899 |
| City of Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | $1,021,899 | |
| Missouri | St. Louis Integrated Health Network | St. Louis, MO | $719,008 |
| University of Missouri, Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | $719,008 | |
| Mississippi | Mississippi Public Health Institute | Jackson, Harrison, Hancock, Pearl River, Stone, George Counties | $956,312 |
| Montana | Montana State University |
The Flathead Reservation home to the federally recognized Selis (Salish), Qlispe (Pend d'Oreille), and Ksanka (Kootenai) Tribes Chippewa Cree of Rocky Boy Reservation in north central Montana Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation: home to different Nakoda (Assiniboine), Dakota, and Lakota (Sioux) communities that stretch along northeast Montana's Hi-Line from the Big Porcupine Creek to the Big Muddy Creek |
$719,008 |
| Nebraska | Creighton University | Omaha, NE; Douglas County | $1,021,899 |
| Nevada | Southern Nevada Health District* | Clark County | $539,256 |
| New Jersey | Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | Essex, Union, Hudson, Middlesex, Ocean Counties | $719,008 |
| New Mexico | Presbyterian Healthcare Services | Bernalillo County | $1,021,898 |
| New York | The Institute for Family Health | Bronx, NY | $1,021,899 |
| North Carolina | Public Health Authority of Cabarrus County | Catawba, Cabarrus, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Union Counties | $1,021,899 |
| Ohio | Hamilton County | Hamilton County | $719,008 |
| Youngstown State University | Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana Counties | $719,008 | |
| Cuyahoga County Board of Health* | Cuyahoga County | $539,256 | |
| Oklahoma | American Indian Cancer Foundation* | Oklahoma County | $375,000 |
| Oregon | Multnomah County Health Department | Multnomah County | $1,021,898 |
| Pennsylvania | Allegheny County | Allegheny County | $1,021,899 |
| Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr | Reading, Harrisburg, Lebanon, York | $1,015,042 | |
| South Carolina | LiveWell Greenville | Greenville County | $1,021,899 |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Department of Health* | Shelby, Davidson, Hamilton, Knox counties | $539,256 |
| Texas | San Antonio Metropolitan Health District | Bexar County | $1,021,899 |
| Texas A&M AgriLife Extension | Hudspeth (Dell City, Desert Haven, Fort Hancock, Sierra Blanca), Reeves (Pecos), Falls (Marlin, Chilton, Rosebud, Lott), and Matagorda (Palacios). Colorado, Grimes, Liberty, Limestone, and Menard Counties | $975,828 | |
| Virginia | Virginia Rural Health Association | Danville City, VA | $683,475 |
| Washington | Public Health - Seattle and King County | Beacon Hill, Georgetown, South Park, Highline, SeaTac, Tukwila, Kent, Renton, Auburn | $1,021,898 |