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CDC Grant: A Comprehensive Approach to Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country
July 22, 2014
Center for Disease Control:
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) offers support to prevent heart disease and prevent and manage type 2 diabetes and associated risk factors, such as tobacco use, physical inactivity, and unhealthy diet in American Indian tribes and Alaskan Native villages through a holistic approach to population health and wellness. Interventions that increase availability of traditional and other healthy foods and beverages, opportunities for physical activities, the elimination of exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke, and culturally relevant health education are the foundations of this grant announcement.
More information at: http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/about/tribalhealthwellness/index.htm