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Advancing the New York State Prevention Agenda to improve community health
Advancing the New York State Prevention Agenda to improve community health
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Contributor(s):
- New York State Health Foundation, issuing body.
- Publication:
- New York, NY : New York State Health Foundation, October 2019
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Community Health Services
Preventive Health Services
New York
United States - Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- By November 2013, all New York State counties were required to submit a Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) to NYSDOH, outlining their strategies for advancing the State's Prevention Agenda. The CHIPs mandated a collaboration among health care institutions, local health departments, and community-based organizations to identify two of the five health improvement priorities from the Prevention Agenda and commit to action steps toward generating those improvements. The launch of the Prevention Agenda 2013-2017 provided NYSHealth with a unique opportunity to advance its goals to improve public health. A number of the counties' plans, particularly in the area of preventing chronic disease, were aligned with NYSHealth's efforts at the time focused on diabetes prevention. Despite the Prevention Agenda's well-defined blueprint, it did not include State financial support for local health departments to implement their CHIPs. As the only statewide health foundation in New York, NYSHealth realized it could play a leadership role in convening stakeholders focused on improving community health and coordinating activities to address the goals of the Prevention Agenda. To help energize the implementation of the CHIPs, NYSHealth issued a Request for Proposals (RFP), "Advancing New York State's Prevention Agenda: A Matching Funds Program to Implement Community Health Improvement Plans," to support local health departments with the most innovative and feasible projects in executing their plans. Priority for funding was given to applicants with established coalitions or workgroups that: (1) Had a proven track record of working on prevention activities in areas aligned with the priority areas in the Prevention Agenda; (2) Included representation from various sectors (e.g., businesses, media, academia, schools, local government) working toward the same goals; and (3) Had the ability to help leverage additional funding beyond the NYSHealth grant. Working with an external review panel of NYSDOH staff and other public health experts, NYSHealth selected the most comprehensive and feasible action plans for funding. In April 2014, NYSHealth selected 17 organizations for grant awards totaling $500,000 to help 27 local county health departments across the State advance the goals of the Prevention Agenda. To be considered for funding, applicants were required to raise matching grants from local funders or other private investors (e.g., local businesses, hospitals, academic institutions). As a direct result of this requirement, NYSHealth leveraged an additional $587,507 in matching funds for the grantees.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (12 pages))
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101770968 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101770968