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DIRECT SERVICES CHRONIC DISEASE FOCUS AREAS The Foundation has selected three chronic diseases – asthma, cardiovascular disease (heart disease and stroke), and diabetes - that will serve as the focus for the Direct Services Grant Program during the next five years. These chronic diseases represent high-burden and costly health conditions, have significant disparities in health outcomes, and have proven evidence- based interventions to improve health and control costs. Focusing on a select number of chronic diseases allows the Foundation to be more strategic in our approach and include success measures to assess our progress over the next five years. All applicants are required to address at least one of the identified chronic diseases, implement an effective intervention (evidence-based, promising approach or best practice) with demonstrated impact, and conduct an evaluation of the program. The selected project may need to be adapted to fit the target populations’ needs and culture. The identified chronic diseases can impact individuals in different ways across the lifespan. Eligible programs can target children, adults, families, communities and neighborhoods, and can include advocacy and policy activities as a strategy of a larger programmatic effort to address the social determinants or systemic barriers that impact the selected chronic disease(s). The Foundation is seeking programs/interventions that are evidence-based, best practice or promising approaches and will make a lasting impact on the health of the defined target population. Projects that target high disparity populations and include technically sound methods for measuring change over time will have a competitive advantage over projects that have limited or sporadic contact with participants (e.g. health fairs, school presentations). Asthma, Cardiovascular Disease, and Diabetes will be the focus of the Direct Services Grant Program during the next five years. Healthcare Georgia Foundation ◼ 2019 Direct Services Grant Program NOFA ◼ Issued June 25, 2019 5