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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
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2019 Direct Services Grant Program NOFA
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Issued June 25, 2019
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