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About PHHS Block Grant
With an approximate $100 million annual budget, the Preventative
Health and Health Services Block Grant allows states, American
Indian tribes, and U.S. territories to address their own unique
public health needs and challenges with innovative and community
driven methods.
All the states, territories, and tribes aim to keep the Block
Grant funding flexible to:
- Address emerging health issues and gaps;
- Decrease premature death and disabilities by focusing on the
leading preventable risk factors;
- Work to achieve health equity and eliminate health
disparities by addressing the social determinants of health;
- Support local programs to achieve healthy communities;
- Monitor health status of the programs supported by block
grant.
To achieve these aims PHHS Block Grant supports and
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Clinical services
Preventive screenings and services
Essential health services
Outbreak control
Workforce training
Program evaluation
Public education
Data surveillance |
Chronic disease
Injury and violence prevention
Infectious disease
Environmental Health
Community Fluoridation
Tobacco
Emergency Medical Response
Advocacy and Policy Change
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Success is achieved by:
- Utilizing evidence based methods and interventions;
- Reducing risk factors, such as poor nutritional choices,
smoking, and the lack of physical activity;
- Establishing policy, social, and environmental changes;
- Leveraging other funds;
- Continuing to monitor and re-evaluate.
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Page last reviewed: October 28, 2008
Page last modified: October 28, 2008
Content source: National Center for
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