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About REACH Across the
U.S. (2007 to Present)
Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Across the U.S.
(REACH U.S.) is a national program and important cornerstone of
CDC’s efforts to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities in
the United States. This program builds on the body of knowledge
learned from projects funded in the original REACH 2010
cooperative agreement program.
REACH U.S. in Communities
REACH U.S.—
- Utilizes community-based participatory approaches.
- Implements and evaluates innovative approaches to improving
health in communities, health care settings, schools, and work
sites.
- Disseminates effective strategies that eliminate racial and
ethnic health disparities.
- Addresses the social determinants of health through policy
and environmental change.
- Adds to the science of eliminating health disparities.
REACH U.S. funds 40 grantee partners to operate under one of two levels of funding—
- Centers of Excellence in the Elimination of Disparities (CEEDs)
are national expert centers that implement, coordinate, refine, and disseminate
programmatic activities. CEEDs also provide pilot funding,
support, local training, and guidance to Legacy Projects to
encourage them to initiate or enhance work towards the
elimination of health disparities. Members of communities may
apply to a CEED, through a competitive application process, for
Legacy Project funding. (For more information or to apply for
funding, please contact a CEED directly.) There are 18 REACH U.S. CEEDs.
- Action Communities (ACs) will implement and
evaluate successful practice-based and evidence-based approaches
and programs that impact communities as well as cultural and
environmental influences related to health disparities. There
are 22 REACH U.S. ACs.
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What populations are served by REACH U.S.?
- African American/Black
- American Indian/Alaska Native
- Asian
- Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
- Hispanic/Latino
What health problems are addressed by REACH U.S.?
- Breast and cervical cancer
- Cardiovascular disease
- Diabetes mellitus
- Adult/older adult immunization
- Hepatitis B
- Tuberculosis
- Asthma
- Infant mortality
Contributions to Public Health
REACH U.S. mobilizes and equips local communities and
institutions to plan, implement, and evaluate programs and
strategies that eliminate health disparities. REACH U.S. grantee
partners have identified numerous individual, community, societal,
cultural, and environmental factors that must be changed to
eliminate racial and ethnic disparities. Thus, using a broad
social-ecological perspective, each grantee partner develops
appropriate programs that address the complex root causes of racial
and ethnic health disparities. By sharing their strategies and best
practices, grantee partners give communities and other public health
programs valuable tools to eliminate health disparities among racial
and ethnic minority populations.
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REACH U.S. Grantee Partner Summary
The following tables provide a numeric overview of the 40 grantee
partners by listing the number of those—
- Focusing on specific race and ethnic groups
- Focusing on specific health priority areas
For a summary of the CEEDs, please see Table 1. For a summary of
the ACs, please see Table 2.
Table 1 |
Centers of
Excellence in the Elimination of Disparities (CEEDs)
|
Of the
18
REACH U.S. CEEDs: |
Number
of grantee partners |
|
|
Race and Ethnicity |
African
American/Black |
5 |
American Indian
|
2 |
Asian or Pacific
Islander |
4 |
Hispanic/Latino
|
3 |
Combined
populations |
4 |
|
|
Health Priority Area |
Asthma |
1 |
Breast and
Cervical Cancer |
4 |
Cardiovascular
Disease |
1 |
Diabetes Mellitus
|
4 |
Hepatitis B |
1 |
Infant Mortality
|
1 |
Combined
conditions |
6 |
Table 2 |
Action
Communities (ACs) |
Of the
22
REACH U.S. ACs: |
Number
of grantee partners |
|
|
Race and Ethnicity |
African
American/Black |
6 |
American Indian
|
4 |
Asian or Pacific
Islander |
2 |
Hispanic/Latino
|
3 |
Combined
populations |
7 |
|
|
Health Priority Area |
Asthma |
1 |
Cardiovascular
Disease |
4 |
Cervical Cancer
|
1 |
Diabetes Mellitus
|
5 |
Immunization |
1 |
Infant Mortality
|
4 |
Combined
conditions |
6 |
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Page last reviewed: November
6, 2008
Page last modified: November 6, 2008
Content source: Division of Adult and Community Health,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion
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