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REACH U.S.
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. Rather than focusing solely on specific
diseases, REACH U.S. addresses the racial and ethnic disparities in health.
The program builds on the body of knowledge initiated by former communities
funded under the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (formerly
REACH 2010) program. Current funding for REACH U.S. addresses the
elimination of health disparities through the application, synthesis, and
dissemination of promising approaches within public health practice. By
sharing these effective strategies, lessons learned and best practices,
REACH U.S. will give more communities and public health programs across the
country the valuable tools they need to eliminate health disparities among
minority populations.
REACH U.S. uses both a socialecological (interventions that address
the determinants of health across a broad spectrum) as well as a
community based participatory approach (CBPA), which is a collaborative approach to
research that equitably involves all partners in the process, within communities to develop
appropriate programs to address complex and deeply engrained social,
cultural, political, and environmental influences on racial and ethnic
health disparities. REACH U.S. has two levels of funding:
- Centers of Excellence in the Elimination of Disparities (CEEDs).
- Action Communities (ACs).
Both levels of funding target one or more racial and ethnic groups,
including African American/black, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian,
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, and Hispanic/Latino as well as at
least one of the following health priority area(s): breast and cervical
cancer; cardiovascular disease; diabetes mellitus; adult/older adult
immunization, hepatitis B, tuberculosis; asthma; and infant
mortality.
REACH U.S. demonstrates that health disparities can be reduced and the
health status of groups traditionally most affected by health inequities can
be improved.
Page last modified: April 9, 2008
Content source: Division of Adult
and Community Health, National
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