The purpose of A Cultural Approach to Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC) is to provide funding to reduce health disparities and increase health equity among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) communities. United South and Eastern Tribes Office of Tribal Public Health will focus on Component 2 with all Tribes/Villages/UIOs and other tribal entities in the award area and conduct activities with at least 50% of annual funding and offers to sub-awards to at least 2 Tribes/Villages/UIOs in the award area. United South and Eastern Tribes Office of Tribal Public Health will support the grant's goals to significantly impact the health of individuals and the community of AI/AN communities. United South and Eastern Tribes Office of Tribal Public Health will provide funding, training, technical assistance, and evaluation support to all Tribes, Villages, UIOs, and other tribal entities with your award area to conduct all Component 1 strategies. Short-term outcomes of increased partnerships and collaborations with Tribes, Villages, UIOs, and other tribal entities within the aware area while increasing the reach of technical assistance, training, and resources to all Tribes, Villages, UIOs, and other tribal entities. Intermediate outcomes include the increased reach of GHWIC C1 strategies and activities with the award area and increased capacity among all Tribes, Villages, UIOs, and other tribal entities with your award area to implement GHWIC C1 strategies and activities. The long-term outcome is to reduce rates of death and disability and the prevalence of commercial tobacco use, prediabetes and diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, oral disease, and other chronic disease risk factors and conditions. Increased resiliency and use of cultural practices to prevent, manage, and control chronic diseases. This outcome will expand the reach and impact of chronic disease prevention efforts in a family-centered, cultural approach to r
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With continued support from the US Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Population Health/Healthy Tribes, this opportunity will open opportunities to provide funding to reduce health disparities and increase health equity among American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/AN populations). Building on our past and building the cultural-first approach to chronic disease prevention, management, and control, our shift in wellness will serve the American Indian and Alaska Natives(AI/AN) in the award area with clear goals and outcomes for holistic approaches that implement family-centered community activities that respond to, support, teach, build upon, celebrate, and strengthen cultural practices and teachings. Building strategies that will meet us where we are in the grant period, building upon existing cultural approaches, and establishing new systems and programs over the 5-year grant period of performance. Continued training, collaborations with the Community of Practice communities with monthly attendance to promote program success, share best practices to prevent, manage, and control chronic diseases in a cultural approach to inform national and community decision making for programs sustainability.