Great Plains Good Health & Wellness (GPGHW) Program
In September of 2014, GPTCHB was awarded a grant of $650,000 per year, for five years, for policy, systems and environmental (PSE) change strategies that will reduce heart disease, type II diabetes and stroke in the Great Plains region.
The Comprehensive Approach to Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country awards are part of a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiative to support public health efforts to reduce chronic diseases, promote healthier lifestyles, reduce health disparities and control health care spending. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will administer the grant.
Great Plains Partnerships to Improve Community Health (GPPICH) Program
In September of 2014, GPTCHB was awarded a grant of $725,628 per year, for three years, to reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke, improve nutrition, increase physical activity and improve access to programs for preventing and managing chronic diseases in the Great Plains region.
The Partnerships to Improve Community Health (PICH) awards are part of a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiative to support public health efforts to reduce chronic diseases, promote healthier lifestyles, reduce health disparities and control health care spending. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will administer the grant.
Great Plains Colorectal Cancer Screening Initiative Program (GPCCSI)
The Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board was awarded a cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to increase colorectal cancer screening rates within 18 tribes in a four state region – South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa. The goal of the cooperative agreement is to provide support in increasing the rates of colorectal cancer screening in our tribal communities. In the United States, American Indian men and women residing in the Great Plains have the highest and second highest cancer incidence rate among all American Indian/Alaskan Native population groups.
The initiative will address colorectal cancer (CRC) screening with activities in partnerships and program coordination, priority evidence based interventions (EBI’s) and community-clinical linkages throughout the Northern Plains American Indians regions. Learn more about GPCCSI by clicking on the images below.
