Key points
- CDC funds 50 organizations in 32 states and the District of Columbia to carry out the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program (CDC-RFA-DP-23-0014).
- The five-year program runs from 2023-2028.
- REACH aims to improve health, prevent chronic diseases, and reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic populations with the highest risk, or burden, of chronic disease.
Important things to know
REACH strategies aim to improve health, prevent chronic diseases, and reduce health disparities. Funded recipients work among racial and ethnic groups with the highest risk, or burden, of chronic disease.
The program's goal is to make healthy eating and active living more accessible and affordable to priority populations. REACH programs work specifically among people who are Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian American, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, American Indian, and Alaska Natives.
View the original REACH 2023 funding opportunity announcement.
How it works
The 50 funded organizations put into action proven public health strategies for:
- Food service and nutrition guidelines.
- Fruit and vegetable vouchers incentive and/or produce prescription programs.
- Safe and accessible physical activity.
- Continuity of care in breastfeeding support.
- Early care and education settings.
- Family healthy weight programs.
- Tobacco prevention and control policies.
- COVID-19, flu, and other routine vaccines.
By the numbers
Download the map of fiscal year 2024 REACH recipients.