135.27 - IOWA HEALTHY COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE -- GRANT PROGRAM.

        135.27  IOWA HEALTHY COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE -- GRANT
      PROGRAM.
         1.  Program goals.  The department shall establish a grant
      program to energize local communities to transform the existing
      culture into a culture that promotes healthy lifestyles and leads
      collectively, community by community, to a healthier state.  The
      grant program shall expand an existing healthy communities initiative
      to assist local boards of health, in collaboration with existing
      community resources, to build community capacity in addressing the
      prevention of chronic disease that results from risk factors
      including overweight and obesity conditions.
         2.  Distribution of grants.  The department shall distribute
      the grants on a competitive basis and shall support the grantee
      communities in planning and developing wellness strategies and
      establishing methodologies to sustain the strategies.  Grant criteria
      shall be consistent with the existing statewide initiative between
      the department and the department's partners that promotes increased
      opportunities for physical activity and healthy eating for Iowans of
      all ages, or its successor, and the statewide comprehensive plan
      developed by the existing statewide initiative to increase physical
      activity, improve nutrition, and promote healthy behaviors.  Grantees
      shall demonstrate an ability to maximize local, state, and federal
      resources effectively and efficiently.
         3.  Departmental support.  The department shall provide
      support to grantees including capacity-building strategies, technical
      assistance, consultation, and ongoing evaluation.
         4.  Eligibility.  Local boards of health representing a
      coalition of health care providers and community and private
      organizations are eligible to submit applications.  
         Section History: Recent Form
         2006 Acts, ch 1006, §1, 2; 2008 Acts, ch 1188, §60