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