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The Steps to a HealthierUS five-year cooperative agreement program aims to help Americans live longer, better, and healthier lives by reducing the burden of diabetes, overweight, obesity, and asthma and addressing three related risk factors—physical inactivity, poor nutrition, and tobacco use. For FY 2003, this U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) program allocated $13.6 million to fund 23 communities, including Philadelphia, to implement community action plans to reduce health disparities and promote quality health care and prevention services. Project Area Fifteen contiguous Philadelphia neighborhoods: Center City, Cobbs Creek, Fairmount-Spring Garden, Haddington-Overbrook, Millcreek-Parkside, Nicetown-Tioga, Northern Liberties-West Kensington, Paschall-Kingsessing, Poplar-Temple, Schuykill, Sharswood-Stanton, Southwark-Bella Vista, South Broad-Girard Estates, Strawberry Mansion, and University City (population 500,000). Target Population for Steps Interventions Racial/ethnic minorities who experience a disparately high prevalence of the targeted conditions and risk factors, people living below the federal poverty line, people without health insurance, people living with a disability, and people with limited English proficiency. Proposed Interventions Media Policy School-Based Community-Based
Workplace Health Care Evaluation HHS will provide training and technical assistance to help each Steps community develop measurable program objectives and specific indicators of progress and use relevant data to support ongoing program improvement. HHS also will conduct a national evaluation of the overall program. Existing data sources, such as the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, will be used to identify and measure program outcomes and assess progress toward program goals. Community Consortium American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association, Greater Philadelphia Diabetes Coalition, Latino Diabetes Alliance, American Lung Association, Mayor’s Office of Health and Fitness, School District of Philadelphia, African American Interdenominational Ministries Inc., Health Promotion Council, Health Federation of Philadelphia (CHC’s & FQHC’s), College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Delaware Valley Healthcare Council (DVHC), University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, Temple University, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital to Advance Population Health, St. Agnes Medical Center, Mercy Health System, Quality Insights, Philadelphia Allies Against Asthma, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging, Healthier Babies, Healthier Futures Inc., Philadelphia Health Management Corporation, GlaxoSmithKline, National Nursing Center Consortium, Independence Foundation, WHYY PBS Affiliate, Food Trust, and Tobacco-Free Education & Action Coalition for Health and Neighborhood Bike Works. Philadelphia Steps Contact Brenda Shelton-Dunston, MPH Note: Steps communities have until May 2004 to finalize their community action plans. Proposed interventions may change accordingly. Return to Grantee List |