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STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REQUEST …

01/30/2020 RFA. STATE OF TENNESSEE . DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH . REQUEST FOR APPLICATION. FOR. PROJECT DIABETES. RFA #34347-54223. 01/30/2020 RFA. Background: Each year, chronic diseases account for 70% of all deaths in the United States. Poor diets and lack of physical activity lead to chronic illnesses such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. To further explain the pervasiveness, 6 in 10 adults in the United States have a chronic disease and 4 in 10 adults have two or more. The prevalence of chronic disease varies greatly across the country with a higher concentration in the Mid-South region. Evidence suggests that the high prevalence of chronic disease may be partially responsible for the devastating effects of the current coronavirus Furthermore, the economic consequences of the pandemic have made it even more difficult for the United States to afford the growing HEALTH care costs that result from chronic disease.

Strategy 1.2: Start or expand community supported agriculture (CSA) where partnerships are established between farmers and consumers in which consumers purchase a share of a farm’s products in advance. Strategy 1.3: Include fruit and vegetables in emergency food programs.

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1 01/30/2020 RFA. STATE OF TENNESSEE . DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH . REQUEST FOR APPLICATION. FOR. PROJECT DIABETES. RFA #34347-54223. 01/30/2020 RFA. Background: Each year, chronic diseases account for 70% of all deaths in the United States. Poor diets and lack of physical activity lead to chronic illnesses such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. To further explain the pervasiveness, 6 in 10 adults in the United States have a chronic disease and 4 in 10 adults have two or more. The prevalence of chronic disease varies greatly across the country with a higher concentration in the Mid-South region. Evidence suggests that the high prevalence of chronic disease may be partially responsible for the devastating effects of the current coronavirus Furthermore, the economic consequences of the pandemic have made it even more difficult for the United States to afford the growing HEALTH care costs that result from chronic disease.

2 Those with chronic disease and their families face both direct and indirect costs: Direct costs primarily stem from longer and more frequent hospital visits and greater prescription drug use, while indirect costs arise from lost education and job opportunities. The TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT of HEALTH has several strategies in place to address the burden of preventable chronic disease on its citizens. Project Diabetes is one of these strategies whose purpose is to fund primary prevention projects that aim to prevent disease from ever occurring. Such prevention is implemented through the utilization of policy, systems and environmental changes (PSE) within the communities of TENNESSEE . PSE approaches seek to go beyond interventions focused on individual behavior or one-time events to influence the systems that create the structures in which we work, live and play.

3 By changing policies, systems, and/or the environment, communities can tackle HEALTH issues such as obesity, diabetes, cancer, and other chronic diseases. Being healthy is not just about individual choices. Approaches to PSE change help highlight how communities function, including how resources are allocated and how services are delivered, and the influence of those systems and structures on community HEALTH prior to the onset of illness. The table below defines the difference between programs focused on individual behavior and PSE. Event/Program vs. PSE Change Characteristics of Event or Program Characteristics of PSE Change One time Ongoing Additive: often results in only short term Foundational: often produces behavior behavior change change over time Individual level community /Population level Not part of ongoing plan Part of an ongoing plan Short term Long term Non sustaining Sustaining PSE approaches to improving options for healthy eating and physical activity should be linked to strategies that account for or directly address social determinants of HEALTH (SDOH).

4 Social determinants of HEALTH are the conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of HEALTH , functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks. Social determinants of HEALTH have a major impact on people's HEALTH , well-being, and quality of life. Examples of SDOH include: 01/30/2020 RFA. Safe housing, transportation, and neighborhoods;. Racism, discrimination, and violence;. Education, job opportunities, and income;. Access to nutritious foods and physical activity opportunities;. Polluted air and water; and Language and literacy skills. SDOH also contribute to wide HEALTH disparities and inequities. For example, people who do not have access to grocery stores with healthy foods are less likely to have good nutrition.

5 This raises risk of HEALTH conditions like heart disease, diabetes, and obesity and even lowers life expectancy relative to people who do have access to healthy foods. Equity in Our Food Systems Our food system institutions are set against a backdrop of dual, ongoing epidemics of food insecurity and obesity. These issues disproportionately impact people of color and people with lower incomes. Access to healthy food is critical to growth, development, and overall HEALTH . Building sustainable connections between residents and local sources of healthy food forms the foundation of successful food access programs. In this document you will find several strategies for community implementation to create food and beverage environments that ensure that healthy food and beverage options are the routine, easy choice.

6 Equity in Active Living Equitable and inclusive access is foundational to Project Diabetes. All people, regardless of age, race, education, socio-economic status, disability status, sexual orientation, and geographic location should have access to safe and convenient opportunities to be physically active. Many people live in neighborhoods with poor sidewalk and street infrastructure or few safe spaces for physical activity. Where community opportunities for physical activities exist, they may not have been developed with all potential users in mind, such as older adults or persons with disabilities. Creating a STATE in which everyone has access to safe and convenient opportunities to be physically active will require teamwork between sectors, including public HEALTH , transportation, planning, business, healthcare, and parks and recreation.

7 In this document you will find strategies for community implementation to create accessible and safe places to be physically active. The TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT of HEALTH intends to fund primary prevention projects that draw upon policy, systems and environmental strategies to prevent the onset of chronic disease in TENNESSEE . Funding priorities will focus on two goals: (1) Creating equitable food and beverage environments that ensure that healthy food and beverage options are the routine, easy choice. (2) Making physical activity an integral and routine part of life for all Tennesseans. 01/30/2020 RFA. After selecting goal(s), applicants will move on to select a strategy or strategies that they will take to achieve the selected goal.

8 Performance goal 1: Creating food and beverage environments that ensure that healthy food and beverage options are the routine, easy choice. Strategies for goal 1 include: Strategy : Start or expand farm-to-institution programs in schools, hospitals, workplaces, childcare centers and other institutions. Strategy : Start or expand community supported agriculture (CSA) where partnerships are established between farmers and consumers in which consumers purchase a share of a farm's products in advance. Strategy : Include fruit and vegetables in emergency food programs. Strategy : Provide competitive pricing for healthy foods in school and municipal concessions. Strategy : Enable farmers markets to accept EBT, the electronic payment system of debit cards used to issue and redeem Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

9 Strategy : Food hubs - Support businesses or organizations that aggregate, distribute, and market local and regional food products. Strategy : Gleaning initiatives - Gather food left in fields after a primary harvest, food in fields where harvesting is not profitable, or excess produce from orchards, packing houses, urban agriculture sites, etc. Strategy : Fruit and vegetable incentive programs - Offer participants with low incomes matching funds to purchase healthy foods, especially fresh fruits and vegetables; often called bonus dollars, market bucks, Double Up Food Bucks, or nutrition incentives. Strategy : Food literacy skill development- School vegetable gardens and cooking classes in designated areas where students can garden with guidance, along with nutrition and food preparation lessons and opportunities for taste tasting and hands-on learning.

10 Strategy : Healthy food initiatives in food pantries, such as Supporting Wellness at Pantries (SWAP). Strategy : Water availability and promotion interventions - Make water readily available in various settings via regular placement of drinking fountains, water coolers, bottled water in vending machines, etc. Strategy : College-based obesity prevention educational interventions - Support multi- component educational interventions for college students that address nutrition, physical activity, and healthy weight management. 01/30/2020 RFA. Strategy : Breastfeeding promotion programs - Provide education, information, counseling, and support for breastfeeding to women throughout pre- and post-natal care. Strategy : Workplace supports for breastfeeding - Support breastfeeding via private, well- equipped lactation spaces in workplaces, along with breastfeeding breaks, flexible schedules, professional lactation support, etc.


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