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The Reducing Racial and Ethnic
Health Disparities "Closing the Gap" grant program, section
381.7351,
Florida Statutes, was signed into law on June 8, 2000. These grants are utilized to stimulate the development of
community and neighborhood-based organizations to improve health outcomes
of racial and ethnic populations and promote disease prevention
activities.
Projects funded through the
Closing the Gap grant program help stimulate broad-based participation
and the support of both public and private entities by:
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Fostering partnerships between local governments,
community groups and private sector health care organizations;
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Helping communities address their most pressing health
needs through targeted health screenings, education and awareness
programs;
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Helping communities better understand the nature of
health disparities among ethnic and racial groups; and
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Allowing state epidemiologists to evaluate the
effectiveness of the interventions so that identified "best practices"
can be shared with other high-risk Florida communities.
Primary benefits to the state
form the Closing the Gap Act include:
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Meaningful improvements in the lives of
Floridians who now suffer disproportionately from disease and disability;
and
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Development of tools and strategies that will
enable Florida to eliminate these disparities.
The "Closing the Gap" grant
program targets seven priority health areas:
Under Florida law, e-mail addresses
are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in
response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to the
e-mail address listed below. You may contact the Office of Minority Health
in writing at 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A25, Tallahassee, Florida
32399-1746.
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