Health Disparities Grant Program

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The purpose of this grant program is to provide financial support for statewide initiatives that address prevention, early detection and treatment of cancer; cardiovascular disease, including diabetes and other precursors; and pulmonary diseases in underrepresented minority populations in Colorado. This program is supported with funding from the tobacco tax initiative, allocated through House Bill 05-1262.

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The Colorado General Assembly recognized that although Colorado as a whole is a healthy state, racial and ethnic minorities are disproportionately impacted by disease, injury, disability and death.

In addition, it declared that it is in the best interest of the state to establish a Health Disparities Grant Program under House Bill 05-1262. The Health Disparities Grant Program is housed within the Office of Health Disparities at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The purpose of this grant program is to provide financial support for statewide initiatives that address prevention, early detection and treatment of cancer; cardiovascular disease, including diabetes and other precursors; and pulmonary diseases in underrepresented populations. The program is coordinated with other programs within the Colorado Department of Public Health Environment including the Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease and Pulmonary Disease Program, the Women’s Wellness Connection, and the State Tobacco Education and Prevention Partnership, which also are allocated funds from the tobacco excise tax.

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