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Promoting healthy people 2010 through small grants
Kari A Hartwig1, Richard Louis Dunville, Michael H Kim
1Yale School of Public Health and Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, CT, USA.
Health Promotion Practice
|July 4, 2006
Summary
Microgrants effectively increased knowledge of Healthy People 2010 (HP 2010) goals among funded agencies. This small grants program demonstrated potential for building community capacity in public health initiatives.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Health Promotion
- Community Health
Background:
- The Department of Health and Human Services launched a pilot microgrant program in 2001.
- The program aimed to promote Healthy People 2010 (HP 2010) objectives.
- The Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center implemented the initiative.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe agencies funded by the microgrant initiative and a control group.
- To evaluate the HP 2010 focus areas targeted by the grants.
- To assess the effectiveness of microgrants in promoting HP 2010 objectives.
Main Methods:
- Descriptive analysis of 103 funded agencies and 67 control agencies.
- Assessment of familiarity with HP 2010 goals before and after the intervention.
- Statistical analysis of changes in knowledge levels.
Main Results:
- A significant increase in HP 2010 goal knowledge was observed in the microgrant group (p < .05).
- 44% of grant recipients and 79% of control agencies initially had low familiarity with HP 2010.
- Microgrants facilitated knowledge enhancement regarding national health objectives.
Conclusions:
- Microgrants serve as an effective tool for increasing awareness of public health goals like HP 2010.
- The program shows promise in developing community and organizational capacity for health initiatives.
- Microgrants can support the testing and expansion of local public health programs.