Can we apply for a health priority area grant in a racial/ethnic population that is not listed as a priority in Appendix C?
Appendix C doesn’t have a check for diabetes in Hispanics/Latinos, because we used years of potential lives lost as our measure, and there isn’t a disparity by that measurement. There are disparities by other measurements; some of them are identified in Appendix E. Applicants may identify and document disparities that are not indicated in Appendix C. The review criteria give points to priority health area applications that propose to address priority health areas in populations of color and American Indians with disparities, whether the disparity is indicated in Appendix C or documented it an application. Alternatively, applicants may apply for priority health areas/populations of color without a “checked” disparity – they just won’t get the extra points.
Related Questions
- On the Activity Worksheet for Priority Health Area Application, what kind of information should be included under #4?
- What can we do to support the elimination of health disparities among racial and ethnic population groups?
- Do Public Health and Human Service Providers Contribute to Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health?
