How is “public health systems transformation” defined in the context of this FOA?
“Public health systems transformation” is defined as building or reengineering of infrastructure to improve networking, coordination, standardization, and cross-jurisdictional cooperation for the efficient delivery of public health services (e.g., resource sharing) to effectively and efficiently implement the innovations found in the ACA; which will lead to advances in the key areas for infrastructure investments (i.e., Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Public Health Policy and Public Health Law, Health I.T. and Communications Infrastructure, and Workforce and Systems Development); as well as addressing the leading causes of death, and when available, National Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy priorities and objectives.
