What is the purpose of the American Indian/Alaska Native Core Capacity Building Programs? How is Core Capacity defined?
The purpose of the American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Core Capacity Building program is for AI/AN communities to build core capacity and augment existing programs to reduce disparities in health outcomes in one or more of the following six health priority areas: infant mortality, deficits in breast and cervical cancer screening management, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and deficits in child and/or adult immunizations. Funding for the AI/AN program is provided to AI/AN communities that demonstrate need based on high prevalence and related morbidity and mortality and have limited infrastructure and resources to address health disparities. “Core capacity” is defined as the development of infrastructure and support strategies; including networking, partnership formation, and coalition building, to raise and maintain community awareness of the health priority area needs of AI/AN populations. Core capacity programs include basic health promotion, disease prevention and cont
