Project Diabetes
Project Diabetes
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The Diabetes and Health Improvement Act of 2006 authorizes the establishment of the Tennessee Center for Diabetes Prevention and Health Improvement. The purpose of the Center is to develop, implement, and promote a statewide effort to combat the proliferation of Type 2 diabetes.
The Center is authorized to administer two grant programs. The first program is to provide grants to high schools to promote the understanding and prevention of diabetes. Two Tennessee high schools are among the eight that have been selected nationally to participate in an NIH pilot project to do Healthy Teen Interventions, Cookeville High School and Haywood County High School. Tennessee has committed to add 10 more Tennessee high schools to this effort. The NIH grant schools will begin in August/September and the additional schools will be announced in the fourth quarter of 2006.
A second set of grants will go to health care providers for education, prevention, and treatment of pre-diabetes and diabetes. These grants are targeted at new, expanded, or innovative approaches to address these disease conditions. These grants are not targeted for funding existing programs.
If you are interested in Project Diabetes, please email Project.Diabetes@state.tn.us.
Project Diabetes Funds Application
Click Here to download the application for Project Diabetes funds.
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