Funded Communities
On behalf of the Illinois Department of Public Health, we are pleased to announce that 21 grantees have been selected to be recipients of funds under the We Choose Health initiative.
We Choose Health is a multi-year Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) initiative to encourage and support obesity and tobacco prevention in Illinois communities. The IDPH is awarding almost $3.5 million in We Choose Health grants to 21 grantees, covering 60 Illinois counties and impacting an estimated 3 million people. Local coalitions consisting of community organizations, local health departments, school districts, municipalities, chambers of commerce, hospitals and health providers will receive funding to work with communities to implement proactive health programs that fall under three categories: Health Eating and Active Living; Smoke-free Living; and Healthy and Safe Built Environment.
| Organization | Counties Served | Programs | Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau County Health Dept. | Bureau, Putnam | 1,3,5 | $74,388 | ||
| Champaign-Urbana Public Health District | Champaign | 1,3 4,5 | $221,922 | ||
| Clinton County Health Dept. | Bond, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Jefferson, Lawrence, Marion, Wabash, Washington, Wayne | 1,2,3,5 | $300,000 | ||
| DeKalb County Health Dept | DeKalb | 1,4 | $112,889 | ||
| Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Dept. | Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Saline, White, Williamson | 1,3,4,5,7 | $184,547 | ||
| Henry County Health Dept. | Henry, Stark | 1,4 | $56,480 | ||
| Jackson County Health Dept. | Alexander, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Union | 1,3,4,5,7 | $217,584 | ||
| Kendall County Health Dept. | Kendall | 2,4 | $111,055 | ||
| Knox County Health Dept. | Fulton, Knox, Mason, McDonough | 3,5,6,7 | $144,279 | ||
| Logan County Health Dept. | Logan | 2,3,5, | $30,000 | ||
| Macon County Health Dept. | Macon | 1,3,5 | $141,301 | ||
| Madison County Health Dept. | Madison | 1,4,7 | $300,000 | ||
| McHenry County Health Dept. | McHenry | 1,5,6,7,8 | $298,994 | ||
| McLean County Health Dept. | McLean | 1,3,4,5 | $200,000 | ||
| Mercer County Health Dept. | Mercer, Henderson, Warren | 1,5 | $54,999 | ||
| Moultrie County Health Dept. | Moultrie | 1,3,5 | $15,000 | ||
| Provena United Samaritans Medical Center | Vermilion County | 1,4,7 | $44,814 | ||
| Rock Island County Health Dept. | Rock Island | 1,5,8 | $144,186 | ||
| St. Clair County Health Dept. | St. Clair | 1,4,6,8 | $300,000 | ||
| Whiteside County Health Dept. | Whiteside, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Carroll | 2,3,5 | $210,000 | ||
| Winnebago County Health Dept. | Winnebago, Boone | 1,3,4,5,6,8 | $296,472 | ||
| Total | $3,448,910 | ||||
As part of the Affordable Care Act, Congress made funds available for ongoing chronic disease prevention efforts in the form of Community Transformation Grants (CTG), administered by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As part of this program, Illinois received nearly $4.8 million dollars to implement proven evidence- and practice-based approaches to improve health and wellness among its communities, at least 35 percent of which will go specifically to rural populations. As part of its CTG grant, IDPH developed We Choose Health, a sub-award program to fund organizations and coalitions working on chronic disease prevention at the local level.
For more information about the original grant application, please visit Past Funding Opportunities.
