New Jersey is getting $1.2 million of the nearly $212 million in grants awarded Thursday by the federal government to support programs that seek to prevent and control chronic diseases.Among the grants is $450,000 for the Cumberland Cape Atlantic YMCA to improve community health.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the grants are authorized in part by the Affordable Care Act and will go to all 50 states and Washington, D.C. According to the CDC, chronic diseases are responsible for 7 of 10 deaths among Americans each year, and account for more than 80 percent of the $2.7 trillion the U.S. spends annually on medical care.
CDC said the states, cities and local organizations receiving the awards will coordinate prevention activities to achieve three overall goals:
- Reduce rates of death and disability due to tobacco use.
- Reduce the prevalence of obesity.
- Reduce rates of death and disability due to diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.
The CDC said the grants are among the provisions of the ACA provisions aimed at improving access to preventive care.
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