Partnerships to Improve Community Health (PICH) (2014 – 2017)

Partnerships to Improve Community Health (PICH) improves the health and wellness of all Americans.

PICH was a 3-year initiative that supported implementation of evidence-based strategies to improve the health of communities and reduce the prevalence of chronic disease. PICH built on a body of knowledge developed through previously funded Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) programs and encouraged collaborations with a multi-sectoral coalition to implement sustainable changes in communities where people live, learn, work, and play.

Download the PICH factsheet [PDF–1.16MB] to learn more about the program.

Download information[PDF-738K] about PICH awardee focus areas and priority interventions.

Download the FY2014 Awardees [PDF-433K] and FY2015 Awardees [PDF-198K] PICH maps to learn more about community health investments.

Download PICH Highlights [PDF-922K] to learn more about our awardees.

For more information on this program, view the original funding opportunity.

Investing in Healthier Communities

In 2014, CDC awarded $49.3 million to 39 awardees representing three designated geographic areas, including:

• $30.9 million in awards to 13 large cities and urban counties with populations of 500,000 or more.
• $14.2 million in awards to 20 small cities and counties with populations between 50,000 and 499,999.
• $4.2 million in awards to six American Indian tribes/tribal organizations.

PICH awardees worked with a variety of governmental agencies and nongovernmental organizations from many sectors including:

• School districts.
• Local governments.
• Hospital and health systems.
• Community-based organizations.
• Public health offices.
• American Indian tribes/tribal organizations.

Approach to Improving Health

PICH worked to make healthy living easier and more affordable where people live, learn, work, and play. To improve health and wellness in their communities, awardees focused on four risk factors:

• Tobacco use and exposure.
• Poor nutrition.
• Physical inactivity.
• Lack of access to opportunities for chronic disease prevention, risk reduction, and disease management.

Examples of community strategies include:

• Protecting people from secondhand smoke exposure in indoor and outdoor spaces.
• Promoting nutrition guidelines that encourage healthy food and beverage options in schools and worksites.
• Increasing physical education classes so children have more physical activity opportunities each day.
• Increasing the number of multi-disciplinary teams (i.e., physicians, pharmacists, community health workers) that help patients manage their chronic diseases.

Awardees

Learn more about PICH Awardees.

Large Cities and Urban Counties

*Year 1 awardee with no future funding.

Small Cities and Counties

American Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations