Specifications include, but are not limited to: The New York State Department of Health Division of Chronic Disease Prevention and Adult Health and Division of Nutrition seek applications to establish programs to prevent obesity, type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases in New York State through the implementation of sustainable policy, systems and environmental changes in communities where people live, work and play. This approach to chronic disease prevention emphasizes supportive environments and population-wide efforts that accelerate improvements in individual health behaviors and health outcomes. Initiatives must maximize the impact on the prevention of obesity and type 2 diabetes by promoting the implementation of policies, systems and environmental change that will create healthy places for people to live, work and play.
