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GHWIC seeks to improve American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) health and well-being through chronic disease prevention, management, and control.
GHWIC goals are to:
GHWIC uses the following strategies to achieve its goals:
GHWIC supports a network of tribal partners conducting chronic disease prevention activities throughout Native communities in the United States.
It reaches over 115 federally recognized tribesA and Urban Indian OrganizationsB, either through direct funding or indirect funding through tribal organizations.
It also funds a tribal organization to serve as the GHWIC coordinating center to:
CDC’s largest investment to improve tribal health and prevent chronic disease through cultural practices.
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