National Organizations of State and Local Officials: Health Legislation

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the National Organizations of State and Local Officials (NOSLO) Program: Health Legislation. The purpose of this program is to assist states and local authorities in a) preserving and improving public health, b) building capacity to address other public health matters and support and enforce regulations intended to improve the public’s health, and c) preventing and suppressing communicable diseases. To fulfill the program’s purpose, NOSLO Health Legislation: has the following objective: 1) facilitate bidirectional communication and data/information-sharing between HRSA and state and local officials, 2) strengthen HRSA-funded programs by better understanding state and local stakeholder needs, priorities, and perspectives, and 3) support capacity-building activities at the state and local levels that strengthen the health care safety net and advance shared public health goals with HRSA.The term “capacity-building” includes actions that build, strengthen, and maintain the necessary competencies and resources needed to sustain or improve health services delivery to vulnerable and underserved populations. Through NOSLO: Health Legislation, HRSA will build the capacity of the nation’s state legislators and legislative officials to learn from one another about public health and health care safety net-related promising practices and innovative approaches.
Categories: Health.