Local organizations receive $8.9M to increase healthy choices for county residents

Public Health - Seattle & King County is offering 51 grants totaling $8.9 million to fund school districts, community-based organizations, and local governments to improve nutrition and physical activity and decrease tobacco use and exposure.

The Auburn School District is among the recipients.

As part of the one-time federal stimulus funds in the Communities Putting Prevention to Work initiative, the grants will support and pay for activities that will produce long-lasting changes and improve the community conditions that harm residents.

"We are helping our communities use proven strategies to fight the leading causes of death in our region, such as heart disease and diabetes," said King County Executive Dow Constantine. "Our goal is for all residents, regardless of where they live in the county, to have access to healthy choices and opportunities for healthy living."

Goals of CPPW in King County are to increase physical activity and improve nutrition; decrease smoking rates, number of teenagers who begin to smoke, and exposure to secondhand smoke; and reduce health inequities.

People who most experience the risk factors of poor nutrition, lack of physical activity, tobacco use, and exposure to tobacco smoke tend to be low income, people of color, as well as those living in south King County or south Seattle. CPPW will focus on the communities with the greatest needs.

Health Eating/Active Living - $6.8 million

Schools Districts & Supporting Organizations ($2.6M)

• Auburn School District

• Bicycle Alliance of Washington

• Highline School District

• Kent School District (2)

• Northshore School District

• Renton School District

• Seattle School District

• Treeswing

• Tukwila School District

• Washington Sustainable Food and Farming Network

Local Governments & Supporting Organizations ($2.3M)

• Cascade Bicycle Club Education Foundation

• City of Kent

• City of Federal Way

• City of Redmond

• City of Snoqualmie

• King County - Department of Natural Resources and Parks

• Puget Sound Regional Council

• Seattle - Department of Planning and Development

• Seattle - Human Services Department (2)

• University of Washington - Northwest Center for Livable Communities

• Washington State University

Community Based Organizations ($1.9M)

• Center for MultiCultural Health

• Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition

• Children's Home Society/Burst for Prosperity Initiative

• Community Pediatric Foundation of Washington - Coalition for Safety and Health in Early Learning

• Environmental Coalition of South Seattle

• Horn of Africa Services

• King County Housing Authority

• OneAmerica

• Sea Mar Community Health Centers

• Seattle Children's Hospital

• Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority

• University of Washington (UW) - Northwest Center for Excellence in Media Literacy

• University of Washington (UW) -School of Nursing

• YMCA of Greater Seattle

Tobacco Prevention - $2.065 million

Schools & Colleges ($610k)

• Cornish College of the Arts

• Puget Sound Educational Service District

• Seattle Public Schools

Tobacco-Free Parks ($200k)

• King County Parks & participating city jurisdictions

Community Based Organizations ($475k)

• Entre Hermanos

• Gay City Health Project

• My Service Mind of Northwest

• Refugee Woman's Alliance

Smoke-Free Housing ($430k)

• Housing Resources Group

• King County Housing Authority

• Seattle Housing Authority

• Washington Asian Pacific Islander Community Services

Social Support to Quit Tobacco ($350k)

• King County Mental Health Chemical Abuse and Dependency Services

• University of Washington Medical Center

For more information about CPPW, visit www.kingcounty.gov/health/cppw.

Comment on this story.

COMMENTING RULES: We encourage an open exchange of ideas in our online community, but we ask you to follow our guidelines for respecting community standards. In a nutshell, don't say anything you wouldn't want your mother to read.