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Prevention: Competitive Grants - Community transformation grants o To be used for the implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of evidence- based community preventive health activities to reduce chronic diseases, prevent the development of secondary conditions, address health disparities, and develop evidence based effective prevention programs o Available to state and local government agencies and community-based organizations o Activities may focus on healthier school environments, active living communities, access to nutritious foods, chronic disease, worksite wellness, healthy food options, and reducing disparities o Authorizes funds necessary. May be funded by the Prevention and Public Health fund. Prevention: Worksite Wellness ► Worksite wellness initiatives •CDC to provide technical assistance, consultation, tools, and other resources in evaluating wellness programs offered by employers of all sizes (Sec. 4303) •Grants to encourage small businesses (100 employees or fewer) to offer comprehensive workplace wellness programs (Sec. 10408) .Authorizes $200 million for the period of FY 2011-2015 •Employers can have wellness programs that include requirements that enrollees satisfy health status factors (i.e., tobacco cessation or weight) if the financial consequences (reward or penalty) do not exceed 30% of the cost of employee-only coverage (or 30% of family coverage if dependents participate)* (Sec. 1201) Prevention Research and Evaluation - Funding for research to optimize the delivery of public health services. o Research shall include examining evidence-based practices relating to prevention, with a particular focus on high priority areas as identified by the HHS Secretary in the National Prevention Strategy or Health People 2020, and comparing community-based public health interventions in terms of effectiveness and cost. - HHS Secretary must ensure that all publicly-funded health programs, surveys, and reports collect data on race, ethnicity, sex, primary language, and disability status and that data be collected at the smallest geographical level possible (effective no later than March 23, 2012) o Authorizes such sums as necessary through FY 2014 - HHS Secretary will evaluate the effectiveness of federal health and wellness initiatives. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Projections ■ Covers 92% of all nonelderly residents (94% of legal, nonelderly residents) •Would cover an additional 32 million people (leaving 23 million nonelderly residents uninsured by 2019) ■ Expansion of insurance coverage and new appropriations included in PPACA will cost $938 billion over 10 years.