| (a) The intent of the grants is to build capacity to address
public health issues, and identify and/or develop improved intervention and
prevention strategies.
(b) In making these grants, the goal of the department is to
improve public health outcomes at the community level and to strengthen the
public health infrastructure through improved public health practice.
(c) To the maximum extent possible, the grants are intended
to bring about improvements in health status that are demonstrable or measurable.
(d) Grant funds will not be used to fund direct health care
services except when those services are incidental to an essential public
health service being addressed.
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