STRENGTHENING U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, WORKFORCE AND DATA SYSTEMS - BACKGROUND AND NEED AS NOTED IN THIS NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, UNDERINVESTMENT IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE AND DISINVESTMENT IN SOME COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES (U.S.) HAS LED TO A PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM THAT NEEDS ADDITIONAL STABLE AND FLEXIBLE RESOURCES TO RESPOND TO CURRENT NEEDS AND PREPARE FOR FUTURE EMERGENCIES. LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ARE ON THE FRONTLINES OF THE COUNTRY’S PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM, RESPONDING TO PANDEMICS, DELIVERING SERVICES AND MATERIALS, LISTENING TO AND RESPONDING TO OUR COMMUNITIES, AND BRAIDING FUNDING AND IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE RESPONSIVE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES. THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH’S (CDPH) CURRENT 5-YEAR COMMUNITY HEALTH PLAN, HEALTHY CHICAGO 2025, GUIDES OUR WORK AND OUR INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING THE ACTIVITIES PROPOSED IN THIS APPLICATION. THIS PLAN IS FOCUSED ON THE INEQUITIES AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONDITIONS THAT DRIVE AN 8.8-

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STRENGTHENING U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, WORKFORCE AND DATA SYSTEMS - BACKGROUND AND NEED AS NOTED IN THIS NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, UNDERINVESTMENT IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE AND DISINVESTMENT IN SOME COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES (U.S.) HAS LED TO A PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM THAT NEEDS ADDITIONAL STABLE AND FLEXIBLE RESOURCES TO RESPOND TO CURRENT NEEDS AND PREPARE FOR FUTURE EMERGENCIES. LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ARE ON THE FRONTLINES OF THE COUNTRY’S PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM, RESPONDING TO PANDEMICS, DELIVERING SERVICES AND MATERIALS, LISTENING TO AND RESPONDING TO OUR COMMUNITIES, AND BRAIDING FUNDING AND IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE RESPONSIVE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES. THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH’S (CDPH) CURRENT 5-YEAR COMMUNITY HEALTH PLAN, HEALTHY CHICAGO 2025, GUIDES OUR WORK AND OUR INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING THE ACTIVITIES PROPOSED IN THIS APPLICATION. THIS PLAN IS FOCUSED ON THE INEQUITIES AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONDITIONS THAT DRIVE AN 8.8-