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HEALTHCARE GEORGIA FOUNDATION
Promoting Health and Preventing Disease
Preventing
and Managing
Chronic
Disease
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In every Georgia community, there are social,
cultural, and environmental conditions that
impact residents’ health. Promoting health
enables individuals and communities to
increase control of the determinants of health
and improve health outcomes.
We are committed to preventing disease, not
only reducing risk factors, but also slowing the
progression and reducing the consequences of
disease. We will direct our resources to
community -based population health
improvements with an emphasis on vulnerable
and underserved individuals and communities.
DIRECT SERVICES
Direct Services can be described as the implementation of a particular program or service(s) carried
out by a nonprofit to improve health outcomes among vulnerable populations and to ensure
individuals have equitable access to affordable, quality healthcare. Examples include: implementing
effective interventions to address cultural competence in the healthcare setting; educating
individuals/populations on health disparities, and providing screening, early detection, and other
preventive services.