National Organizations of State and Local Officials: Public Health Capacity

and data/information-sharing between HRSA and state and/or local officials, 2) strengthen HRSA-funded programs by better understanding state and/or local stakeholder needs, priorities, and perspectives, and 3) support capacity-building activities at the state and/or local levels that strengthen the health care safety net and advance shared public health goals with HRSA.2 The term “capacity-building” includes actions that build, strengthen, and maintain the necessary competencies and resources needed to sustain or improve health services delivery to vulnerable and underserved populations. Capacity-building activities supported through NOSLO: Public Health Capacity include technical assistance and training; data collection, sharing, and analysis; materials development; or other agreed-to actions that enable state and/or local organizations to operate in a comprehensive, responsive, coordinated, and effective manner. Through NOSLO: Public Health Capacity, HRSA will provide support to an organization that can represent the nation’s state and/or local public health officials and organizations at a national level to promote integrated systems of care, foster community partnerships, and strengthen the health care workforce.