TO (1) ASSIST IN DEVELOPING AND INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TO PREVENT DISEASE, PROLONG LIFE, PROMOTE PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH AN ORGANIZED PROGRAM OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, SERVICE DEMONSTRATIONS, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND OTHERWISE IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF PEOPLE THROUGH THE WORK OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES OR GENERALLY ACCEPTED METHODS OF PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY, PROMOTION, EDUCATION AND OTHER INTERVENTIONS; AND (2) PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHRONIC DISEASE DIRECTORS ("NACDD").