Grants

The Cardiovascular Health (CVH) program is 100% federally funded

The Cardiovascular Health (CVH) program is 100% federally funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-RFA-DP23-0004 The National Cardiovascular Health program and CDC-RFA-DP23-0005 The Innovative Cardiovascular Health program. The program receives an average of $1,661,814 per year from DP23-0004 and DP23-0005 to:

Link community resources and clinical services that support bidirectional referrals, self-management, and lifestyle change for patients with high blood pressure or high blood cholesterol or who have had a cardiac event. This goal can be met by:
- Using community health workers and patient navigators.
- Increasing referrals between health care systems and community programs and resources.
- Expanding the use of electronic health records and health information technology.
- Finding new ways to increase referrals to and participation in cardiac rehabilitation programs in traditional and community settings, including home-based settings.
- Promote increased reporting and tracking of clinical data to improve identification, management, and treatment of patients with high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol.
- Encourage providers to follow evidence-based guidelines and policies for team-based care of patients with high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol.
- Help patients with high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol manage their conditions.
- Encourage more patients with high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol to join proven lifestyle change programs.
- Monitor clinical measures shown to improve health care quality and identify patients with high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol.
- Use team-based care for patients with high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol and look for new ways to add nonphysician members to health care teams.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention