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:
- 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.
- 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.