Key Points
- The Innovative Cardiovascular Health Program, CDC-RFA-DP-23-0005, aims to prevent and manage cardiovascular disease, especially hypertension and high cholesterol, among populations and communities at highest risk.
- The Innovative Cardiovascular Health Program is a 5-year cooperative agreement.
- The current program runs from 2023-2028.
FIM Opportunities
Awardees of the Innovative Cardiovascular Health Program implement team-based care, in which doctors and nurses work with pharmacists, community health workers, and others outside of medical settings, to manage a patient's risk factors to prevent, detect, control, and manage hypertension and high cholesterol as well as link community resources and clinical services that support comprehensive bidirectional referral aimed at social services and support for optimal health outcomes.
These include Food is Medicine approaches, resources, and services.
