Cardiovascular Health Program

The Cardiovascular Health Program implements and evaluates evidence-based strategies to prevent and manage cardiovascular disease in high-burden populations. Program strategies related to heart disease focus on healthcare system quality improvement and linking community resources and clinical services:

• Electronic Health Records (EHR)/Health Information Technology (HIT): Promote the adoption and use of EHRs and HIT to improve provider outcomes and patient health outcomes related to identification of individuals with undiagnosed hypertension and management of adults with hypertension.
• Team-based care: Support engagement of non-physician team members (e.g., nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, nutritionists, physical therapists, social workers) in hypertension and cholesterol management in clinical settings.
• Self-Measured Blood Pressure (SMBP): Facilitate use of SMBP monitoring with clinical support among adults with hypertension.
• Social Determinants of Health (SDoH): Promote assessment of patient social needs of adults with hypertension and/or high blood cholesterol.
• Referrals: Implement systems to facilitate systematic referral of adults with hypertension and/or high blood cholesterol to community programs/resources.
• Community Health Workers (CHWs): Encourage adoption of CHW involvement in clinical workflows to assist with supporting adults at highest need with hypertension and/or high blood cholesterol.

Coverdell Stroke Program

The Ohio Coverdell Stroke Program is a data-driven quality improvement program for stroke treatment that provides quality improvement resources to hospital stroke teams and other healthcare providers to reduce the number of Ohioans who die from or are disabled by stroke.

Diabetes Prevention and Management Program

The Diabetes Prevention and Management Program (DPMP) seeks to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes among adults with prediabetes and improve self-care practices, quality of care, and early detection of complications among people with diabetes, with a focus on reducing health disparities for priority populations.