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Support. Project funded with support from:> The Otto Bremer Foundation> The American Heart Association> The Minnesota Department of Health . Project Goals. 1. Implement and evaluate a heart disease QI care delivery model utilizing CHWs for disparate populations in two FQHCs. 2. To determine
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1. Community Health Workers Treating Heart Disease Risk Factors in High Risk Populations CDC HDSP Annual Grantee Meeting
September 14-17, 2009
Stanton Shanedling, PhD, MPH
2. Support Project funded with support from:
> The Otto Bremer Foundation
> The American Heart Association
> The Minnesota Department of Health
3. Project Goals 1. Implement and evaluate a heart disease QI care delivery model utilizing CHWs for disparate populations in two FQHCs.
2. To determine what the best CHW practices for patients with heart disease risk factors are.
3. Empower and engage patients to manage their heart disease risk factors effectively.