With Every Heartbeat is Life:
How CHWs and Public Housing Authorities are Improving Heart Health
Community health workers (CHWs) are leading heart disease prevention efforts in public housing through a partnership between the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). From Boston to Charlotte to Denver, housing authorities are training CHWs to engage fellow residents in behavior change to improve their heart health. In the process, housing authorities are developing a CHW workforce whose effectiveness and reach are transforming approaches to reduce health disparities.
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Learning Objectives
- Learn how the NHLBI/HUD partnership is using the With Every Heartbeat is Life (WEHL) CHW program in a public housing setting
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Understand the outcomes from housing authorities implementing WEHL
- Identify how CHWs can help your housing authority reduce heart health disparities by preventing and controlling heart disease risk factors
