HHS Selects Phase 1 Winners of Competition to Decrease Hypertension among Pregnant and Postpartum Women
New initiative to identify programs that provide effective monitoring and follow-up care for hypertensive disorders during pregnancy and postpartum.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office on Women’s Health announced the 20 winners of Phase I of the HHS Hypertension Innovator Award Competition. The competition was created to identify effective, pre-existing programs that care for people with hypertension where the programs could be or are already applied to women with hypertension who are pregnant and/or postpartum. The goal of the competition is to demonstrate sustainability and the ability to replicate and/or expand programs that provide effective monitoring and follow-up of hypertension for women who are pregnant and/or postpartum.
The 20 winners of Phase I of the HHS Hypertension Innovator Award Competition are listed below:
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Baltimore Healthy Start – Baltimore, MD
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Boston Medical Center – Boston, MA
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Brigham and Women's Hospital – Boston, MA
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CommonSpirit Health – Chicago, IL
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Emagine Solutions Technology – Tucson, AZ
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Gateway YMCA – Elizabeth, NJ
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Healthcentric Advisors – Providence, RI
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Lehigh Valley Health Network – Allentown, PA
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New York City Health + Hospitals – Manhattan, NY
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Novant Health – Charlotte, NC
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Nurse-Family Partnership – Denver, Colorado
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Ochsner Health – New Orleans, LA
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Preeclampsia Foundation – Melbourne, FL
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University of Chicago – Chicago, IL
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University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, MI
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University of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia, PA
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University of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh, PA
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University of Wisconsin – Madison, WI
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University of Texas (UT) Health Science Center – Houston, TX
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Valleywise (in collaboration with Creighton University) – Phoenix, AZ
To read the full press release, visit: https://go.usa.gov/xe7mU.
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