Enhancing cardiovascular health for moms and kids at home
Official title: Enhancing Cardiovascular Health in Mothers and Children Through Home Visiting
Funded at Washington University · NIH-11544412 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A multi-center program tests whether enhanced home visiting can improve heart health and growth in families from economically challenged communities by collecting more accurate pediatric height/weight data.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Washington University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Saint Louis, United States) |
| Project start | May 5, 2022 |
| Project end | June 30, 2029 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $724,460 |
| NIH project number | 3UH3HL162970-05S1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11544412 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Families with pregnant women and young children in economically challenged communities, enrolled in the ENRICH program, across multiple sites.
✕Less likely to help
Families not enrolled in the ENRICH program or in areas with limited access to participating pediatric practices may not experience direct benefits.
What this research studies
This NIH grant supports an administrative supplement to strengthen data collection for a large, community-based trial that follows pregnant women and their children through early childhood. Teams will hire and train staff to abstract pediatric chart data from many practices across several states, ensuring accurate height, weight, and BMI measurements. The goal is to rigorously evaluate how enhanced home visiting affects child cardiovascular health and growth from birth to age 2 and beyond. The work focuses on managing and analyzing pediatric electronic health records to support trustworthy conclusions. If successful, it could clarify how home visitation programs influence long-term heart health starting in early life.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: Better understanding of how home visiting can improve child cardiovascular health and growth, guiding future public health strategies.
How similar studies have gone: Previous studies have shown that early-life interventions can influence long-term health, but this administrative supplement focuses on strengthening data to robustly measure effects.
Where this research is happening
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Washington University
Saint Louis, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Haire-Joshu, Debra — Washington University
- Study coordinator: Haire-Joshu, Debra
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.