ENRICH: Coordinating Center to Promote Cardiovascular Health in Mothers and Children
Official title: Early Intervention to Promote Cardiovascular Health of Mothers and Children (ENRICH) Multisite Resource and Coordinating Center
Funded at Johns Hopkins University · NIH-11387702 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A nationwide effort to improve heart health in mothers and their young children by providing a centralized, coordinating hub that supports home visiting programs and uses tech tools to reach families where they already receive care.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
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| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Johns Hopkins University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Baltimore, United States) |
| Project start | May 5, 2022 |
| Project end | June 30, 2029 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $1,122,388 |
| NIH project number | 5U24HL163114-05 |
| Project ID | NIH-11387702 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Families with pregnant individuals or children up to 11 years old who participate in evidence-based home visiting programs and receive related health services.
✕Less likely to help
Families not engaged with home visiting services or those outside participating geographic areas may see limited direct benefit.
What this research studies
This grant funds a coordinating center to implement a shared, evidence-based program aimed at improving cardiovascular health for both mothers and children from birth through early childhood. It will leverage home visiting models, plus digital tools like mobile health and telehealth, to reach families at risk for poor CVH and to test a common intervention across different care settings. The center will provide design guidance, study protocols, and methodological support to ensure consistent implementation and robust evaluation across sites. By focusing on two generations—mothers and their children—it seeks to reduce disparities in CVH that are linked to race, ethnicity, income, and geography. The work is designed to be adaptable to diverse HV programs and settings while producing scalable, implementation-ready findings.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, families could experience improved heart health trajectories starting in the perinatal period, with benefits lasting into childhood and beyond.
How similar studies have gone: Previous CVH interventions in HV settings show promise, but this project tests a unified, implementation-ready approach across multiple models, which is novel.
Where this research is happening
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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Minkovitz, Cynthia S — Johns Hopkins University
- Study coordinator: Minkovitz, Cynthia S
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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.