Healthy Hearts / Corazones Saludables: heart-healthy support for mothers and young children in home visiting programs
Healthy Hearts/ Corazones Saludables: Partnership to promote cardiovascular health in Hispanic and non-Hispanic mothers and children in US home visiting programs
This program offers heart-healthy coaching and resources to pregnant and postpartum mothers and their young children through home visiting services to help prevent obesity and other cardiovascular risks.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | California Poly State U San Luis Obispo NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (San Luis Obispo, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11128562 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would receive remote lifestyle coaching and practical heart-health tips during pregnancy and after delivery as part of your home visits. The team will adapt a proven remote program to fit into existing evidence-based home visiting services and train home visitors to deliver the content and skills. Families will be asked to share simple health measures (like weight and blood pressure), answer brief surveys, and try healthy eating and activity strategies with support from their home visitor. The first phase focuses on adapting materials and building partnerships, followed by larger testing of the program within participating home visiting sites.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are pregnant or postpartum mothers and their infants/young children who are enrolled in participating evidence-based home visiting programs, including Hispanic and non-Hispanic families.
Not a fit: People not enrolled in a participating home visiting program, those living outside partner service areas, or those needing specialized medical care are unlikely to benefit directly from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could help mothers lose weight, improve blood pressure and diet, support breastfeeding, and reduce future obesity and cardiovascular risk for both mothers and children.
How similar studies have performed: This work adapts a remotely delivered lifestyle program that the team has already shown can reduce maternal weight and improve cardiovascular health during pregnancy and postpartum.
Where this research is happening
San Luis Obispo, United States
- California Poly State U San Luis Obispo — San Luis Obispo, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Phelan, Suzanne — California Poly State U San Luis Obispo
- Study coordinator: Phelan, Suzanne
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 below.