Improving heart and metabolic health in Maryland communities
The Mid-Atlantic Center for Cardiometabolic Health (MACCH)
This program offers community-centered health programs and clinical trials to help adults—especially Black and Latino people in Maryland—prevent and manage diabetes, high blood pressure, and related heart problems.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Johns Hopkins University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Baltimore, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11134426 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would be part of a center that combines community engagement, local partnerships, and several intervention trials to improve cardiometabolic health. The work includes randomized trials like a pregnancy/postpartum home‑visiting and health‑coaching program for Black and Latina women at higher cardiometabolic risk, plus other multi-level interventions that teach problem‑solving and support blood pressure and diabetes care. The center works with Johns Hopkins, Morgan State University, and community partners and uses community‑based participatory methods so programs are shaped with local residents. Administrative and investigator development cores support the studies and a Community Advisory Board helps translate findings into practice and policy.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults in Maryland at risk for or living with type 2 diabetes or other cardiometabolic conditions—including Black and Latino adults and postpartum women—are the primary candidates for participation.
Not a fit: People without cardiometabolic risk factors, those living far outside the Maryland/Baltimore area, or people seeking unrelated medical treatments are unlikely to benefit directly from these programs.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could lower diabetes and heart‑disease risk, improve blood pressure control, and reduce postpartum weight retention in underserved Maryland communities.
How similar studies have performed: Community-based programs and home‑visiting interventions have shown promise for blood pressure control and postpartum weight, but combining multiple evidence‑based interventions across communities is a newer, less-tested approach.
Where this research is happening
Baltimore, United States
- Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Cooper, Lisa a — Johns Hopkins University
- Study coordinator: Cooper, Lisa a
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.