Improving heart and metabolic health in predominantly Black neighborhoods of Detroit and Cleveland
ACHIEVE GreatER: Addressing Cardiometabolic Health In Populations Through Early Prevention in the Great Lakes Region
This center brings community health workers, pharmacists, and mobile clinics to help people in mainly Black neighborhoods around Detroit and Cleveland prevent and manage high blood pressure, diabetes, and other heart risks.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Wayne State University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Detroit, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11134412 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would be part of a program that places community health workers and pharmacists in targeted local neighborhoods and mobile health units to help spot and manage early signs of heart disease and diabetes. The center runs four linked projects and a pilot grants program across Wayne State, Henry Ford Health, and Case Western to try different ways of delivering care, such as mobile units versus fixed community locations. Your health information could be included in a shared cloud-based database so researchers can profile neighborhood-level and individual risk factors. The work is nested in a larger epidemiologic study that follows multi-level cardiometabolic risks and supports new investigators focused on reducing disparities.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults living in the targeted census tracts of Detroit or Cleveland—particularly Black adults with hypertension, diabetes, obesity, or other cardiometabolic risk factors—are the main candidates for participation.
Not a fit: People who live outside the targeted Great Lakes neighborhoods, have no cardiometabolic risk factors, or cannot access the participating community sites or mobile units are unlikely to receive direct benefit from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could help people control blood pressure and blood sugar earlier, lowering their chance of heart attacks and other complications in these communities.
How similar studies have performed: Previous community health worker and pharmacist-led programs have shown improvements in blood pressure and diabetes control, though this multi-site, multi-component center with a shared cloud database is a newer, more comprehensive approach.
Where this research is happening
Detroit, United States
- Wayne State University — Detroit, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Levy, Phillip David — Wayne State University
- Study coordinator: Levy, Phillip David
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.