FY18 UK Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Project

The University of Kentucky (UK) Research Foundation shall provide services to support the Chronic Disease Prevention Branch including work with Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (HOSP) Programs and Behavioral Risk factor Surveillance (BRFSS) Program related to Cancer, Diabetes and Asthma. UK will also provide technical assistance to augment the adoption and use of Health Information Technology and health information exchange to implement quality improvement processes for population-focused identification and management of hypertension and diabetes through the Kentucky Regional Extension Centers. Cooperative agreements with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provide federal funding for these services.