Cardiovascular Health (CVH) Council
The CVH Team provides peer-to-peer support to State Health Departments for cardiovascular disease prevention and management through the following initiatives:
- CVH Council
- CVH Area Network (CAN)
The CVH Council, with support from the NACDD CVH team, is a virtual network of all CDC-funded state and local partners and their contractors addressing cardiovascular disease prevention and management.
The CVH Council supports training, identifies learning opportunities, and facilitates meaningful connections among state and local health departments. The Council also provides the cardiovascular health perspective to other NACDD councils, CDC leadership, and national partners.
- CVH Orientation Packet
Learn more about the purpose of the CVH Council and each leadership member’s roles and responsibilities by viewing the Orientation Packet below.
CVH Council Leadership Team Overview
The CVH Council Leadership Team is made up of elected or appointed Chair and Liaison positions. These positions serve the CVH Council in the following ways:
- Provide leadership and direction for the CVH Council and help set priorities for CVH Council offerings, peer engagement opportunities, and other support to health department colleagues.
- Serve as the primary health department points of contact for the CVH Council, including representing the CVH Council to members, NACDD, CDC, and other national partners.
- Represent the CVH Council at national in-person meetings and conferences, including CDC grantee meetings and NACDD meetings.
- Engage in decision-making that affects the strategic direction for the CVH Council; and
- Participate in strategic planning with other members of the CVH Council leadership.
CVH Council Leadership Team Members and Roles
As of September 1, 2023 Thelma Reis, MPH (AZ) has been serving as Chair of the CVH Council, prioritizing relevant communications (i.e., Off the Cuff, podcasts, etc.).
Nicole Hamlet joined the CVH Council Leadership Team to help identify professional development opportunities (i.e. speakers, webinars, etc.)
Jim Peacock was the prior chair of the CVH Council Leadership team and continues to serve by identifying leadership opportunities (i.e, conferences, relevant comment periods, etc.) relevant to states.
Ashley Minaei works in collaboration with NACDD’s Health Equity Council to provide an equitable lens to the CVS Council.
The Value of the CVH Council
NACDD Cardiovascular Health Council Overview
What is the Cardiovascular Health Council?
What value does the Cardiovascular Health Council bring to its members?
Why did you join the Cardiovascular Health Council?
How does the Cardiovascular Health Council help you with your workload?
How has the Cardiovascular Health Council add value to your work?
CDC-Led Peer-to-Peer Engagement Calls
The CDC’s Division of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention leadership and staff will facilitate calls to provide peer-to-peer opportunities for states to ask questions and share learnings with each other. For questions related to 23-0004, please reach out to your project officer.
CVH Area Network
Evaluation Peer Network
The Evaluation Peer Network (EPN) is comprised of evaluator and epidemiologists involved in programs funded by CDC’s Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention and Division of Diabetes Translation. The EPN met bimonthly and discusses issues related to methodology, reporting, and dissemination of data and evaluation results.