Colorado Heart Healthy Solutions (CHHS) is a statewide program that aims to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. CHHS involves a network of community health workers (CHWs) who reach out to individuals in their communities and provide health assessments, health education, coaching, referrals to local medical and healthy living resources, and ongoing support to at-risk individuals at no cost. Since 2008, CHHS has served over 40,000 Coloradans and has seen significant improvements in health outcomes. These results are published in the American Journal of Public Health and highlighted in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Science in Brief.
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