Primary Recipient

GROUP HEALTH COOPERATIVE

Amount

$986,250.00

Award Date

9/23/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Overweight and obese adults are more likely to have hypertension and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Evidence-based medication and lifestyle strategies can be used to decrease CVD risk, but little is known about the comparative effec