Award
NIH Reporter #5K23HL168234-03
Addressing Depression for African American Adults with Hypertension: Applying Community-Engaged Implementation Science
Recipient
Northwestern University
Award Amount
$189,019.00
Ceiling
$189,019.00
Awarded
September 04, 2026
Identifier
5K23HL168234-03
A research project aimed at developing and implementing community-based interventions to treat depression in African American adults with hypertension, to improve blood pressure control and inform public health dissemination strategies.
Description
This study will develop a community-informed intervention and implementation approach to treat depression among African American adults with comorbid depression and hypertension living on the South Side of Chicago. Results will inform public health efforts to widely disseminate depression interventions to promote blood pressure control among populations with high rates of cardiovascular disease.