{"id":77,"date":"2022-07-22T16:17:28","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T23:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalcardio\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2026-08-03T10:39:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T17:39:59","slug":"our-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalcardio\/about\/our-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p class=\"intro\">The UW Global Cardiovascular Health Program (GCHP) was launched in November 2021 as a joint effort between the Department of Global Health and Division of Cardiology.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div  class=\"grid row    \" >\n<div  class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<section aria-labelledby=\"vision43\">\n<div  class=\"card text-left block-top purple \" style=\"width:100%\">\n<h2 id=\"vision43\" class=\"card-title\">Vision<\/h2>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<div class=\"card-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A world where individuals can achieve optimal cardiovascular health. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<section aria-labelledby=\"mission27\">\n<div  class=\"card text-left block-top purple \" style=\"width:100%\">\n<h2 id=\"mission27\" class=\"card-title\">Mission<\/h2>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<div class=\"card-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We drive improved outcomes in cardiovascular health globally through interdisciplinary research and education, and equitable partnerships based on collaboration and mutual respect.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<section aria-labelledby=\"values62\">\n<div  class=\"card text-left block-top purple \" style=\"width:100%\">\n<h2 id=\"values62\" class=\"card-title\">Values<\/h2>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<div class=\"card-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Equity and Justice, Innovation, Collaboration, Excellence, Impact<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you would like to join our mailing list for upcoming opportunities, event notification and funding announcements, please <a href=\"https:\/\/mailman11.u.washington.edu\/mailman\/listinfo\/globalcardio_maillist\">sign up here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Goals<\/h2>\n<p>Our program aims to rigorously study both traditional and endemic cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors across the spectrum of translational science with a commitment to equity and capacity building. Our ultimate goal is to improve cardiovascular health outcomes at home and abroad. \t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"tab-tour  vertical-tour\" id=\"tabs-tour-container\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-text\">Pillars<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-3\">\n<ul class=\"nav flex-column nav-pills\" id=\"pillars\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\"aria-label=\"Pillars\">\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\"><button role=\"tab\" class=\"nav-link active\" type=\"button\" id=\"title-pillars-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\" href=\"#pillars-1\"  aria-controls=\"pillars-1\" aria-selected=\"true\" >1.<\/button><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\"><button role=\"tab\" class=\"nav-link\" type=\"button\" id=\"title-pillars-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\" href=\"#pillars-2\"  aria-controls=\"pillars-2\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\">2.<\/button><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\"><button role=\"tab\" class=\"nav-link\" type=\"button\" id=\"title-pillars-3\" data-toggle=\"tab\" href=\"#pillars-3\"  aria-controls=\"pillars-3\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\">3.<\/button><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-9\">\n<div class=\"tab-content\" id=\"tab-content-pillars\">\n<div class=\"tab-pane fade show active\" id=\"pillars-1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"title-pillars-1\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<h5>1. Study traditional and endemic cardiovascular disease and their risk factors<\/h5>\n<p>\u201cTraditional\u201d cardiovascular diseases that are diseases seen frequently in the US and other high and middle-income countries such as ischemic heart disease, stroke, non-valvular Afib, end HFpEF. Endemic diseases include those that we see more of in the lowest income countries such as rheumatic heart disease, tuberculous pericardial disease, or endomyocardial fibrosis. In some countries, we see a double burden of both traditional and endemic diseases. Endemic diseases are declining in some of these middle-income countries like India and Brazil, and many low-income countries are quickly moving to a state of double burden. Helping to prepare health systems for that transition is important for our field to consider.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tab-pane fade show\" id=\"pillars-2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"title-pillars-2\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<h5>2. Work across the spectrum of translational science.<\/h5>\n<p>There is a role for basic discovery science in our field. But later stage translational science is what is most necessary to move the needle on cardiovascular health globally. We need to develop innovative strategies through implementation research to increase the uptake of evidence-based interventions in diverse settings throughout the world.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tab-pane fade show\" id=\"pillars-3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"title-pillars-3\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<h5>3. Commitment to Equity and Capacity Strengthening<\/h5>\n<p>Most importantly, our work must be grounded in a firm commitment to equity and building capacity in the places where we work and study. This includes issues of North\u2014South equity, race and ethnicity, sex and gender, and of course wealth.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Reciprocal Innovation<\/h2>\n<p>Reciprocal Innovation is the \u201cbidirectional, co-constituted, and iterative exchange of ideas, resources, and innovations to address shared health challenges across diverse global settings\u201d as defined by Sors and colleagues at the <a href=\"https:\/\/indianactsi.org\/researchers\/services-tools\/global-health\/global-health-innovation-exchange-reciprocal-innovation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiana University Center for Global Health<\/a> <sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote modern-footnotes-footnote--hover-on-desktop \" data-mfn=\"1\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"000000004ec81be0000000007f586706_77\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-000000004ec81be0000000007f586706_77-1\">1<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-000000004ec81be0000000007f586706_77-1\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"1\">Sors, et al.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/17441692.2022.2102202\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/17441692.2022.2102202<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"su-lightbox\" data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalcardio\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Reciprocal-Innovation-744x1024.jpeg\" data-mfp-type=\"image\" data-mobile=\"yes\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-531\" src=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalcardio\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Reciprocal-Innovation-744x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"363\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalcardio\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Reciprocal-Innovation-744x1024.jpeg 744w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalcardio\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Reciprocal-Innovation-218x300.jpeg 218w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalcardio\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Reciprocal-Innovation-768x1057.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalcardio\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Reciprocal-Innovation-1117x1536.jpeg 1117w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalcardio\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Reciprocal-Innovation-375x516.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalcardio\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Reciprocal-Innovation-1200x1651.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalcardio\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Reciprocal-Innovation.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our program is committed to the pursuit of reciprocal innovations. For example, we believe that many innovations in differentiated service delivery models for HIV care in Africa may have important applications in the United States, especially in the rural WWAMI region (Washington-Wyoming-Alaska-Montana-Idaho). All of our research and training efforts include opportunities for learning across contexts to increase our global and local impact.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"modern-footnotes-list modern-footnotes-list--show-only-for-print\">\n<li><span>1<\/span>\n<div>Sors, et al.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/17441692.2022.2102202\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/17441692.2022.2102202<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; If you would like to join our mailing list for upcoming opportunities, event notification and funding announcements, please sign up here.\u00a0 Goals Our program aims to rigorously study both traditional and endemic cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors across the spectrum of translational science with a commitment to equity and capacity building. Our ultimate goal is to improve cardiovascular health outcomes at home and abroad. &nbsp; Reciprocal Innovation Reciprocal Innovation is the \u201cbidirectional, co-constituted, and iterative exchange of ideas,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":496,"parent":75,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/template-big-hero.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-77","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalcardio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalcardio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalcardio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalcardio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalcardio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalcardio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1068,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalcardio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77\/revisions\/1068"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalcardio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/75"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalcardio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalcardio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}