Health Providers and Community Partners

Why Is this study being conducted?

  • Louisiana has a high burden of cardiovascular disease, especially in the African American community.
  • The overall goal of CHERISH is to implement the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in the African American community to help eliminate cardiovascular health disparities.
  • We plan to utilize Community Health workers in African American Churches in New Orleans to lead health related community programs.

CHERISH Study Partners

Jiang He, MD, PhD, Primary Investigator

Keith Ferdinand, MD, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, FNLA,
Co- Principle Investigator

Flor Alvarado, MD, MPH, Co-Investigator

Andrew Anderson, PhD, MHA, Co-Investigator

Lydia Bazzano, MD, PhD, MPH, Co-Investigator

Caryn Bell, PhD, Co-Investigator

Jing Chen, MD, MMSc, MSc, Co-Investigator

Jeanette Gustat, PhD, MPH, Co-Investigator

Hua He, PhD, Co-Investigator

Jodie Laurent, MPH, Senior Research Coordinator

Thomas LaVeist, PhD, Co-Investigator

Katherine Mills, MSPH, PhD, Co-Investigator

Marcia Ory, PhD, Co-Investigator

Marilyn Jefferson Payne, Ed.D, LPC-S, LMFT, Church Recruitment Liaison

Lizheng Shi, PhD, Co-Investigator

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