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Title of Collaborative Activity:

Congenital Heart Public Health Consortium

Description of Collaborative Activity:

The Congenital Heart Public Health Consortium (CHPHC) is a group of organizations uniting resources and efforts in public health activities. The mission of the CHPHC is to prevent congenital heart defects and improve outcomes for affected children and adults. The consortium achieves its mission by providing leadership and a unified voice for public health priorities, expanding opportunities for surveillance and public health research, and informing public policy priorities that benefit public health and affected persons. The CHPHC represents various federal, state, and community organizations, including those representing patient/family, clinical, and research interests. It is pooling expertise and experience and using a public health model to address Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) issues across the lifespan.

Type of Collaborative Activity:

Resource Development

Year the Collaborative Activity Originated:

2008

NIH Participating Institutes/Centers/Office of the Director:

NHLBI

HHS Agency Collaborators on this Activity:

AHRQ, CDC