Jennifer Mongoven, M.P.H., joined the Center for Home Care Policy & Research in June 2005 as a Research Project Manager for the Home-Based Blood Pressure Interventions for African Americans trial, Funded by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of two organizational interventions aimed at improving blood pressure control among a high-risk, African American home care population.
Before joining VNSNY, Ms. Mongoven coordinated the recruitment and retention activities of the NHLBI’s Women’s Health Initiative at the University of California Davis Vanguard Clinical Center. Most recently, Ms. Mongoven served as a project manager with Qualidigm, a health care quality improvement organization in Connecticut. In this position, Ms. Mongoven managed several diverse quality improvement projects, including a seven-state smoking cessation demonstration project funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
