Our Primary Initiatives
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Tennessee Heart Health Network
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 The Tennessee Heart Health Network (TN-HHN) works to implement patient-centered practices in primary care to improve
cardiovascular health. As the signature project of the Consortium, TN-HHN was launched
January 1, 2021 in recognition that our need is great: Tennessee ranks #3 in heart
attacks and/or cardiovascular disease and faces challenges in reaching all Tennesseans
who need care and help in managing their chronic heart disease. Through TN-HHN, the
Consortium is implementing statewide tools that were successful for diabetes patients
in our Management of Diabetes in Everyday Life (MODEL) program in the Mid-South. These
tools include health coaching and text messaging.
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Diabetes Wellness and
Prevention Coalition
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The Diabetes Wellness and Prevention Coalition (DWPC) is a patient, provider, and research partnership initiated in 2009 by Dr. Michael
Ugwueke, President and CEO of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare (MLH), to improve care for diabetes and obesity. Dr. Ugwueke emphasized prevention through
proactive disease management by focusing on prevention through proactive disease management.
This multi-year effort has sought to develop the patient, provider, and research collaboration
necessary to transform the paradigm of diabetes care in the Mid-South from a focus
on reactive, rescue care to a focus on high-value, patient-centered care that mobilizes
and engages the entire community.
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Cancer Prevention and Control Program
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The Cancer Prevention and Control Program is led by the UTHSC Center for Cancer Research and supported by the Tennessee Population Health Consortium. The goal of the Cancer
Prevention and Control Program is to reduce cancer risk and improve survivorship by
strengthening cancer prevention and control services. The program aims to identify
risk factors including behavioral or molecular and genetic biomarkers that will impact
precision prevention and medicine. We will employ TN-POPnet to track and help improve cancer prevention and control activities statewide and
to support quality improvement and health systems improvement research in cancer care
across Tennessee.
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