Coronavirus in Memphis: Cases, deaths, hospitalizations, vaccine updates
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Researchers receive $4 5 million grant to improve quality of care for people with cardiovascular disease
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Memphis, Tenn. (May 17, 2021) - Researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have received a $4.5 million grant over three years from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to lead a statewide network of primary care providers, health systems, and academic centers to identify, develop, and implement patient-centered approaches to improve quality of care and outcomes for people with cardiovascular disease. Tennessee is one of only four states in the country chosen by AHRQ to receive this grant and create a statewide heart health network.
The Tennessee Heart Health Network will identify evidence-based interventions to aid primary care providers across the state in treating cardiovascular disease, the main cause of premature morbidity and mortality in the United States. The initiative will focus on hypertension control and smoking cessation as the two primary modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease and will help primary car
Coronavirus in Memphis: Cases, deaths, hospitalizations, vaccine updates Commercial Appeal © Ariel Cobbert/ The Commercial Appeal Collierville firemen prepare over a 1,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at Germantown Baptist drive-thru vaccination site on Wednesday, March 10, 2021.
Last updated at 10:15 a.m. on Monday, May 31.
In Memphis and Shelby County, the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 (standing for coronavirus disease 2019 ) continues to run its course as the rate of vaccinations slow.
As vaccinations continue and cases remain low, local governments have gradually lifted pandemic restrictions. The latest health directive, which went into effect midnight May 15, further loosened restrictions on businesses and significantly scaled back the local mask mandate, only requiring those who are vaccinated to wear masks on public transit or in locations such as businesses that require masks and have posted signage saying it is required.