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Community-Engaged Approaches to Promote Heat Preparedness among Patients with Chronic Health Conditions

Award Number: K01MD020455
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/29/2026
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/31/2030

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Community-Engaged Approaches to Promote Heat Preparedness among Patients with Chronic Health Conditions - ABSTRACT Candidate: Dr. Chandanabhumma is an early career researcher who conducts community-engaged, mixed methods healthcare research. His long-term career goal is to become an independent investigator who conducts community- engaged research to promote optimal health outcomes in the face of increased extreme weather events. This revised K01 award will provide him with the necessary skills to adapt and test an intervention delivered by community health workers (CHWs) to enhance the preparedness of low-income patients with heat-sensitive chronic diseases to extreme heat events (EHEs). Research Context: Increased frequency and severity of EHE will worsen morbidity and mortality outcomes for individuals with heat-sensitive chronic diseases, particularly cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease. As integral actors of community health centers, community health workers (CHWs) foster vital connections between healthcare systems and the communities they serve by providing contextualized health education, personalized coaching and support, and access to community resources. CHWs can be leveraged to promote EHE preparedness among low- income patients of community health centers with heat-sensitive chronic diseases. Research Aims: The specific aims of the proposed research are: 1) characterize the experience, facilitators and challenges of improving EHE preparedness among CHWs, patients, and other key constituents of community health centers, 2) collaboratively develop an adapted CHW-led intervention to enhance EHE preparedness among patients with cardiovascular disease and/or chronic kidney disease, and 3) determine the acceptability and feasibility of the intervention and explore behavioral outcomes of EHE preparedness of the adapted intervention. Training Aims: The training aims aligned with the specific aims are: 1) gain expertise in conducting extreme weather vulnerability assessment in healthcare, 2) advance participatory human-centered design to co-create contextually appropriate interventions, and 3) acquire the skills to develop, test, and evaluate community-engaged behavioral interventions. This combination of multidisciplinary mentorship, didactic coursework, research and community immersion opportunities in this career development plan will support Dr. Chandanabhumma to achieve his career goal. The University of Michigan, the University of Michigan Medical School, and the Department of Family Medicine provide an outstanding institutional environment and extensive support to complete this proposed career development award.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $134,730 )
2026	2026	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN	1109 GEDDES AVE STE 3300	ANN ARBOR	MI	48109	WASHTENAW	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	1	7/31/2026	NEW	$134,730
														Subtotal = $134,730

Grand Total All Awards = $134,730

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Community-Engaged Approaches to Promote Heat Preparedness among Patients with Chronic Health Conditions

Award Number: K01MD020455

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/29/2026

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/31/2030

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