Volume 64 | August 28, 2025

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The Ohio Cardiovascular & Diabetes Health Collaborative (Cardi-OH) is a statewide initiative of health care professionals who share knowledge to improve Medicaid patient outcomes and eliminate health disparities across Ohio.

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Podcast 59 - Beyond Statins: Practical Approaches to LDL Management

Listen to Wesley Milks, MD, from The Ohio State University.


Moderated by T.M. Ayodele Adesanya, MD, PhD, The Ohio State University.


Cardi-OH Radio podcasts highlight national, state, and local leaders discussing timely topics for primary care clinicians. 


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Wesley Milks

Wesley Milks, MD

Pearls for Clinical Practice

Capsule 58 - Cannabis and Associated Cardiovascular Risks

Did You Know?

Daily cannabis use has been linked to higher risks of congenital heart disease, heart attack, and stroke.


Capsules provide busy clinicians brief summaries of best practices that are ready to be implemented in clinical care.

Capsule 58 - Cannabis

What You Need to Know

The Benefits of Green Space on Heart Health

Access to green space, such as parks and gardens, supports cardiovascular health by promoting physical activity, reducing stress, and improving air quality. Read about the physiological and psychosocial mechanisms linking green space to heart disease risk factors and strategies for increasing green space access in the community and in health care settings.


Articles focus on high-priority topics in cardiovascular and diabetes care designed for primary care clinicians. 

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Benefits of Green Space

News You Can Use

Current 53 - Shorter Blood Pressure Protocols Effective to Diagnose Hypertension

Currents provide brief summaries of the latest advances in medicine or clinical practice related to diabetes or hypertension and include links to additional resources.

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The Ohio Cardiovascular and Diabetes Health Collaborative is funded by the Ohio Department of Medicaid and administered by the Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center. The views expressed in this document are solely those of the authors and do not represent the views of the state of Ohio or federal Medicaid programs.