Why this matters for Black families
Black women die from cardiovascular disease at roughly 1.3× the white-women rate (AHA, 2024 statistics update). Hypertension prevalence among Black women is 58%, the highest of any group tracked by the CDC.
The American Heart Association's 2024 statistical update places cardiovascular mortality among Black women at roughly 1.3× the white-women rate, with hypertension driving much of that gap. CDC BRFSS data show 58% of Black women ages 20+ have hypertension, the highest of any demographic group the CDC tracks.
WISEWOMAN's design centers this gap: the program targets women 40-64 (pre-Medicare age), offers onsite blood-pressure and lipid panel, and bundles the screening with lifestyle coaching through the same community clinics that run the state's NBCCEDP program. Every WISEWOMAN enrollee with elevated readings gets referred to primary care with an active navigation handoff.
Who qualifies (federal baseline)
Federal WISEWOMAN eligibility:
- Age: 40-64
- Income: up to 250% FPL (aligned with NBCCEDP)
- Sex/Gender: women (WISEWOMAN is women-only by statute)
- Insurance status: uninsured or under-insured
WISEWOMAN funds 21 states plus 4 tribal organizations as of the 2023-2028 cycle; other states run smaller heart-health outreach through their NBCCEDP grantee without the WISEWOMAN dollar. State-specific eligibility overrides follow the NBCCEDP-linked program.
The three federal eligibility gates
All 50 states & DC
Alabama
Alabama WISEWOMAN Program
334-206-2005
Alaska
WISEWOMAN at SEARHC (Southeast Alaska)
907-766-6320
Arizona
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
Arkansas
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
California
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
Colorado
Colorado WISEWOMAN
Connecticut
Connecticut WISEWOMAN Program
860-509-7804
Delaware
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
Florida
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
Georgia
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
Hawaii
Hawaii WISEWOMAN Program
Idaho
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
Illinois
Illinois WISEWOMAN Program
Indiana
Indiana WISEWOMAN Program
Iowa
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
Kansas
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
Kentucky
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
Louisiana
Louisiana WISEWOMAN
Maine
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
Maryland
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
Massachusetts
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
Michigan
Michigan WISEWOMAN Program
844-446-8727
Minnesota
SagePlus Heart Health Program
888-643-2584
Mississippi
Mississippi WISEWOMAN Cardiovascular Health Program
601-576-7466
Missouri
Missouri WISEWOMAN
Montana
Montana WISEWOMAN Program
406-444-9044
Nebraska
Nebraska WISEWOMAN
800-532-2227
Nevada
Nevada WISEWOMAN Program
877-385-2345
New Hampshire
New Hampshire WISEWOMAN
New Jersey
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
New Mexico
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
New York
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
North Carolina
NC WISEWOMAN Program
North Dakota
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
Ohio
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
Oklahoma
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
Oregon
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
Pennsylvania
PA-WISE
Rhode Island
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
South Carolina
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
South Dakota
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
Tennessee
Tennessee Women's Heart Health Program
877-969-6636
Texas
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
Utah
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
Vermont
You First heart health screening
800-508-2222
Virginia
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
Washington
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
West Virginia
West Virginia WISEWOMAN Program
800-642-8522
Wisconsin
Wisconsin WISEWOMAN
Wyoming
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
District of Columbia
No CDC grantee, see alternatives
Data sources
- CDC WISEWOMAN programs: cdc.gov/wisewoman
- AHA Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics, 2024 Update
- CDC BRFSS hypertension prevalence by race/ethnicity
Data refreshed: