Reducing the risk of CVD is part of Colorado's strategic plan. Programs are needed that offer provide enhanced patient-centered CVD prevention services using paraprofessionals and thus assisting health care providers (i.e., physicians, midlevels) in addressing preventive health care issues. Early identification of CVD risk is paramount in order to reach those who need the appropriate treatment. In this regard, NCEP guidelines recommend the utilization of the Framingham Risk Score (FRS) as the basis to identify patients with an increased 10-year risk for CVD events.