Overview
Heart disease and stroke remain the leading causes of death in the United States. NACHC and the CDC aim to achieve Million Hearts® goals in partnership with health centers across the country. Strategies focus on improvements in the use statins with high-risk patients, blood pressure management and control for African Americans, and the use of self-measured blood pressure (SMBP) monitoring. Learn about NACHC’s Million Hearts initiative.
Featured Resource:
Controlling Hypertension Learning Series: The Four Most Impactful Strategies for Achieving Success
Experts from the American Medical Association, NACHC, and health centers share the four most impactful strategies to improve blood pressure control. Check out this four-part learning series to explore how high-performing health centers have achieved great success with:
- Guideline-informed treatment intensification
- Improving medication adherence
- Improving follow-up intervals
- Increasing uptake of self-measured blood pressure monitoring (SMBP)
Publications:
- Accelerating Use of SMBP through Clinical-Community Care Models (Article published in Journal of Community Health, English)
- Are Community Health Center Patients Interested in Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring – And Can They Do It? (Article published in Integrated Blood Pressure Control Journal, English)
- Improving Identification and Diagnosis of Hypertensive Patients Hiding in Plain Sight (HIPS) in Health Centers (Journal article published in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety)
- Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives From Community Health Center Clinicians (published in Journal for Healthcare Quality, English)
- Self-Measured Blood Pressure Telemonitoring Programs: A Pragmatic How-to Guide (Journal published in American Journal of Hypertension, English)
- Who Are the Undiagnosed? Disparities in Hypertension Diagnoses in Vulnerable Populations (Journal article published in Family & Community Health)
Latest
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May 13, 2024 Community Health Center Chartbook 2024
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May 13, 2024 Effects of Uncontrolled Blood Pressure