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Public Health Legislation in Island Areas

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Federated States of Micronesia,
Marshall Islands,
Palau,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Healthy Aging,
American Samoa,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Guam,
Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands,
Beth Giambrone,
Shannon Vance

Learn about recent public health legislation in the islands areas related to access to nutritional foods, deterring substance use, and promoting healthy aging.

Shaping Vaccine Cost and Coverage for Medicaid-Eligible Individuals

Blog,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Medicaid Sustainable Financing of DMI,
Medicaid Partnerships and Policy,
Infectious Disease,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Madison Hluchan

Shaping Vaccine Cost and Coverage for Medicaid-Eligible Individuals Shaping Vaccine Cost, Coverage for Medicaid-Eligible Individuals Madison Hluchan Learn how state health agencies can use their authority to address vaccine cost and ...

ASTHO-Million Hearts: Texas Community-Clinical Linkages Project

Topic,
Resource Type,
Hypertension Detection,
Screening and Referral Systems,
Texas,
State Examples,
Success Stories,
Community-Clinical Linkages,
Community Healthcare Professionals,
Community Team-Based Care/Care Coordination,
Pharmacists,
Hypertension Treatment and Management,
Team-Based Care,
Data-Driven Action,
Hospital and Health Systems Data,
Using Data to Identify Uncontrolled and Undiagnosed,
Financing and Policy,
Supporting Community Healthcare Professionals,
Supporting Prevention and Self-Management,
Evidence-Based and Promising Programs,
Primary Care and Public Health Integration,
Quality Improvement

2016 presentation describing partnership project between United Health Care and Texas State Department of Health, whose aim was to reduce hypertension across the State with a focus on disparate populations.

Million Hearts State Learning Collaborative: North Dakota State Snapshot

Topic,
Resource Type,
Hypertension Detection,
Screening and Referral Systems,
State Examples,
Success Stories,
Community-Clinical Linkages,
Community Team-Based Care/Care Coordination,
Hypertension Treatment and Management,
Data-Driven Action,
Sustainable Systems Change,
Evidence-Based and Promising Programs,
Home Blood Pressure Monitoring and Self-Management,
Information Exchange and Health Information Technology,
Cross-Sector Partnerships,
North Dakota,
Primary Care and Public Health Integration

This resource is a snapshot of the work North Dakota performed as a part of the Year 4 Cohort of the ASTHO Million Hearts Learning Collaborative. It includes details on their priority population, partners, aim statement, evidence-based ...

Million Hearts State Learning Collaborative: Texas State Snapshot

Topic,
Resource Type,
Hypertension Detection,
Screening and Referral Systems,
State Examples,
Success Stories,
Community-Clinical Linkages,
Community Team-Based Care/Care Coordination,
Hypertension Treatment and Management,
Data-Driven Action,
Sustainable Systems Change,
Evidence-Based and Promising Programs,
Self-Management and Lifestyle Change,
Home Blood Pressure Monitoring and Self-Management,
Texas,
Information Exchange and Health Information Technology,
Cross-Sector Partnerships

This resource is a snapshot of the work Texas performed as a part of the Year 4 Cohort of the ASTHO Million Hearts Learning Collaborative. It includes details on their priority population, partners, aim statement, evidence-based practices ...

Hypertension Community Care Protocol Flow Chart: Green County, Wisconsin

Topic,
Resource Type,
Hypertension Detection,
Screening and Referral Systems,
Wisconsin,
Community-Clinical Linkages,
Community Healthcare Professionals,
Community Team-Based Care/Care Coordination,
Hypertension Treatment and Management,
Team-Based Care,
Data-Driven Action,
Using Data to Identify Uncontrolled and Undiagnosed,
Financing and Policy,
Supporting Prevention and Self-Management,
Supporting Community Healthcare Professionals,
Evidence-Based and Promising Programs,
Primary Care and Public Health Integration,
Workflows and Protocols

An illustrated sequence of hypertension control interventions carried out through community-clinical linkages in Green County, Wisconsin.

Blood Pressure Measurement Competency Testing Form - West Allis Health Department

Wisconsin,
Resource Type,
Topic,
Engagement and Education Materials,
Provider Materials and Forms,
Hypertension Detection,
Screening and Referral Systems,
Hypertension Treatment and Management,
Standardizing Clinical Practice,
Evidence-Based and Promising Programs,
Quality Improvement

The West Allis Health Department in Wisconsin developed this employee screening record for blood pressure measurement. It is complete and comprehensive, including check off sections and a section for comments by the evaluator with dates.

Public Health Agency-Payer Collaboration to Address Hypertension

Resource Type,
Topic,
State Examples,
Success Stories,
Community-Clinical Linkages,
Community Healthcare Professionals,
Community Team-Based Care/Care Coordination,
Pharmacists,
Data-Driven Action,
Hospital and Health Systems Data,
Information Exchange and Health Information Technology,
Surveillance,
Financing and Policy,
Payment Models and Healthcare Delivery Reform,
Supporting Community Healthcare Professionals,
Sustainable Systems Change,
Aligned Vision and Leadership,
Cross-Sector Partnerships,
Recommendations,
Guidelines

Partnerships between state health agencies and public and private payers are critical to effective statewide efforts to improve hypertension identification and control. This white paper describes opportunities, strategies, and example ...

Key Recommendations: How State Health Agencies Can Support Million Hearts

Resource Type,
Topic,
State Examples,
Success Stories,
Community-Clinical Linkages,
Community Healthcare Professionals,
Community Team-Based Care/Care Coordination,
Pharmacists,
Data-Driven Action,
Information Exchange and Health Information Technology,
Hospital and Health Systems Data,
Surveillance,
Financing and Policy,
Payment Models and Healthcare Delivery Reform,
Supporting Community Healthcare Professionals,
Sustainable Systems Change,
Cross-Sector Partnerships,
Recommendations,
Guidelines

ASTHO convened a Million Hearts Advisory Roundtable to find innovative strategies for public health and primary care integration to support the Million Hearts initiative. Key recommendations from this action-oriented meeting outline ...

Understanding Blood Pressure: A Handy Guide to Understanding What Blood Pressure Is, How It Affects You, and How to Measure It at Home

Resource Type,
Topic,
Texas,
Engagement and Education Materials,
Patient Materials,
Hypertension Detection,
Hypertension Definitions,
Hypertension Treatment and Management,
Home Blood Pressure Monitoring and Self-Management,
Evidence-Based and Promising Programs,
Self-Management and Lifestyle Change

This is a guide to help patients understand what hypertension is, what can be done about it, and how they can manage it from home. The Texas Department of State Health Services Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Section ...

Green County Health Department Blood Pressure Screening Forms

Wisconsin,
Resource Type,
Topic,
Engagement and Education Materials,
Provider Materials and Forms,
Hypertension Detection,
Screening and Referral Systems,
Community-Clinical Linkages,
Community Team-Based Care/Care Coordination,
Hypertension Treatment and Management

The Green County Health Department (Wisconsin) developed this blood pressure screening form for use during community-based screenings. It contains space for personal information, nurse's notes, referrals, and follow-up blood pressure ...