This patient guide, developed by the Pittsburg County Health Department, offers information and tips for achieving lifestyle modifications to support self-management of blood pressure, including physical activity and stress.
This document features opportunities and resources for state health departments to support health systems change and the goals of several federal and national initiatives of the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (DHDSP), the ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
An illustrated sequence of hypertension control interventions carried out through community-clinical linkages in Green County, Wisconsin.
Learn about recent public health legislation in the islands areas related to access to nutritional foods, deterring substance use, and promoting healthy aging.
Assessment of Foundational Capabilities Assessment of Foundational Capabilities in Public Health Grace Gorenflo, Brian Lentes, Melissa Touma, Anna Bradley Learn how state health departments are implementing the Foundational Public Health ...
Data Modernization Primer and Tactical Guides Dive into these data modernization reports for strategies and detailed steps to move from siloed systems to a connected, resilient data ecosystem. Public health data modernization is a ...
Learn how education and health agencies can work together to address adolescent health through school-based programs.
Communicating About Data and Surveillance During Infectious Disease Emergencies The INSPIRE: Readiness webinar series featured Amanda Simanek, PhD, MPH to discuss best practices and lessons learned around communicating about data, ...
Learn about the importance of including animals in emergency planning in this blog post.
Public Health and Academic Leaders Unite Through Texas Consortium Mayela Arana Learn how a consortium in Texas strengthens and supports activities between public health practice and academic institutions. In a state as vast as Texas — ...
Learn how peer-to-peer collaboration has helped health agencies develop their performance management and quality improvement efforts.
Learn how Nebraska's Division of Public Health restructured their grants monitoring process in this blog post.
Tennessee Partners with Dialysis Facilities to Strengthen Infection Prevention Tennessee and Dialysis Facilities Strengthen Infection Prevention Alex Kurutz, Joshua Key, Connie Harig Learn how Tennessee partners with dialysis facilities to ...
Learn about how five jurisdictions approached self-measured blood pressure monitoring programs to reduce hypertension and uncover systemic barriers to care.
An interactive framework and database to assist health departments in advancing health equity and incorporating communities in population health programs and strategies.
ASTHO provides tools and resources from states, national organizations, and federal agencies to drive the work of states and territories toward achieving the goal of Million Hearts, with a focus on hypertension identification and control. ...