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 ...
Dental clinic blood pressure referral form, developed by North Dakota Department of Health and used by Valley Community Health Centers in North Dakota.
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 ...
This is a spanish language resource, there is also an english version on the Tools for Change website. This resource, developed by the Texas Heart Disease and Stroke Program, provides patients with information on how to measure and ...
This resource, developed by the Texas Heart Disease and Stroke Program, provides patients with information on how to measure and evaluate their blood pressure as well as space to record their measurements and current medications, allowing ...
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 ...
Agreement form that includes information about the program for patients to review before enrolling.
Education materials developed for partners to educate patients of priority population. The materials covered information on the definition of hypertension, what are the current guidelines, and listed facts specific to Guam's population.
A program guide with information on available programs and a health planner for patients to track goals, progress, doctor's appointments, and next steps.
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 ...
ASTHO President Scott Harris, MD, MPH, Testifies to Congress Advocating for Sustainable and Predictable Public Health Funding ARLINGTON, VA — Scott Harris, MD, MPH, president of the Association of State and Territorial Health ...
Don't Panic! A Panel on How to be an Effective Crisis Communicator This ASTHO webinar explored strategies for strengthening jurisdictional capacity for public health risk communication. The panel discussion featured insights from the ...
Tobacco Use in King County Washington: A Medicaid Data Analysis Report ASTHO Staff, King County Staff, University of Washington Staff Washington state provides an excellent model for integrating Medicaid data to address tobacco use. ...
This guide provides tools and strategies to support individuals struggling to access their prescription medications.
Learn how states are improving data collection and analysis to build more robust public health programs in this brief.
Improving Disability Inclusion This page features resources for promoting policies and improving access to services for people with disabilities ASTHO provides a variety of resources to help the public health workforce enhance disability ...
The Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality published this one-page document with guidance on accurate blood pressure measurement and a protocol for clinicians to use with patients who have elevated blood pressure and are not currently ...
This resource documents the policy and procedure of the Jasper Newton County Public Health Department's Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Program. This program, in collaboration with the Texas Department of State Health Service's ...
The Monroe Clinic in Wisconsin developed a protocol for handing off a patient with hypertension within the clinic setting for registered nurses, liscensed practical nurses, medical assistant, and certified nurses assistants. The protocol ...
This resource is a snapshot of the work Wisconsin 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 ...