Grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Texas Heart Disease and Stroke Program (HDSP)was awarded two
grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).. These grants
allow the Heart Disease and Stroke Program to assist in implementing best
practices for the identification and management of high blood pressure and high
cholesterol across the state.
In collaboration with the DSHS
Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, the strategies for CDC-RFA-DP18-1815, Improving the
Health of Americans through the Prevention and Management of Diabetes and Heart
Disease and Stroke, include to:
- Help clinics use electronic health records to find and treat patients with high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
- Increase the use of non-physician team
members, such as pharmacists, nurses, medical assistants, and community health workers
to help patients lower their high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
- Promote the role of pharmacists in managing high blood pressure and high
cholesterol through medication therapy management (MTM). MTM includes reviewing
and adjusting medications to ensure they are beneficial for the patient.
- Help clinics and communities to teach patients with high blood pressure
how to monitor and track their blood pressure at home.
- Help clinics to refer patients with high blood pressure of high
cholesterol to community resources to manage their condition.
For CDC-RFA-DP18-1817,
Innovative State and Local Public Health Strategies
to Prevent and Manage Diabetes and Heart Disease and Stroke, the strategies
include:
- Help
clinics use electronic health records to find and treat patients with high
blood pressure and high cholesterol.
- Use team-based care to manage high blood pressure and high
cholesterol by including nurses, medical assistants, community health workers
and pharmacists in care plans.
- Promote the use of MTM between community
pharmacists and primary care providers to manage high blood pressure and high
cholesterol and promote lifestyle changes.
- Increase the use of community health
workers to help patients manage high blood pressure and
high cholesterol.
- Create referral pathways to and from clinic and community resources.
These pathways allow physicians to follow-up on patients enrolled in high blood
pressure and high cholesterol management programs held outside of the clinic.
- Expand the use of telehealth to help patients manage high blood pressure and high
cholesterol.
HDSP staff
provide guidance and help to the following organizations and
partners in implementing the above strategies in DSHS Public Health Regions 4-8.
- Northeast Texas
Public Health District
- University of
Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy
- University of Texas Health Science
Center at Houston
- University of Texas Health Science
Center at Tyler
- DSHS Office of Border Public Health, Public
Health Region 8
Projects
Texas Hypertension Control Movement
Since 2018, the HDSP has partnered with
the American Heart Association (AHA) to improve blood pressure control for a
healthier Texas. The purpose of this collaboration is to bring together clinics
and community-based organizations, along with academic institutions, to achieve
hypertension control across Texas. This is done by using Target: BP™ and CDC strategies.
GOAL:
Achieve >70 percent hypertension control across Texas by 2024.
Regional Hypertension Collaboratives
The HDSP and AHA support the regional hypertension collaboratives across
Texas to improve hypertension control rates. At the regional and local
levels, leaders from health care and community settings come together to:
- Learn and help achieve hypertension control
through Target:BP™ and the M.A.P. framework (M=Measure accurately, A=Act
rapidly and P=Partner with patients)
- Connect with local partners
- Share resources to assist patients control their
high blood pressure
Texas Hypertension Control Summit
The HDSP collaborates with the AHA, American Medical
Association, and the Chair from the Texas Cardiovascular and Stroke Partnership
to host the Texas Hypertension Control Summit. The Summit brings
together national experts and Texas leaders to share the latest
evidence-based strategies to help improve hypertension in clinical and
community settings across Texas.
Past Projects
Texas
Hypertension Control Learning Collaborative (Past Project – No longer accepting
applications)
The THCLC project is
aimed to help clinics improve hypertension control rates through the adoption
and implementation of self-measured blood pressure (SMBP) monitoring policies
and protocols.
Applications
are being accepted through December 10, 2021.
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