1. Hypertension Control through 6|18 Interventions
Derrick Gervin, PhD, MSW
Team Lead, Advancing Health Equity Team
Program Development and Services Branch
Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
June 27, 2017
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention

2. Heart Disease and Stroke Leading Killers in the United States
More than 1.5 million heart attacks and strokes each year
CVD causes 1 of every 3 deaths
800,000 deaths
Leading cause of preventable death in people <65
Contributor to racial disparities in life expectancy
Kochanek KD, et al. Natl Vital Stat Rep. 2011;60(3).
Go AS, et al. Circulation. 2012:e2–241
Heidenriech PA, et al. Circulation. 2011;123:933–4.
NCHS Data Breif, June 2013.

6. Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Strategic Directions
Clinical Quality Improvement
Enhancing Surveillance
Environmental Priorities
Community-Clinical Linkages

7. DHDSP Health System Interventions and Community Clinical Linkage Strategies
Quality Improvement in Health Systems
Using HIT/EHRs
Implementing hypertension protocols
Use of team-based care
Links between clinical and community resources
Community Health workers (CHWs)
Community-based pharmacists

8. Strategies to Control High Blood Pressure Under 6|18 Initiative
Improve access and adherence to anti-hypertensive and lipid-lowering medications
Promote a team-based approach to hypertension control
Provide access to monitors for self-measured blood pressure (SMBP) monitoring and support services

9. Collaboration with ACPM
Regional trainings
Web-based Core Competency Trainings
Lifestyle Medicine Education Modules
Online Educational Library
Social Media

10. CDC’s Heart Disease Resources

11. Thank You!
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention