CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH
Technical Assistance
Learning Collaboratives
In coordination with CDC’s Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, NACDD implemented two Learning Collaboratives bringing together state teams of public health and pharmacy partners to accelerate team-based care to manage high blood pressure and high cholesterol. As a result of the two Learning Collaboratives, participant teams now serve as facilitators within their states to continue and enhance successful strategies and share resources.
Fireside Chats
NACDD, in coordination with CDC, has developed an innovative format for live webcam presentations, called Fireside Chats, that allow for increased interaction between content experts and State Health Departments working on emerging issues in cardiovascular health. Unlike a webinar, where the bulk of the time is devoted to a speaker presentation based on prepared slides, Fireside Chats provide a more informal opportunity for a brief expert presentation and a specific state example, with the majority of the time being allocated to interaction among state, CDC, and NACDD representatives.
Virtual Roundtables
The CVH Team hosts virtual roundtables to provide states with an opportunity to discuss topics covered during Fireside Chats in a more informal format. Virtual roundtable sessions are not recorded, but summaries of the discussion can be found here.
Webinars
The CVH Team also hosts webinars using the more familiar format devoting the bulk of the event to speaker presentations on a specific topic with a Q&A period at the end.
Resources
Self-Measured Blood Pressure (SMBP)
CDC and NACDD commissioned the Department of Health Policy and Management at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health to develop A National Analysis of Self Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring report to support efforts to scale and spread the use of SMBP. Resources related to the analysis, a Comprehensive Synthesis and Topline Analysis, can be found here.
Issue Briefs
NACDD summarizes topics addressed during the fireside chats and virtual roundtables in Issue Briefs designed to capture key themes of the fireside chats and to provide examples of State Health Department activities related to the topics discussed. Issue Briefs currently available include:
- Data-Driven Systems Change and Improvement in Hypertension Management
- Addressing Health Disparities in Hypertension Control
- Team-Based Approaches to Controlling Hypertension
- Undiagnosed Hypertension
Success Stories
NACDD assists State Health Departments in promoting successful programs to improve the health of communities and to reduce the burden of chronic disease across the U.S. through development of success stories. Submit a success story to the What’s Working in Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Database here.