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Self-Measured Blood Pressure Courses 

Implementing a Clinic Based Self-Measured Blood Pressure (SMBP) Program Resources

• Ensuring all health care students are consistently trained to measure blood pressure accurately every time. BP Measurement Essentials: Student Edition (AMA) (YouTube)
• Provides information and tools to help CHWs support clients at risk for, or with, high blood pressure. WellShare Hypertension Conference 2016 (YouTube)
• BP Measurement Essentials: Student Edition (AMA)
• BP Measurement Refresher: Student Edition (AMA)
• Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring at Home: A Joint Policy Statement from the American Heart Association and American Medical Association (AHA Journals)
• Competency on training patients: Self-measured blood pressure (AMA Journals) (PDF)

Strategies for Hypertension Management Resources

Self-Measuring Blood Pressure (SMBP) Resources

• An initiative focused on preventing strokes and heart attacks - Million Hearts, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (HHS)
• Overviews of CPT codes related to Self-Measured Blood Pressure (AMA)

Team-Based Care

• Overview of principles of team-based care identified by the Institute of Medicine Roundtable: Value and Science-Driven Health Care (Becker's)

Tools to Support Healthy Choices

• Research, tools, and resources - Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers
• American Academy of Physician’s Assistants Shared Medical Appointments (AAPA)
• Supporting Social Service and Health Care Partnerships - Address Health-Related Social Needs (CHCS)
• Clinical Actions to support SMPB - Encouraging coverage (AMA)

Healthy Lifestyle

• Strengthening the connection between healthcare organizations and hunger relief initiatives - SNAP Rx (Hunger Solutions)
• Collaboration between the Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA) and HealthEast to address hunger and promote healthy eating - HAFA Veggie Rx
• Global health initiative overseen by the American College of Sports Medicine that connects healthcare providers with physical activity resources for patients - Exercise is Medicine
• Programs and resources to prevent and reduce tobacco use: Tobacco Prevention and Control Initiatives (MDH)
• One-stop-shop for wellness over your lifetime: Lake Region Healthcare Community Wellness (LRH)
• Maintaining a Healthy Weight: Let’s Go 5-2-1-0 (MaineHealth)
• Eat better, move more and live healthier lives - PowerUp (HealthPartners)
• CDC’s Alcohol and Public Health Web Site - Limit Alcohol
• immediate and long-term health effects of misusing alcohol, tobacco and other drugs Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• Smoking and Tobacco Use - Smoking and Tobacco Use (CDC)
• Tools and tips to help you - Quit Smoking (HHS)
• The American Heart Association - Stress Management (AMA)
• 7 ways to reduce stress and keep blood pressure down - Harvard Health