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Unleashing Inventive Leadership in Healthcare: The Vision of Pamela Garmon Johnson

Unveiling the story behind the esteemed Pamela Garmon Johnson, Vice President of Health Equity and National Partnerships of American Heart Association, Inc. (AHA), this enlightening feature dives into her journey and the unique knowledge imparted along the way.

Keeping your blood pressure below this number reduces risk of severe Covid, study finds-header

Keeping your blood pressure below this number reduces risk of severe Covid, study finds

High blood pressure is a known risk factor for a bout of Covid-19 severe enough to raise the specter of hospitalization and death.

High blood pressure went up even more early in the pandemic, study finds-header

High blood pressure went up even more early in the pandemic, study finds

People in the US with high blood pressure saw their levels rise during the first eight months of the Covid-19 pandemic, a new study says.

When You Get a Blood Pressure Reading, Cuff Size Matters-header

When You Get a Blood Pressure Reading, Cuff Size Matters

Blood pressure cuffs come in different sizes, and guidelines say health care providers should use the cuff that best fits a patient’s arm. In reality, though, many offices and clinics use one “regular”-size cuff for all adults.

Black adults who frequently attend church or have a deep sense of spirituality are more likely to meet key measures for good cardiovascular health new research finds.


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The COVID‐19 pandemic disrupted traditional health care; one fallout was a drastic decrease in blood pressure (BP) assessment. We analyzed the pandemic’s impact on our existing remote hypertension management program’s effectiveness and adaptability. Among enrolled patients with sustained hypertension, 51.1% reached BP goals. Within this group, rates of achieving goal BP improved to 94.6% during the pandemic from 75.8% pre-pandemic (P<0.0001).


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We are investing in community-based solutions to meet people where they are with a trusted voice. Heart health education and removing social detriments is improving outcomes in Black communities.


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Mark Mooney, Public Health Program Manager for the National Hypertension Control Initiative at the American Heart Association, participates in a panel of distinguished experts from Wellstar Health System and AHA about ways to accelerate heart care progress through diversity and inclusion. We’re on a mission to find better ways to fight heart disease through early detection, education, and through the workplace.


Mark Mooney, MPH, MA

Community Health Centers of Greater Dayton monitors their patients’ blood pressures remotely in an effort to help them control their hypertension.


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Economic adversity affects people in far more ways than making ends meet. It can also be detrimental to their health, Dr. Michelle Albert said during her Presidential Address at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions conference.


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Rev. J.C. Richardson knows how health conversations used to begin among his church members. It usually took someone falling ill for those who attend Richardson’s Cornerstone United Methodist Church to talk about who else in their New Orleans East community could be at risk — or how to prevent something similar from happening to themselves. A new partnership between Tulane University researchers and 42 New Orleans-area churches hopes to change that.


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People hospitalized for COVID-19 who lived in neighborhoods considered “socially vulnerable” because of factors such as poverty, crowded housing and high proportions of people from different racial and ethnic backgrounds were more likely to have a heart attack, stroke or die than people living in less socially vulnerable neighborhoods, new research shows


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Topics include the scientific evidence and rationale for SMBP, technical considerations, patient education, and details on the Measure Accurately, Act Rapidly, Partner with Patients (MAP) framework. 

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With eight founding physicians comprising the Board of Advisors, NHLCA aims to advance Latino cardiovascular health and to grow the pipeline of Latino health professionals among volunteers and members of the AHA.


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