Improving Hypertension _ Diabetes Control and Prevention
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google it: encourage patients to use online test to determine prediabetes risk

prediabetes test More than 1 in 3 adults in the United States have prediabetes, and 90% don't even know they have it. Could your patient be one of them? There is an easy way for patients to find out if they or a loved one may have prediabetes - just Google it!
 
When someone Googles either "prediabetes" or "type 2 diabetes," they'll see a health card with a public health notice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the right side of the screen. Click on the link to take the one-minute Prediabetes Risk Test.
 
If they receive a high risk result, they can print or email the risk test results to share with their health care provider who can confirm a prediabetes diagnosis. The risk test page has information on how to join a lifestyle change program offered through the National Diabetes Prevention Program to help them make important lifestyle changes.
 
Encourage your patients to take the test today. Find the risk test via Google or take it here .
tech corner: study shows app for remotely managing hypertension effective in type 2 diabetes 

A new pilot study shows a positive outcome for people with type 2 diabetes and utilizing a smartphone application to monitor blood pressure. The study gave a Bluetooth-connected blood pressure monitoring device to 276 people with elevated BP for 6 weeks. After the device read their BP, the participants were sent their results along with helpful reminders to take their medications and adhere to a healthier lifestyle. Read more about the study here.

patient resource:  hypertension WORKSHEET FOR PATIENTS ENCOURAGES SELF-MANAGEMENT OF CARE

The American Heart Association (AHA) is aiming to provide patients with tools that will help in controlling high blood pressure (HBP). Partnering with primary care is key to finding a routine that patients can be consistent with.   Download a free High Blood Pressure Worksheet that helps patients know what to do before, during, and after a blood pressure office visit.

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take it to heart: join an aha heart walk in pennsylvania this fall

The American Heart Association (AHA) Heart Walk season is almost here! The AHA is hosting its annual Heart Walks across the state of Pennsylvania this fall. Don't see a Heart Walk in a location near you? Visit the AHA website to search for events by zip code.

walking 2019 AHA Heart Walks in Pennsylvania
e-learning opportunities: take advantage of these free online educational sessions  

e-learning Webinar: Taking Diabetes to School Conference/Webinar
Thursday, August 15, 2019 - 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
This web conference is geared toward parents/caretakers of children and teens with diabetes and school nurses. The agenda will include low glucose management, high glucose and sick-day management, and coordination of diabetes in the school setting. Join in on this great discussion aimed at improving collective experiences with diabetes management regardless of location.
 
CME Webinar: What's the Effect of Diabetes Prevention Services?
Participate in this 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ Medscape CME activity to evaluate the clinical implications of the reach and use of diabetes prevention services in the United States, based on a nationally representative, population-based cross-sectional analysis of 2016 and 2017 National Health Interview Survey data.

Patient Engagement Bite-Sized Learning Series
In partnership with X4Health, the PCPCC Support & Alignment Network (SAN) is happy to present a series of videos that will quickly guide practices and quality improvement teams to achieve their patient and family engagement (PFE) and Quality Payment Program (QPP) goals. This "starter track" will help create a foundational level of knowledge about PFE engagement and implementation strategies for Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative (TCPI) participants and others working towards practice tranformation. 
save the date: participate i n an upcoming hypertension and diabetes event near you

calendar icon Below is a list of just some of the hypertension and diabetes related events coming up in the next few months in towns and cities across Pennsylvania.
Do you know about a local diabetes prevention or hypertension events taking place near you? Email the details to Amy Porter if you'd like to have it featured in our upcoming newsletters.
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For more details about the Improving Hypertension and Diabetes Care & Prevention project, please contact Rhonda Dodson.
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Funding provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Health through the Improving the Health of Americans Through Prevention 
and  Management of Diabetes and Heart Disease and Stroke federal grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
Publication number PADOH-HD- 080119