To develop fundamental skills for implementing a hypertension control program, especially in a resource-limited setting, as a physician, nurse, pharmacist, community health worker, or other professional involved in hypertension diagnosis and management. … [Read more...] about Fundamentals for Implementing a Hypertension Program
Hypertension
The Community Health Worker’s Sourcebook: A Training Manual for Preventing Heart Disease and Stroke
Manual providing research and national guidelines on heart disease and stroke and their prevention. … [Read more...] about The Community Health Worker’s Sourcebook: A Training Manual for Preventing Heart Disease and Stroke
Acceptability of patient-centered hypertension education delivered by community health workers among people living with HIV/AIDS in rural Uganda
The growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) threatens to undermine the global progress that has been made to manage the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Hypertension (HTN) is the most common NCD and its prevalence among PLWHA has doubled over the past decade. However, knowledge of the complications and management of hypertension among … [Read more...] about Acceptability of patient-centered hypertension education delivered by community health workers among people living with HIV/AIDS in rural Uganda