Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention

The Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention and Million Hearts have an extensive suite of resources that can support hypertension control efforts. The mission of the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (DHDSP) is to provide public health leadership to improve cardiovascular health for all, reduce the burden, and eliminate disparities associated with heart disease and stroke. Million Hearts® 2022 is a national initiative to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes within 5 years. It focuses on implementing a small set of evidence-based priorities and targets that can improve cardiovascular health for all.

CDC DHSP Resources

• Self-Measured Blood Pressure (SMBP) Monitoring resources
• Treatment Protocols: Find standardized, evidence-based protocols for use in your practice. When embedded in electronic health records, treatment protocols can serve as clinical decision support at the point of care so no opportunities are missed to achieve control.
• Hypertension Control Change Package, Second Edition and Hypertension Management Program (HMP) Toolkit
• Improving Medication Adherence Among Patients with Hypertension
• Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Control Hypertension: The Call-to-Action outlines three goals to improve hypertension control across the United States, and each goal is supported by strategies to achieve success:
  • Goal 1. Make hypertension control a national priority.
  • Goal 2. Ensure that the places where people live, learn, work, and play support hypertension control.
  • Goal 3. Optimize patient care for hypertension.
• Community Health Worker Toolkit: CHWs are trained public health workers who serve as a bridge between communities, health care systems, and state health departments. Resources on this page include: Online courses, lessons learned, and best practices to help state health departments train and further build capacity for CHWs in their communities.
• Recognition: Highlights from Million Hearts Champions, Hospitals, partners, and supporters.