Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
100 Congregations for Million Hearts®
Community Health Leadership ProgramSatcher Health Leadership Institute
June 2015
• More than 2 million heart attacks and strokes each year• Cause 1 of every 3 deaths (800,000 deaths a year)• Leading cause of preventable death in people <65 • $444B in health care costs and lost productivity• Greatest contributor to racial disparities in life expectancy• 15,773 Georgians died of heart disease and 3564 died of
stroke (2011)• 37 percent of blacks and 33% of whites in GA have
hypertension.
Heart Disease and Stroke
Introduction: What is Million Hearts®?
• A national initiative to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2017.
• Brings together communities, health systems, nonprofit organizations, federal agencies, and private-sector partners from across the country to fight heart disease and stroke.
Key Components of Million Hearts™COMMUNITYPREVENTION
Changing the context
CLINICALPREVENTIONOptimizing care
Focus on ABCS
Health information technology
Clinical innovations
TRANSFAT
Introduction: What is 100 Congregations for Million Hearts®?
Launched February 21, 2013, to encourage faith-based organizations to increase awareness and action around heart disease prevention with a focus on high blood pressure (hypertension).
Million Hearts® Congregations
Can we recruit 5 Georgia-based congregations to join 100 Congregations for Million Hearts® by December 2015?
Research Question
Support faith-based organizations in raising awareness of, and preventing, heart attacks and stroke with a focus on hypertension control
Project Goals
o Designate advocate to be a resource for heart health information
o Establish/strengthen relationships with local experts and resources (community pharmacists, health centers, and health workers.)
o Disseminate messages about hypertension control;
o Promote Heart Health Mobile app
o Distribute blood pressure tracking wallet cards
Project Expectations for Congregations
Methodology: Timeline
– Effectiveness of Recruitment Strategies– Effectiveness of Technical Assistance– Ability of Congregations to Identify Advocates– Success of Congregation in Meeting Objectives– Baseline Awareness of Strategies for Preventing Heart
Disease and Stroke (ABCS)– Improvement in Awareness of ABCS– Baseline Occurrence of Heart Attacks and Strokes– Decrease in Occurrence of Heart Attacks and Strokes
Measurables / Evaluation
• This is a funded Federal Government Project. • Resources include:• Federal Staff Time (Sharon, Sameerah, Ashley)• Federal Resources (Outreach Materials, Website, Apps, Toolkits, Partners,
Motor Vehicle, etc.)
Budget and Materials
Sustainability
Ongoing Technical AssistanceContinuous Presence of the AdvocateCommunity-Level Partnerships
Contact Information
Sharon Ricks, MADeputy Regional Health AdministratorHHS/OASH Region [email protected]
Sameerah RashidMercer University [email protected]
