Activating Patients for Sustained Chronic Disease Self-Management: Thinking Beyond Clinical Outcomes

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Describes the Expanded Health Coaches for Hypertension Control (EHCHC) project to increase the proportion of adults 45 years and older to self-manage their hypertension. Discusses how a primary care practice and a community-based program can work together to improve patient knowledge and support readiness for behavior change through various channels, including the use of trained volunteer community health coaches.

Cheryl J. Dye, Joel E. Williams, Janet H. Evatt

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 7(2), 107-112

04/2016

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Appalachia · Cardiovascular disease · Community engagement and volunteerism · Community health workers · Physical activity · Population health · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · South Carolina