Resources
The Million Hearts resource page:
Million Hearts has been endorsed by many professional and trade organizations as providing the best toolkits and resources for cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment. The above link accesses patient education resources (in both English and Spanish)for your use. There is also a Blood Pressure Toolkit with additional content and templates for your customization.
Another page from Million Hearts:
The "Team up, Pressure Down" page contains many patient and staff education resources. There are even patient education videos for your use. Those of you working with Pharmacists may find the pharmacist education tools important too.
National Heart Disease and Stroke Program - CDC
Improving Cardiovascular Health at the Community Level - PDF
Meaningful Use clinical quality measures (CQMs)
Guide to Community Prevention Services - CDC
The Model for Improvement - Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Quality Improvement tools - National Network of Public Health Institutes