At a glance
The Practitioners' Guide highlights four key tenets that are successful in addressing hypertension and improving blood pressure outcomes. It describes ways to tailor lifestyle programs to different populations and settings, spotlights examples of programs, and addresses health inequities and how to adapt programs to the specific needs of potential participants.
Highlights
The Practitioners' Guide: Key Tenets of Successful Lifestyle Programs for Hypertension Control and Management highlights four key tenets for implementing effective lifestyle programs:
- Implement programs in community settings.
- Engage frontline public health workers who can bridge the gap between the patient and health care systems.
- Use shorter program durations.
- Target multiple lifestyle behaviors.
Within each tenet, the guide describes implementation strategies and considerations and provides a program spotlight to highlight the tenet in action.
Who should use this guide?
This Practitioners' Guide was developed to help clinicians, other health care professionals, public health professionals, decision-makers, community organizations, and other partners in the field identify and implement effective lifestyle programs to improve hypertension outcomes.
Suggested citation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention. 2023. Practitioners' Guide: Key Tenets of Successful Lifestyle Programs for Hypertension Control and Management. US Department of Health and Human Services. Available at https://hdsbpc.cdc.gov/s/article/Practitioner-s-Guide-Key-Tenets-of-Successful-Lifestyle-Programs-for-Hypertension-Control-and-Management. Last updated, 12/20/2023.