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    This document summarizes a community-based hypertension education project. It assessed that consumers in underserved communities lack knowledge about hypertension risks, prevention, and resources. The project's goals were to provide educational materials and ongoing health teaching to decrease hypertension incidence. Strategies included collaborating with a community organization to assess needs and provide brochures on hypertension. An evaluation found consumers were able to teach back what they learned about risks, causes, and treatment of hypertension. The project aims to continue education and hardwire the changes by providing the information to nursing students.

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    This document summarizes a community-based hypertension education project. It assessed that consumers in underserved communities lack knowledge about hypertension risks, prevention, and resources. The project's goals were to provide educational materials and ongoing health teaching to decrease hypertension incidence. Strategies included collaborating with a community organization to assess needs and provide brochures on hypertension. An evaluation found consumers were able to teach back what they learned about risks, causes, and treatment of hypertension. The project aims to continue education and hardwire the changes by providing the information to nursing students.

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    This document summarizes a community-based hypertension education project. It assessed that consumers in underserved communities lack knowledge about hypertension risks, prevention, and resources. The project's goals were to provide educational materials and ongoing health teaching to decrease hypertension incidence. Strategies included collaborating with a community organization to assess needs and provide brochures on hypertension. An evaluation found consumers were able to teach back what they learned about risks, causes, and treatment of hypertension. The project aims to continue education and hardwire the changes by providing the information to nursing students.

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    This document summarizes a community-based hypertension education project. It assessed that consumers in underserved communities lack knowledge about hypertension risks, prevention, and resources. The project's goals were to provide educational materials and ongoing health teaching to decrease hypertension incidence. Strategies included collaborating with a community organization to assess needs and provide brochures on hypertension. An evaluation found consumers were able to teach back what they learned about risks, causes, and treatment of hypertension. The project aims to continue education and hardwire the changes by providing the information to nursing students.

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    Community Based Hypertension Education

    Student name(s) (list alphabetically)


    Senior Leadership Change Project, Fall 2015

    Assessment Planning Implementation Summary


    Problem: Consumers in underserved communities Strategies: Actual Implementation: What was learned?
    lack knowledge on hypertension (HTN) risk factors, •Contact administrative staff at HSK •Collaborated with HSK Directors to assess the need •Hypertension is highly prevalent in
    preventative care, and available resources to •Build relationships with targeted consumers of the for education and consumer access to educational underserved communities
    decrease the incidence of HTN organization with high blood pressure resources •Provide education on one topic at a time
    Literature Review: Short Term Goal: •Collected information for brochures on HTN •Many of the consumers have one or more
    •A misconception that HTN is an episodic condition •Provide access to educational materials •Administered pre-interview disease processes
    rather than a chronic illness1 Long Term Goal: •Present educational material to the Director at HSK What would we do differently?
    •Community-based HTN classes are effective in •Provide ongoing health teaching to decrease incidence November 2015 for final approval •Interview more consumers to find out specific
    reducing systolic pressure levels by of HTN Change Agent Strategies: needs in hypertension education
    nonpharmacological means during the first 6 months Planning the Evaluation: •Strategy of rational-empirical was used providing •Focus on one specific change instead of
    and maintaining the levels for 1.5 years3 •Administration of post-interview in the future to current research as evidence to support the change of numerous changes
    •The gradual decrease in blood pressure in the two evaluate the effectiveness of educational HTN sessions decreased hypertension rates in conjunction with
    study groups was associated with education2 •Use teach back methods to assure effectiveness of hypertension education
    Driving Force:
    •Support from Horizon Soup Kitchen (HSK)
    hypertension education
    References
    Directors 1. Gross, B., Anderson, E. F., Busby, S.,
    Restraining Forces:
    •Lack of education
    Evaluation Frith, K. H., & Panco, C. E. (2013). Using
    culturally sensitive education to improve
    •Lack of trained staff Evaluate the Effectiveness of the Change: adherence with anti-hypertension regimen.
    •Literacy levels •Consumers were able to teach back the education Journal of Cultural Diversity, 20(2), 75-79.
    •Funding provided such as risks, causes, and treatment on 2. Hacihasanoğlu, R., & Gözüm, S. (2011). The
    •Time hypertension during the educational session effect of patient education and home
    Consequences of Change: •Administer post-interview on HTN monitoring on medication compliance,
    •Consumers will have continued education Strategies to Hardwire the Change: hypertension management, healthy lifestyle
    regarding HTN and health resources •Provide project information to Spring 2016 behaviors and BMI in a primary health care
    Attitudes, Beliefs & Knowledge of Change: Community and Leadership nursing students for setting. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 20(5/6),
    •“Education would be helpful on how to decrease my continuation of project 692-705. doi:10.1111/j.1365-
    blood pressure” •Place educational material within HSK 2702.2010.03534.x
    •“I don’t know if I can afford to eat healthy” 3. Iso, H., Shimamoto, T., Yokota, K., Sankai, T.,
    •“If there was a teaching session here I would Jacobs, D., & Komachi, Y. (1996).
    attend, I would even invite my daughter” Community-based education classes for
    hypertension control: A 1.5-year randomized
    controlled trial. Hypertension, (27)4, 968-
    974.

    Special thanks to: Frist name last name, title, department

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