Community-based model boosts BP control in high-risk population.
It's one of medicine's thorniest problems: We know how to treat high BP, but less than half of those with the condition are under adequate control. And the hardest-hit populations are low-income, urban communities with high percentages of African American and Hispanic residents. A model developed at Johns Hopkins University is attacking the problem and has produced impressive results through the use of community health workers.
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