title: A case study of a hepatitis B screening and blood pressure assesment program in Los Angeles County, 2012-2013.
abstract: The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health teamed with a culturally tailored, community-based organization to augment their hepatitis B screening program with blood pressure assessments. During 6 months, 2,298 people were served by the program; descriptive statistics and models were generated to describe demographics and screening and assessment results. Despite the program having good reach, sustainability was challenging. This experience draws attention to the need for invested desire to change at both the organizational and patient levels to sustain interdisciplinary provision of clinical preventive services.
authors: Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, 3530 Wilshire Blvd, 8th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90010. Email: nbarragan@ph.lacounty.gov.
authors: Noel C
authors: NC
authors: Barragan
authors: Asian Pacific Liver Center at St. Vincent Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
authors: Mimi
authors: M
authors: Chang
authors: Division of HIV and STD Programs, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, California.
authors: Jennifer
authors: J
authors: Felderman
authors: The Wellness Center at the Historic General Hospital, Los Angeles, California.
authors: Heather
authors: H
authors: Readhead
authors: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, California, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, and UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California.
authors: Tony
authors: T
authors: Kuo
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015141:Los Angeles / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies