HHS Awards $90 Million to Support Health Centers in Addressing Hypertension Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities

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Today, HRSAgov awarded Health Centers nearly $90 MILLION to improve BloodPressure control among vulnerable populations, including racial and ethnic minorities:

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Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , through the Health Resources and Services Administration , awarded nearly $90 million in funding to 496 health centers across 48 states, the District of Columbia, Federated States of Micronesia, Puerto Rico, Palau, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. HRSA-funded health centers will use these funds to increase the number of patients diagnosed with hypertension who have controlled blood pressure.

Today’s funds will support HRSA-funded health centers that could benefit the most from assistance to improve blood pressure control. The three-year project will include the use of self-measured blood pressure technology to increase the number of adult patients with controlled hypertension. SMBP, also known as home blood pressure monitoring, can improve access and quality of care for patients with hypertension while making blood pressure monitoring more convenient.

“Racial and ethnic minority populations have experienced worse COVID-19 outcomes, from more hospitalizations to more deaths,” said HHS Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health RADM Felicia Collins. “By joining forces with HRSA’s Health Center Program and the American Heart Association, we will address long-standing racial and ethnic disparities in blood pressure control that are contributing to the disparate impact of COVID-19 within our communities of color.

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