Community Health Workers as Key Allies in the Global Battle Against Hypertension: Current Roles and Future Possibilities.

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HomeCirculation: Cardiovascular Quality and OutcomesAhead of PrintCommunity Health Workers as Key Allies in the Global Battle Against Hypertension: Current Roles and Future Possibilities No AccessEditorialRequest AccessAboutView PDFSections ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationsTrack citationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InMendeleyReddit Jump toNo AccessEditorialRequest AccessCommunity Health Workers as Key Allies in the Global Battle Against Hypertension: Current Roles and Future Possibilities Robert D. Brook, MD, Phillip D. Levy, Alec J. Brook and Ijeoma N. Opara, MD Robert D. BrookRobert D. Brook https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8521-7262 Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne Health Physician Group, Wayne State University, Detroit MI. (R.D.B.) Search for more papers by this author , Phillip D. LevyPhillip D. Levy https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7306-5620 Department of Emergency Medicine and Integrative Biosciences Center, Wayne Health Physician Group, Wayne State University, Detroit MI. (P.D.L.) Search for more papers by this author , Alec J. BrookAlec J. Brook Wayne Health (A.J.B.). Search for more papers by this author and Ijeoma N. OparaIjeoma N. Opara Correspondence to: Ijeoma N. Opara, MD, Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Wayne State, University School of Medicine, 540 E. Canfield Ave, 7374 Scott Hall, Detroit, MI 48201. Email E-mail Address: [email protected] https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7231-9796 Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Wayne Health Physician Group, Wayne State University, Detroit MI. (I.O.) Search for more papers by this author Originally published23 Feb 2023https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.123.009900Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 2023;0:e009900FootnotesThe opinions expressed in this article are not necessarily those of the editors or of the American Heart Association.For Sources of Funding and Disclosures, see page xxx.Correspondence to: Ijeoma N. Opara, MD, Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Wayne State, University School of Medicine, 540 E. Canfield Ave, 7374 Scott Hall, Detroit, MI 48201. Email [email protected]wayne.edu Previous Back to top Next FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Advertisement Article InformationMetrics © 2023 American Heart Association, Inc.https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.123.009900PMID: 36815465 Originally publishedFebruary 23, 2023 Keywordstrustpandemicrisk factorshypertensionEditorialsprevalencePDF download Advertisement SubjectsDisparitiesHypertensionSocial Determinants of Health