News on the Net
Below are some news bits we thought you should know about. They are listed chronologically and we will leave them posted for at least a month.
Have something worthy of sharing? Email khdsp@ky.gov.
May 2022
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
- Website: Official Team Kentucky Source for Information Concerning COVID-19 Kentuckians ages 5 and older can now get a COVID-19 vaccine. Find a location near you at ky.gov.
- Kentucky COVID-19 Hotline: 1-800-722-5725
- Governor Beshear’s News Releases: Website, Facebook, YouTube Videos
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- KY COVID-19 Daily Report
Influenza (Flu)
Influenza (Flu): Cabinet for Health and Family Services webpage. Weekly Flu Reports for 2021-2022
- February 13-19, 2022
- Updated February 25, 2022
- Key Updates for Week 7, ending February 19, 2022
Upcoming Events
- National Forum a(MAY 10) – National Forum Mid-Year Meeting: Paying Attention to Hypertension – Spotlight on Self Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring. Thursday May 5, 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. Website
- CDC Coffee Break (MAY 10) – Implementation Guide for Public Health Practitioners: The Grady Heart Failure Program: A Model to Address Health Equity Barriers. 30-minute Coffee Break presentation to learn more about ways to advance health equity. Tuesday May 10, 2:30 P.M. Join. Webinar ID: 160 259 5261 Passcode: 45589232
- HEARTSafe (MAY 10) – HEARTSafe Community Champion Webinar. Ask your questions and seek advice from leaders in other HEARTSafe communities. This forum is moderated by webinar host, David Hiltz. 4:00 – 5:00 ET. Register.
- Cholesterol (MAY 12) – PCNA Cholesterol Summit. May 12, 10:00 – 4:00 EDT. Learn strategies to close the gap in optimal cholesterol management by enhancing and empowering healthcare professionals, like you, to understand and apply evidence-based National Guidelines for the management of dyslipidemia, and the primary and secondary prevention of ASCVD. Register
- Million Hearts Learning Lab (MAY 18) – Million Hearts Learning Lab – Topic 5 TBD. 3:00 pm Register.
- Million Hearts Partner Call (MAY 24) – 11:30 – 12:30 ET. The purpose of this meeting is to: Update partners on recent Million Hearts® activities, accomplishments and resources; Align partners’ contributions to the Million Hearts® goal; Discover and celebrate partner activities and accomplishments; and Answer questions about the initiative. Email to receive updates and invitations: millionhearts@cdc.gov
- Million Hearts Cardiac Rehabilitation Collaborative (MAY 26) – Quarterly Meeting. Noon – 1:30 p.m. ET. Email millionheartsCRC@cdc.gov to join and receive updates and meeting invites.
Presentations take place on the third Tuesday of each month.
12 – 1 pm EST (11 am – 12 pm CST).
Lectures are accredited for Physicians, Nurses, EMS, Pharmacist, PT, OT, SLP, & RRT
- Stroke (MAR 15) – Conversion/Functional Movement Disorder
- Stroke (APR 19) – HOT Topics from ISC 2022
- Stroke (MAY 10) – Polypill Trials for Stroke Prevention
- Stroke (MAY 17) – Stroke & Depression/Cognitive Impairment
Save-the-Dates
The next KHDSP Task Force meeting will be held virtually
May 17th 9:00 – 12:15. Register
- Agenda
- 9:00 a.m. – Welcome
- 9:05 – Speaker: Brennen Younger, CARES System Administrator
- 9:45 – Break
- 10:00 – Committee breakout sessions
- 11:30 – Committee reports
- Noon – Wrap-up
Holidays & National Observances
MAY
- May Measurement Month (MMM)
- National High Blood Pressure Education Month
- National Stroke Month
- 7 – 148th Kentucky Derby
- 8 – Mother’s Day
- 8-14 – Women’s Health Week
- 17 – World Hypertension Day
- 30 – Memorial Day
- 31 – World No Tobacco Day
Partner Newsletters
American Journal of Public Health (AJPH)
- Volume 112 Issue 2 (February 2022, pp. 185-336).
The Bridge – Kentucky’s Connection to Rural Health Issues from the Kentucky Office of Rural Health (KORH)
CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) (Weekly) 2022
- February 18, 2022 / No. 7
- February 11, 2022 / No. 6
- February 4, 2022 / No. 5
- January 28, 2022 / No. 4
Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC)
- Jan-Feb 2022
Health Communication Science Digest (Monthly)
- January 2022 — Vol. 13, Issue 1e
Journal of Human Hypertension (Monthly) Archive
- Volume 36 Issue 2, February 2022
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension. (Monthly)
- Volume 24, Issue 2, February 2022
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice Bi-Monthly Current
- March/April 2022 – Volume 28 – Issue 2
- January/February 2022 – Volume 28 – Issue 1
World Heart News from World Heart Federation
- January 2022
Tools / Resources
- Documents
- Blood Pressure (JAN 26) – In-Office Blood Pressure Measurement Graphic. From AHA and TARGET:BP. New formats available Color 16.25 X 10.84 | Color 36.25 X 24.25 | Color 16.25 X 10.84 | Color 8.5 X 11 | Color 8.5 X 11 | Color; 6 X 9 Folded | B&W; 6 X 9 Folded | Color; 6 X 9 Folded | B&W; 6 X 9 Folded.
- Blood Pressure (AUG 2021) – Improving Blood Pressure Control For African Americans Roadmap. From National Association of Community Health Centers.
- COVID-19 (2022) – 2022 Guidance for BLS/ACLS in COVID-19 Patients. 2022 Interim Guidance to Healthcare Providers for Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support in Adults, Children, and Neonates with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19: From the Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee and Get With the Guidelines®-Resuscitation Adult and Pediatric Task Forces of the American Heart Association in Collaboration with the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for Respiratory Care, The Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists, and American Society of Anesthesiologists.
- CVD (DEC 2021) – Understanding Your Risk for Heart Disease and Stroke. From PCNA.
- Diabetes (JAN) – Report to Congress on Leveraging Federal Programs to Prevent and Control Diabetes and Its Complications. Report from the National Clinical Care Commission.
- Heart Failure (2022) – Heart Failure: A Guide to Prevention and Management. From PCNA.
- Obesity (JAN 2022) – What Work Obesity. Evidence-Based Interventions for Your Community from the Community Guide and The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF).
- Physical Activity (FEB 16) – Action Plan to Integrate Physical Activity Assessment, Prescription, and Referral into Healthcare Delivery. From the Physical Activity Alliance.
- SMBP (DEC 2021) – Choosing A Home Blood Pressure Monitor For Your Practice At-A-Glance Comparison. From Million Hearts.
- Statins (AUG 2021) – Improving Use Of Statin Therapy For High-Risk Patients Roadmap. From National Association of Community Health Centers.
- TARGET:BP (JAN 6) – Combined Quick Start Guides. From AHA/AMA. Topics include Best Practices | Create & Update a Treatment Plan | Manage BP | Measure & Diagnose High BP | Patient-Measured BP. The quick start guides were created as resources for your health care team to outline the tools on the Target: BP website to support them in making impactful changes in BP control. These guides follow the structure of the AMA MAP BP™ framework for BP control. Access and download all in one document. Use the drop down to download individual files.
- Toolkits
- Blood Pressure (FEB) – Team-Based Care To Improve Blood Pressure Control. An Implementation Resource For Community Preventive Services Task Force Findings from the CDC.
- Blood Pressure (MAR 22) – Hypertension Management Program (HMP) Toolkit. From CDC Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention.
- Flu (Dec) – Million Hearts® Stakeholders Flu Vaccination Toolkit. National Forum.
- Heart Disease (OCT 2020) – With Every Heartbeat Is Life: Community Health Worker Resources for African Americans. With Every Heartbeat Is Life is a resource for community health workers in African American communities that provides culturally-tailored information and materials on heart disease prevention. From NHLBI.
- Videos
Black History Month – “Influential Kentuckians in Black History” is a collection of 12 one-minute featurettes from the Office of Diversity, Equality and Training honoring Kentuckians whose efforts have resulted in positive change for African Americans and others who are continuing to move the needle forward. Featurettes released:
- (FEB 1) – Kevin Cosby
- (FEB 3) – Murray Atkins Walls
- (FEB 7) – Mae Street Kidd
- (FEB 10) – La Tasha Buckner
- (FEB 15) – Charles W. Anderson, Jr
- (FEB 21) – Mary Merritt
- (FEB 21) – Governor Bert T. Combs
- (FEB 22) – Carter G. Woodson
- (FEB 23) – Anne and Carl Braden
- (FEB 24) – George W. Wilson, Sr
- (FEB 25) – Georgia Davis Powers
- (FEB ??) – ???
- Blood Pressure (JAN 28) – Sharonne Hayes/Know Your Numbers. From the National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention. Sharonne Hayes, MD, founder of the Women’s Heart Clinic at Mayo Clinic, encourages viewers to visit their healthcare team and learn their blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood glucose levels. Knowing these numbers will highlight steps patients can take to improve and maintain their health this year.
- Blood Pressure (NOV 5 2021) – Medir tu presión arterial en casa. From the American Heart Association. Visita https://www.bajatupresion.org para saber más acerca de cómo monitorear tu presión.
- COVID-19 (FEB 6) – COVID in the maternity ward. CBS News article by Brit McCandless Farmer. UofL Health Featured in 60 Minutes Segment.
- COVID-19 (FEB 6) – Staff shortages, COVID patients pushing hospitals to breaking point. CBS News article by Sharyn Alfonsi. UofL Health Featured in 60 Minutes Segment.
- COVID-19 (FEB 8) – Louisville COVID-19 Briefing. At the 11:20 mark Dr. Kelly McCants and Dr. Dinesh Kalra, from UofL Health, explain how COVID-19 affects the heart.
- Heart Health (FEB 15) – Heart Month Q&A with Marcus Plescia. YouTube video from ASTHO. For American Heart Month, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer Marcus Plescia discusses what can be done to reduce disparities and boost everyone’s heart health.
- Stroke (May 2021) – Nobody’s Got You, Like You Got You. YouTube video from NIHNINDS. Take charge of your health today, help prevent stroke & dementia tomorrow by checking your blood pressure. Mind Your Risks. Visit https://www.mindyourrisks.nih.gov/ to learn more.
- Stroke (NOV 18 2021) – Key Considerations for a Telestroke Evaluation: A Video Review. Youtube video from Genentech. This video is for U.S. Healthcare Professionals only. This educational video explores considerations in the Acute Ischemic Stroke telestroke evaluation, relating to: the NIHSS, posterior stroke, identifying potential disability, and patient and bedside provider engagement.
- Websites
- Blood Pressure (DEC 7) – Team-Based Care to Improve Blood Pressure Control. CDC Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention.
- Blood Pressure (FEB) – Get Down With Your Blood Pressure. American Heart Association webpage.
- Blood Pressure (FEB) – Release the Pressure. The Empowerment Zone. A resource hub to support your self-care journey to better heart health.
- Blood Pressure (FEB) – US Blood Pressure Validated Device Listing. American Medical Association.
- Chronic Disease (NOV 2021) – What’s Working In Chronic Disease Prevention And Control. National Association of Chronic Disease Directors webpage. This database offers simple submission and browsing by program areas and funding sources. Submission Form.
- CVD (FEB 8) – Tools & Protocols. Tools, Protocols, Action Guides, and Change Packages from Million Hearts.
- CVD (FEB) – Cardiovascular Disease. From American Diabetes Association.
- CVD (JAN 20) – Million Hearts 2027. New resources coming soon.
- Geographic Information System Mapping (FEB 11) – GIS Capacity Building Project: 2021 Highlights. Maps Created by State Health Department Staff that demonstrate using their GIS skills to address chronic disease priorities. CDC Webpage.
- Heart Health (FEB 2022) – Live to the Beat. The Live to the Beat campaign, led by the CDC Foundation and the Million Hearts® initiative, aims to help adults take steps to prevent heart disease and stroke.
- KHDSP Task Force (FEB 15) – Resources. Million Hearts – CDC Feed page added to the resources. Page also includes Cardiac Rehab, Interactive Atlas of HDSP, and Did You Know.
- Million Hearts 2027 (FEB 22) – About Million Hearts® 2027. Million Hearts Webpage.
- Physical Activity (FEB) – It’s Time to Move. A website from the Physical Activity Alliance to help transform the health system and connect patients to resources in the community to help them move more.
- Stroke (FEB) – Get serious about stroke prevention. From American Diabetes Association.