Building a Multidisciplinary Research Program to Address Hypertension Disparities: Exploring the Neurocognitive Mechanisms of a Self-Management Intervention for African American Women

intervention includes both analytic and socioemotional components related to self-management of hypertension and is specifically targeted to African American women. Along with providing education on lifestyle changes to lower blood pressure, DASH diet, exercise, and medication adherence (analytic components), the intervention is designed to promote social activities around blood pressure self-management, in particular, sharing blood pressure management information with peers (socioemotional components).