Use of an Innovative Mobile Health Intervention to Improve Hypertension Among African-Americans

"FAITH! HTN App: The program promotes HTN self-management through a 10-week education module series on HTN. Participants will follow each module weekly and use a wireless home BP monitor for self-tracking which syncs to the app. The app includes module quizzes, a BP tracking dashboard and a moderated sharing board to foster discussion on HTN management.~Patient-Provider-CHW ICM. The patient-provider-CHW triad works together for personalized, collaborative goal setting. The patient will complete app modules, self-monitor BP, and engage with a sharing board integrating HTN topics. At weekly virtual visits (telephone or video), the CHW will record patient BPs, assist with addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) identified by the patient (eg, local community resources), and review HTN modules. The CHW will upload clinical/SDOH data to the patient electronic medical record (EMR) for FQHC care providers to review. This cycle will be completed weekly over the 10-week intervention."