Self-Measured Blood Pressure Programs
Learn to monitor and manage your blood pressure
Overview
Self-Measured Blood Pressure (SMBP) programs teach adults how to improve and manage blood pressure. Participants work to:
- Make healthy choices
- Choose healthier foods
- Stay active
- Control stress
- Manage medications if needed
Repeated visits with a member of their health care team help track progress. Support from a trained health care team helps people achieve and maintain their health goals.
Who qualifies?
Alaska adults who:
- Have high blood pressure
- Are currently working to manage their blood pressure
- Are at risk of developing high blood pressure
Being at risk of developing high blood pressure includes:
- Occasional high blood pressure readings
- A family history of high blood pressure
- A history of high blood pressure during pregnancy
There can be benefits to SMBP even if you manage your blood pressure with medication. SMBP may reduce how much medication you need.
How to sign up
Online programs
Visit the Fresh Start website to see if this program is the right fit for you
In-person programs
Reach out to one of the contacts listed below for your community for information on how to enroll
Anchorage
Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center
Tamara Deschaine, RDN, LD, CDCES
Phone: 907-743-7200
Email: tdeschaine@anhc.org
Spanish option also available
Providence Medical Center Community Health Workers
Cynthia Lyell
Phone: 907-201-0182
Email: cynthia.lyell@providence.org
YMCA Anchorage South
Erin Widener
Phone: 907-563-3211 ext. 104
Virtual option also available
Spanish option also available
Aniak
Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation
Abby Zito
Email: abby_zito@ykhc.org
Haines
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium WISEWOMAN
Pam Sloper
Phone: 907-766-6367
Email: pams@searhc.org
Women enrolled in WISEWOMAN program
Homer
Homer Medical Center
Bonita Banks, BSN, RN
Email: bbanks@sphosp.org
Juneau
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium
Genevieve Schmidt
Phone: 907-463-7507
Email: gschmidt@searhc.org
Nome
Norton Sound Health Corporation
Megan C. Mackiernan, PA-C
Phone: 907-443-4501
Email: mmackiernan@nshcorp.org
Tyonek
Native Village of Tyonek
Justin Trenton
Email: TFDchief@outlook.com
Administered through EMS department
Unalaska
Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska
Kate Arduser
Phone: 907-581-2920
Email: kate@qawalangin.com