Improving blood pressure control in Detroit's Black communities
ACHIEVE EPI
This project brings nurses, pharmacists, and community health workers into Detroit neighborhoods to help adults with high blood pressure improve their blood pressure control.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Wayne State University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Detroit, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11134417 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
The team uses Wayne State's Mobile Health Unit to run outreach events across metro Detroit most days of the week, offering blood pressure and metabolic screenings and on-site care. Nurses, pharmacists, and community health workers provide medication support, lifestyle counseling, and referrals with planned follow-up. Researchers will gather information on biological and social risk factors and track participants over time to see what helps steady long-term blood pressure control. The work focuses on predominantly Black urban neighborhoods with low control rates to tailor services and reduce disparities.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults aged 21 and older in the Detroit area with high or uncontrolled blood pressure who can attend mobile unit outreach events or follow-up visits.
Not a fit: People without high blood pressure, those living outside the Detroit area, or those unable to attend outreach events or follow-up are unlikely to receive direct benefit.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could help more people in Detroit control blood pressure and reduce their risk of heart attacks, strokes, and other complications.
How similar studies have performed: Past mobile health and community health worker programs have improved blood pressure control in underserved populations, but this project scales those approaches and adds a focus on cumulative social and biological risk factors in Detroit.
Where this research is happening
Detroit, United States
- Wayne State University — Detroit, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Brook, Robert Daniel — Wayne State University
- Study coordinator: Brook, Robert Daniel
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.