Rationale and design for Healthy Hearts in Manufacturing (HHM): A pragmatic single-arm hybrid effectiveness-implementation study for hypertension management and tobacco cessation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Heart disease is the leading cause of mortality in the United States and contributes more than $320 billion annually in health care costs and lost productivity. Manufacturing employment is associated with higher rates of hypertension and smoking. Many large manufacturers provide health services to employees and their family members through worksite health centers (WHCs). Several quality improvement interventions for hypertension and tobacco cessation have shown to be effective in community-based primary care sites. The Healthy Hearts in Manufacturing (HHM) study aims to implement and test these interventions in WHCs.

Methods

Two organizations that operate WHCs at manufacturing sites volunteered to participate in the 58-month HHM research study. The HHM interventio

SUBMITTER: Jiang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11850740 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature