Inside Duke Medicine
Media Spotlight: WRAL features Check It, Change It
posted January 18th, 2011
This video highlights "Check It, Change It," a hypertension management program that is part of the Durham Health Innovations project, a collaborative effort between Duke Medicine and Durham County.
Kevin Thomas, M.D., a cardiologist, said: "We know if we can control blood pressures, we can decrease strokes. We can decrease the incidence of kidney disease and those individuals who end up on dialysis. We can also decrease the amount of heart attacks that occur as well."