Ready for a fresh start?
Alaska’s Department of Health is working with Health and Lifestyle Training (HALT) to help Alaskans join the right program for them to manage their blood pressure.
Find an Alaska-based program near you

Click here if you’re interested in finding a community-based program near you to manage your blood pressure. Many of these programs are free or low-cost.

Find an available program, no matter where you live

There are other great options. Alaska’s health department is offering access to HALT’s online programs to eligible Alaskans living anywhere in the state. Participants can join HALT’s Self-Measured Blood Pressure Program (SMBP) for 4–6 months to learn how to manage their blood pressure and make other related healthy changes. These changes could include losing weight or staying at a healthy weight, managing stress, and taking medications if needed.

Click the button below to get started.

This year, the Alaska Department of Health can support more than 500 Alaskans living anywhere in the state to join online programs through its partnership with HALT. Adults in these online programs participate at no cost to them.

Track your progress with ease

Use the mobile app or your computer to access the program and work with your assigned coach.

Alaska-based programs near you

Reach out to the following organizations in your community to learn about how to enroll in a community-based Self-Measured Blood Pressure Program.

Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center Valerie Bixler, PharmD, BC-ADM Clinical Pharmacist Phone: 907-743-7203 Spanish: Yes Programs: SMBP, DSMES, DPP Pacific Community of Alaska Designed for Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander populationMavis Boone Phone: 907-891-9996 Program: SMBP Providence Medical Center Community Health Workers Cynthia Lyell Phone: 907-201-0182 Program SMBP YMCA Anchorage Erin Widener Phone: 907-563-3211 ext. 104 Spanish: Yes Program: SMBP
Ilanka Community Health Center Ellen Sheridan RN, CCM Phone: 907-424-8257 Program: SMBP
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Genevieve Schmidt Phone: 907-463-7507 Programs: SMBP, DPP, DSMES
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) Genevieve Schmidt Phone: 907-463-7507 Programs: SMBP, DPP, DSMES
Norton Sound Health Corporation Megan C. Mackiernan, PA-C Phone: 907-443-4501 Program: SMBP
Sunshine Community Health Center Duronda Twigg, BSN, RN Phone: 907-733-2273 ext. 2830 Program: SMBP
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Genevieve Schmidt Phone: 907-463-7507 Programs: SMBP, DPP, DSMES
Sunshine Community Health Center Duronda Twigg, BSN, RN Phone: 907-733-2273 ext. 2830 Program: SMBP
Native Village of Tyonek Administered through EMS department Justin Trenton Phone: 907-583-2201 Program: SMBP
Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska Kate Arduser Phone: 907-581-2920 Program: SMBP
Sunshine Community Health Center Duronda Twigg, BSN, RN Phone: 907-733-2273 ext. 2830 Program: SMBP
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Genevieve Schmidt Phone: 907-463-7507 Program: SMBP

The program list was last updated in June 2025.

Want to learn more about Self-Measured Blood Pressure Programs? Visit the Alaska Department of Health webpage that explains them.

Visit Alaska’s Fresh Start campaign website to explore more programs to meet other health goals. These goals include managing diabetes and stopping smoking, vaping, or chewing tobacco.