Effective strategies for blood pressure control.
Of the estimated 50 million Americans suffering from hypertension, less than a fourth have it under control. One-year costs of failing to control hypertension were recently estimated at $964 million for the total US hypertensive population and $467 million for those being treated. This article will describe effective strategies for blood pressure control at national, state, and community levels.
Center on Health Outcomes and Quality, Emory University, School of Public Health, 1518 Clifton Road, NE, Room 670, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. vlamar@sph.emory.edu
Verna L Lamar
VL
Welch
Martha N
MN
Hill
D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013221:State Health Plans / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States