Blood Pressure Screening and Treatment

Hypertension Treatment

Did you know that you can get treatment for high blood pressure or diabetes at your Health Department?

If you have high blood pressure or diabetes, the Health Department has a full range of services that can meet your needs.

SERVICES INCLUDE:

Physical Exam & Office Visits
Laboratory Tests
Medicine
Patient Education
Nutrition Counseling
Treatment for uncomplicated diabetes that does not require insulin
Regular follow-up to keep your blood pressure and diabetes under control

DID YOU KNOW THAT...

1 out of 3 adults and 2 out of 3 over age 60 have high blood pressure.
6 out of 10 people with high blood pressure are under treatment, but only 2 of them have it under control.
The Health Department will work with your doctor to improve your blood pressure control.
High blood pressure causes stroke, heart attack, heart failure, and kidney disease.

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Community Blood Pressure Screening Project

Overweight, diabetes, and hypertension are chronic diseases which – if uncontrolled – can cause kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke, and other serious complications. Twenty-six percent of the adults in District 10 have been told they have high blood pressure (Georgia Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System BRFSS 2005). About half of people with diabetes and hypertension do not have their disease under control.

The Community Blood Pressure Screening Project is designed to increase the number of at-risk people who get screened and referred to the appropriate medical service. The project also makes it easier for people with known hypertension to monitor their blood pressure on a regular basis and improve control.

As of the beginning of 2007, 102 sites in District 10 serve as screening and monitoring sites for the public to check their blood pressure. The sites include government buildings, Senior Centers, Dept. of Family and Children Services, Dept. of Labor, churches, schools, businesses, beauty/barber shops, and recreation centers. Each site has an automatic monitor, survey cards with a collection box, and educational material.

Surveys collected thus far reveal that 85% were first time users, 15% returning users, 68% female, 32% male, 68% white, 28% black, 4% other. 34% of those surveyed who had a high reading stated they DID NOT know they had high blood pressure.

Another 150 displays and monitors are to be distributed during 2007 along with staffed screenings and educational presentations.