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- Title
Chamado à ação de São Paulo para prevenção e controle da hipertensão arterial, 2020.
- Authors
Campbell, Norm R. C.; Schutte, Aletta E.; Varghese, Cherian V.; Ordunez, Pedro; Xin-Hua Zhang; Taskeen Khan; Sharman, James E.; Whelton, Paul K.; Parati, Gianfranco; Weber, Michael A.; Orías, Marcelo; Jaffe, Marc G.; Moran, Andrew E.; Plavnik, Frida Liane; Ram, Venkata S.; Brainin, Michael; Owolabi, Mayowa O.; Ramirez, Agustin J.; Barbosa, Eduardo; Aparecido Bortolotto, Luiz
- Abstract
* About 1/4th of adults have high blood pressure which is the single most important risk for death (including heart disease and stroke). * There are effective policies that could facilitate people making healthy choices to prevent raised blood pressure, and if fully implemented, could largely prevent hypertension from occurring. * Hypertension is easy to screen and treat for BUT only about 50% of adults with hypertension are aware of their condition and only about 1 in 7 is adequately treated. * Preventing and controlling high blood pressure is the major mechanism for NCD prevention and control and a model for other NCD risks. * Effective lifestyle and drug treatments could prevent and control hypertension in most individuals if systematically applied to the population, simple interventions are feasible in all settings, and can be used to enhance primary care. * Urgent sustained action is needed is needed for effective public policies and health system changes to prevent and control hypertension.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; MORTALITY risk factors; HYPERTENSION; NON-communicable diseases; LIFESTYLES; MEDICAL screening; HEALTH literacy; PRIMARY health care; GOVERNMENT policy; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Pan American Journal of Public Health / Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2021, Vol 45, p1
- ISSN
1020-4989
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.26633/RPSP.2021.27