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HYPERTENSION
JNC 7
Healthy People 2010
Goals
- Reduce the
proportion of adults with high blood pressure from 28% to 16%
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Increase
the proportion of adults with high blood pressure whose pressure is under
control from 18% to 50%25
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Increase
the proportion of adults with high blood pressure
who are taking action (for example, losing weight, increasing physical
activity, or reducing sodium intake) to help control their blood
pressure from
82% to 95%26
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To increase the
proportion of adults who have had their blood pressure measured within the
preceding 2 years and can state whether their blood pressure was normal or
high from 90% to 95%7
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