Author(s)

Erjia Yang ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ New York University, New York, USA

Corresponding Author

Erjia Yang

ABSTRACT

This paper centers on a epidemic disease which the Hypertension (high blood pressure) is a chronic disease that correlates the risk of getting serious cardio diseases, obesity, and diabetes etc. It’s such a prevalent disease that many people have been diagnosed early in age because of unhealthy eating and living habits. It is well-established that hypertension, as the leading cause of many cardiovascular diseases, can be prevented or improved by community-based interventions. This study basically sums up existing public health strategies with analysis of advantages and drawbacks including living habits and medication, etc. Also, this study aims to investigate the feasibility of buildings patients and community workers networks through social media in monitoring and controlling hypertension. Motivated by working experience in a healthcare company, the study was made with the idea of the implication of social networking in the prevention of hypertension.

KEYWORDS

Hypertension, Blood Pressure Controlling, Community, Strategy, Medication

CITE THIS PAPER

Erjia Yang, Epidemiology and Control of Hypertension through a Community-Based Intervention. Social Medicine and Health Management (2022) Vol. 3: 18-21. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/socmhm.2022.030104.

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