Blood pressure control is defined as <140/90 mmHg. *Among a subset of 300-400 New York City primary care practices that serve ~1,000,000 patients age 18-85 that had at least one visit for health care in the past year (2016). Using Food Labels to Eat Less Sodium Fact Sheet (PDF).Questions to Ask Your Health Care Provider or Pharmacist About Your Medicine Card (PDF).Learn the Facts About Your Medicine Fact Sheet (PDF).Guide to Healthy Eating and Active Living in NYC (PDF).Health Bulletin #106: High Blood Pressure.Health Bulletin #111: Cut the Salt (PDF).Healthy Eating and Active Living Prescription Pad (PDF).My Medication List - Wallet Sized (PDF).Do you Know How Much Sodium Is in Your Food? Flipchart (PDF).Visit cdc.gov/bloodpressure to learn how to correctly measure your blood pressure. Take at least two readings, 1 or 2 minutes apart. References for Hypertension Management Guide (PDF) My Blood Pressure Log Try these tips for keeping track of your blood pressure at home: Always take your blood pressure at the same time every day.Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring Guide.The Kaiser Permanente Northern California Story: Improving Hypertension Control From 44% to 90% in 13 Years (2000 to 2013) from The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 2016 Volume 18, Issue 4.Hypertension Management Coaching Guide (PDF).A Guide to Hypertension Management in Your Practice ( update in progress).Letter from the Health Commissioner (PDF).Local data suggest the rate of controlled blood pressure among patients diagnosed with hypertension is lowest among Black adults (59%), compared to White (73%), Asian (73%) and Latino adults (69%).* As a health care provider, you play a critical role in identifying hypertension, promoting self-management and supporting medication adherence to help your patients achieve blood pressure control. Hypertension is a leading risk factor for heart disease and stroke, which together account for more than 18,000 deaths in New York City. A healthy blood pressure reading should be lower than 120/80 mmHg.
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