Diet
These are examples of low-sodium food options
What are fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean meats?
These are modifiable risk factors for hypertension
What are smoking, sedentary lifestyle, diet, and stress?
This is considered a desired blood pressure
What is systolic close to 120, and diastolic close to 80?
This accounts for 32% of deaths, making it the leading cause of death in Cape Girardeau County
What is heart disease?
True or false: Individuals with low income and low education are at a higher risk of developing heart disease
What is true?
Individuals with low income and low education are at higher risk for heart disease
The AHA recommends that a person WITHOUT hypertension should consume no more than this amount of sodium
What is no more than 2300mg of sodium daily?
These are nonmodifiable risk factors for hypertension
What is family history, race/ethnicity, age, and gender?
This blood pressure is considered to be prehypertension
What is systolic 120-139 with diastolic 80-89?
The percentage of Cape Girardeau residents with this condition increased from 19.7% in 2007 to 36% in 2011
What is hypertension?
Reducing the incidence of heart disease reduces the risk of which vascular complication?
What is stroke?
This is how low-sodium diets decrease blood pressure
This is the most common symptom of hypertension
What is there are no clear symptoms of hypertension because hypertension is considered to be a "silent killer"?
This blood pressure range is considered to be stage 1 of hypertension
What is systolic 140-159 with diastolic 90-99?
Cape Girardeau county has higher rates of this modifiable risk factor for hypertension than any other county in Missouri
What is obesity (with BMI >30)?
Which population participates in more "heart-healthy" behaviors, adults or children?
What are children participate in more heart-healthy behaviors than adults?
The AHA recommends that a person WITH hypertension should consume no more than this amount of sodium each day
What is no more than 1500mg of sodium each day?
This race is at an increased risk for developing hypertension
What is African American?
This blood pressure is considered to be stage 2 of hypertension
What is systolic > or = 160 with diastolic > or = 100?
This age population has the highest number of deaths due to heart disease in Cape Girardeau
What is the age range of 65 and older?
This is the age in which AHA recommends you start getting blood pressure screenings
What is 18 years old?
This is the body mass index (BMI) considered to be obese
What is a BMI > 30?
This is the maximum number of alcoholic drinks a person can have each day
What is 1 daily for women and 2 daily for men?
This is the recommended body mass index (BMI) to reduce your risk of heart disease
What is a BMI of 20-25?
True or false: Cape Girardeau County has more access to fast food resources than Missouri on average
What is true?
Cape Girardeau County has 80.61% access to fast food resources, as opposed to Missouri as a whole that has 68.81% fast food resources on average
This is how often a 40-year-old without hypertension and with no risk factors should get their blood pressure checked
What is yearly?
(a person would get theirs checked more often if they had HTN or risk factors for HTN)