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Jontu Solomon Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center Nashville, TN

Int ntroduction roduction an and d Ba Back ckgro ground und

• 1/3 of American adults have hypertension
• Systolic BP ≥ 140, Diastolic BP ≥ 90
• Nashville, Davidson County
• High Blood Pressure- 27%
• Obesity- 23.4%

Me Methodolo thodology gy

• June 16 - July 10, 2014
• Cross-sectional study, Convenience sampling
• Verbal Questionnaire
• Diet, exercise, medication, lifestyle
• Patient feedback and suggestions
• Data analyzed using Microsoft Excel

Re Results ults

• N = 42
• 22 Females, 20 Males

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 Number of Participants Age

Age Distribution of Participants

14% 76% 3% 7%

Race of Participants

White Black Hispanic Asian

Re Results ults

Often 29% Rarely 29% Never 42%

Salt Consumption

10 20 30 40 50 Diet Exercise Medication Number of Participants

How are you managing your hypertension? 10 participants chose all 3 choices.

Re Results ults

5 10 15 20 25

Normal Overweight Obese Number of Participants Weight Classification

Weight Classification of Participants Overweight but considered themselves normal weight = 11.9% Obese but considered themselves normal weight = 9.5% Obese but considered themselves overweight = 35.7%

Di Discussion scussion

• Data for blood pressures was not representative of

hypertensive control. Some patients came to the

• ffice because they had run out of medication and
• thers had not taken medicine before coming in. Most

blood pressures were over 120/80.

• Patients know what choices are healthy, but they are

not making those choices.

• Patient Compliance
• Sodium Intake
• Increase patient understanding of overweight and
• besity (more than 1/3 of adults are obese)

Re Recommendations commendations

• More Clinic Educators
• More Cooking Workshops
• List of locations to Exercise
• http://millionhearts.hhs.gov/index.html

Co Concl nclusion usion

• Combat Obesity
• Encourage healthy lifestyles
• No alcohol, tobacco, managing stress
• Patients need to be engaged.
• Depression in underserved community?

Ac Ackn knowledgements wledgements

• GE-NMF Primary Care Leadership Program
• Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center
• Dr. Michele Williams
• Dr. Dana Marshall
• Dr. Hubert Gaskin
• Dr. Oba Hollie
• Other members of the Healthcare Team