Youlian Liao1, Paul Z Siegel2, Shannon White2, Rick Dulin2, April Taylor3. 1. Division of Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, United States. Electronic address: ycl1@cdc.gov. 2. Division of Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, United States. 3. Division of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, United States.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Compared with the general population in the United States (U.S.), Hispanics with hypertension are less likely to be aware of their condition, to take antihypertensive medication, and to adopt healthy lifestyles to control high blood pressure. We examined whether a multi-community intervention successfully increased the prevalence of actions to control hypertension among Hispanics. METHODS: Annual survey from 2009-2012 was conducted in six Hispanic communities in the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Across the U.S. PROJECT: The survey used address based sampling design that matched the geographies of intervention program. RESULTS: Age- and sex-standardized prevalences of taking hypertensive medication, changing eating habits, cutting down on salt, and reducing alcohol use significantly increased among Hispanics with self-reported hypertension in REACH communities. The 3-year relative percent increases were 5.8, 6.8, 7.9, and 35.2% for the four indicators, respectively. These favorable (healthier) trends occurred in both foreign-born and U.S.-born Hispanics. CONCLUSION: This large community-based participatory intervention resulted in more Hispanic residents in the communities taking actions to control high blood pressure. Published by Elsevier Inc.
BACKGROUND: Compared with the general population in the United States (U.S.), Hispanics with hypertension are less likely to be aware of their condition, to take antihypertensive medication, and to adopt healthy lifestyles to control high blood pressure. We examined whether a multi-community intervention successfully increased the prevalence of actions to control hypertension among Hispanics. METHODS: Annual survey from 2009-2012 was conducted in six Hispanic communities in the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Across the U.S. PROJECT: The survey used address based sampling design that matched the geographies of intervention program. RESULTS: Age- and sex-standardized prevalences of taking hypertensive medication, changing eating habits, cutting down on salt, and reducing alcohol use significantly increased among Hispanics with self-reported hypertension in REACH communities. The 3-year relative percent increases were 5.8, 6.8, 7.9, and 35.2% for the four indicators, respectively. These favorable (healthier) trends occurred in both foreign-born and U.S.-born Hispanics. CONCLUSION: This large community-based participatory intervention resulted in more Hispanic residents in the communities taking actions to control high blood pressure. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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Community intervention; Health disparity; Hispanic; Hypertension
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