Hypertension Management Resources - For your patients to use

Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure: Mission Possible Materials

• Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure: Mission Possible - What Every African American Should Know (PDF - 2 pages)

Easy-to-Read Booklets for Your Patients: Improving Cardiovascular Health in African Americans

• Stay Physically Active-Energize Yourself (PDF - 8 pages)
• Eat Less Salt and Sodium-Spice Up Your Life (PDF - 8 pages)
• Prevent High Blood Pressure-Protect Your Heart (PDF - 8 pages)
• Learn Your Cholesterol Number-Empower Yourself (PDF - 8 pages)
• Eat Foods Lower in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol-Be Heart Smart (PDF - 8 pages)
• Lose Weight If You Are Overweight-Embrace Your Health (PDF - 8 pages)
• Stop Smoking-Refresh Yourself (PDF - 8 pages)
  

A DASH diet can Lower the SBP by 8-14 mmHG

Information on DASH* (PDF - 2 pages) to the Diet: Prevent and control high blood pressure following the DASH eating plan. (*Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension)

20 Tested Recipes. Heart Healthy Home Cooking African American Style (28 pages)

Cut back on fat, cholesterol, salt, and sodium and still have great-tasting food. Delicious foods from spicy southern barbecued chicken to sweet potato pie are included.

• Heart-Healthy Home Cooking - African American Style (PDF - 32 pages) (http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/chdblack/cooking.htm)

Tips to Help Your Patients Remember to Take Their Blood Pressure Drugs

• Take your drugs at the same time every day. Link it with something else you do regularly.
• Write it down. Put a reminder note where you will see it.
• Keep a chart or calendar to write down when you take your drugs.
• Use a special pillbox that helps keep your pills organized. You can buy these at most pharmacies.
• Ask family or friends for help to remind you.
• Ask one or more of your children or grandchildren to call you every day with a quick reminder.
• Establish a buddy system with a friend who also is on daily medication and arrange to call each other every day with a reminder to "take your medicine."
• Put a favorite picture of yourself or a loved one on the refrigerator with a note that says, "Remember to Take Your High Blood Pressure Medicine."
• Take your drugs right after you brush your teeth and keep them with your toothbrush as a reminder.
• If you use the telephone company's voice mail service, record a reminder for yourself and the service can automatically call you every day at the same time.
• Set an alarm clock to remind you every day.
• If you have a personal computer, program a start-up reminder to take your high blood pressure drugs, or sign up with a service that will send you a reminder email every day.
• Remember to refill your prescription. Each time you pick up a refill, make a note on your calendar to order and pick up the next refill one week before the medicine is due to run out.

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/treat/tips.htm

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/index.html

Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure -

This guide is intended for people who want to prevent and control high blood pressure. Based on NHLBI clinical guidelines and research studies, it provides up-to-date practical information on high blood pressure. Special features of this site include:

• Basic information to answer your questions about high blood pressure and prehypertension
• A guide for preventing high blood pressure
• Tips and quizzes about high blood pressure and heart health
• Information about medications and working with your doctor
• Real-life examples of people who have questions about high blood pressure, just like you
• High Blood Pressure Keyword Topics — Presents information in a hierarchy of broad groups of keywords arranged alphabetically (A-Z)
• Information about National High Blood Pressure Education Month