Living with High Blood Pressure

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• Personal Author:
  Kafka N
• Description:
  Today, high blood pressure (hypertension) affects more than 65 million American adults. This means that about 1 out of every 3 people in the US suffers from hypertension. Hypertension knows no boundaries and affects babies, children, teenagers, young adults and the elderly. Both women and men are at risk for hypertension. Some findings report that one-third to one-half of people with high blood pressure don't even know they have it. There are new estimates that another 59 million Americans have a condition called prehypertension with blood pressure ranging from 120/80 to 138/89. High blood pressure (hypertension) is when your blood pressure is 140/90 mmHg or above most of the time. Who is at risk for developing high blood pressure? Age, race, family history, being overweight or obese, not being physically active, using tobacco, too much salt (sodium) in your diet, too little potassium in your diet, too little vitamin D in your diet, drinking too much alcohol, stress and certain chronic conditions all play a part in a person's risk for being hypertensive. The average age of farmers, ranchers and loggers is rising, and these workers need to know how they can lower their risk of developing high blood pressure. If an agriculture, forestry and fishing (AFF) worker has high blood pressure then they need to take their blood pressure before and after work; this is a good technique/routine to start to assist with managing high blood pressure. Note: Being exposed to 10-15 minutes of pure vitamin D from the sun can lower a person's blood pressure. Here is your challenge for the month: The holidays are here, and we tend to forget about our eating habits and healthy food options. The challenge is to reduce your extra salt intake; don't add extra salt onto your food if your food was cooked in or with salt. Extra salt adds calories and can affect your blood pressure in a negative manner. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Farmers Health Promotion Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Industry Agricultural Safety Blood Pressure Health Promotion Hypertension Nutrition Public Health
• Publisher:
  The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053382
• Citation:
  Monthly Safety Blast. Tyler, TX: The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education, 2014 Dec; :website
• Email:
  agcenter@uthct.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Monthly Safety Blast
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216148/cdc_216148_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 149.30 KB ]