sponsoring screenings and educational workshops at churches in the Bronx in
order to help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in congregants who are
identified with hypertension. Congregants learn about hypertension, medication
management, weight control, healthy cooking habits and perform yoga exercises to
reduce stress. The program is funded and coordinated by Montefiore's Care
Management Company (CMO) and the Office of Community Health. "In the Northeast
Bronx, an astonishing 32 percent of adults have high blood pressure, a medical
condition that puts these individuals at very high risk for heart disease,
stroke and death," said Peter Selwyn, MD, MPH, [...]
Read the rest of this hypertension or blood pressure article here
http://www.highbloodpressurecontrol.net/hypertension/montefiore-medical-center-collaborates-with-bronx-churches-to-combat-hypertension/.
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