Map Details: High Blood Pressure Indicators: Medication Usage, Mortality, Hospitalization, and Medication Adherence in Central Valley, California
Impact Statement
High Blood Pressure Medication and Mortality in Central Valley, California.
Major Findings
Poor blood pressure medication adherence can lead to poor control of high blood pressure and increases the likelihood of hospitalization and premature death. Counties in the Central Valley tend to have higher blood pressure medication nonadherence than other counties in California do. This map is a call to action to Central Valley health systems to address poor blood pressure control through improved care to reduce hospitalizations and premature mortality.
How the map will be used, or has been used
This map is a call to action to Central Valley health systems to address poor blood pressure control through improved care to reduce hospitalizations and premature mortality.