Adults aging in North Carolina will maximize their independence and quality of life by improving mental health and self-management of their chronic diseases.
Percent of North Carolinians aged 65 or older who have been diagnosed with high blood pressure and are currently taking their prescription medicine
Current Value
93.3%
Definition
The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the nation’s premier system of health-related telephone surveys that collect state data about U.S. residents regarding their health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services. BRFSS completes more than 400,000 adult interviews each year, making it the largest continuously conducted health survey system in the world. This data is from responses to the following question on the BRFSS survey: Are you currently taking prescription medicine for your high blood pressure? (This questions is asked only of the survey respondents who report being told they have high blood pressure.) Detailed information and disaggregated data from the 2021 survey results can be found here.
Why Is This Important?
The Community and Clinical Connections for Prevention and Health Branch of the North Carolina Department of Public Health provides a fact sheet each year about high blood pressure and how it impacts the health of residents across the state. The data and information in the infographic below was taken from their most recent fact sheet:
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