Prevalence of Hypertension in Cryodon: Public Health Approach to Reduce Burden and Future Risk

Running head: HEALTH CARE POLICY AND PRACTICE
Health care policy and practice
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1HEALTH CARE POLICY AND PRACTICE
Speech for the presentation:
In this presentation, I am particularly focussing on the issue of prevalence of
hypertension in Cryodon, an outer London Borough with highest population in London and the
potential impact of this condition on future health of the population group. Although the GP
registers on hypertension show much less expected number of people with hypertension,
however this is not the actual statistics (Cryodon Health and Well-Being Board 2018). This is
because many patients are yet to be diagnosed with hypertension. Cryodon has the third highest
number of people above 65 years of age and according to 2017, statistics, more than 50.7 % of
the population belongs to the Blacks and minority ethnic groups (BAME) (Director of Public
Health Report 2017). With the diversity in the population of Cryodon and prevalence of BAME,
finding an appropriate public health measure or quality approach to control hypertension is
importance. Al-Naamani et al. (2017) suggest that many racial or ethnic differences in family
income, education and insurance status also lead to differences in hypertension statistics. Hence,
promoting health equity and promoting health of the racial ethnic group should be made a
national priority.
To develop appropriate proposal to reduce the burden and future risk associated with
hypertension, identifying potential factors that increase the severity of the issue is important. The
diversity of the population is a major challenge while planning public health approach to
prevention of hypertension in Cryodon. Apart from high rate of BAME group in UK, another
issue is that there are many deprived areas in the borough. Research evidence shows that people
living in deprived areas are at higher risk of hypertension and emergency department visits
compared to those live in socially advantaged areas (Vanasse et al. 2014). Hence, the proposal
particularly focussed on health improvement of ethnic groups in Crydon particularly in deprived