[Primary analysis on hypertension community control in East City]

In order to carry out chronic disease prevention, a hypertension community control program has been conducted in Disease Surveillance Point, East City. Beijing since 1989. The resident committees were randomly divided into two groups. The community control activities were conducted in intervention group, which included home visit, health education. 3190 hypertensive cases were managed in 1991. Current smoking rate was decreased 8.37%, quit and reduce smoking increased 5.81%, drinking decreased 8.77%, reduced salt intake 5.45%, DBP < 95 mmHg increased 27.81%, when compared with base line survey in 1989. These indicators were significant between intervention and control groups. It means hypertension community control program is successful.