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Key Findings:
Hypertension is a public health challenge in the United States because it directly increases the risk for cardiovascular disease (1). National and regional health initiatives, including Healthy People 2020, the Million Hearts Initiative, and the Community Preventive Services Task Force, have sought to increase public awareness of the health benefits of improving blood pressure control (2-4). This report presents updated estimates for the prevalence and control of hypertension in the United States for 2011-2014.
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