Avaliação dos fatores de risco da Hipertensão arterial no município Santo Antonio de Aventurero, Minas Gerais

Abstract

This article aims to study the main risk factors for high blood pressure. Modifiable by the performance of the Family Health Strategy. The methodology used was based on personal health records and physical examination of hypertensive patients diagnosed by registering in the records with the key words: hypertension, risk factors, multidisciplinary team and health education. It occurred in the period of July 2015 to December 2015. The results indicate that health education in basic attention, especially in the Family Health Strategy (ESF) constitutes an important intervention tool because knowing the reality of the people who attend, the interventions proposed by the multidisciplinary team can produce results positive. There was the need for appreciation of new concepts of health and illness and participation of health user in preparing its action plan, to encourage cessation of smoking and alcohol abuse, weight reduction among overweight, implementation physical activity, reducing salt intake, increased consumption of vegetables and fruits, as well as reduction of fatty foods, among others, in order to encourage self-care by promoting an improvement in the population's quality of life