Running head: HYPERTENSION 1
Primary Care Coordination Plan
Submitted to:
November 17, 2024
, HYPERTENSION 2
Best Practices for Health Improvement in Hypertensive Patients
This plan will focus on high blood pressure, which falls under the heart diseases category. A care
coordination plan centers on the physical, psychosocial and cultural needs that impact high blood
pressure in various ways. The plan will discuss and recommend best practices for health
improvement among hypertension patients. The plan identifies goals and objectives that
communities and healthcare centers should aim at achieving in addressing high blood pressure
health concern. Finally, the plan will identify available community resources and how they can
be utilized for safe and effective continuum of care for high blood pressure patients.
Hypertension is a condition that causes blood pressure to be higher than medically normal levels
(Carey, Muntner, & Bosworth, 2018). Elevated blood pressure increases force against the artery
walls. High deposits of cholesterol on the artery wall is considered a major cause of high blood
pressure. Lifestyle habits such as unhealthy eating lack of exercise, high consumption of alcohol
is also associated with high blood pressure. In some cases, high blood pressure has no symptoms
and is considered a silent killer (Santschi, Pais, & Schaller, 2021). However, some of the
symptoms that manifest only in a few people include; shortness of breath, headache and nose
bleeding. If left untreated, high blood pressure can cause heath diseases and stroke.
Physical risk factors or needs for hypertension include; being obese or overweight, too much salt
in diet, lack of adequate potassium in diet, drinking too much alcohol and lack of adequate
physical activity (Carey, Muntner, & Bosworth, 2018). As people increase weight, the blood
flow to supply nutrients and oxygen to the body tissue increases resulting higher pressure in their
arteries as the volume of blood circulated in their blood vessels increases. Too much salt in the
blood causes retention of bodily fluids and may also causes arteries to constrict resulting to
hypertension. Potassium helps in balancing amount of sodium in cells and enhances relaxation of
muscle cells in arteries lowering blood pressure. Lack of physical activity is associated with
being overweight or obesity. Physical activity such as exercise increases blood flow resulting to
the release of cytokines and natural hormones that relax blood vessels lowering blood pressure
(Santschi, Pais, & Schaller, 2021). Excessive alcohol consumption activates adrenergic nervous
system that could cause constriction of arteries and other blood vessels, increasing heart rate and
blood flow.
Primary Care Coordination Plan
Submitted to:
November 17, 2024
, HYPERTENSION 2
Best Practices for Health Improvement in Hypertensive Patients
This plan will focus on high blood pressure, which falls under the heart diseases category. A care
coordination plan centers on the physical, psychosocial and cultural needs that impact high blood
pressure in various ways. The plan will discuss and recommend best practices for health
improvement among hypertension patients. The plan identifies goals and objectives that
communities and healthcare centers should aim at achieving in addressing high blood pressure
health concern. Finally, the plan will identify available community resources and how they can
be utilized for safe and effective continuum of care for high blood pressure patients.
Hypertension is a condition that causes blood pressure to be higher than medically normal levels
(Carey, Muntner, & Bosworth, 2018). Elevated blood pressure increases force against the artery
walls. High deposits of cholesterol on the artery wall is considered a major cause of high blood
pressure. Lifestyle habits such as unhealthy eating lack of exercise, high consumption of alcohol
is also associated with high blood pressure. In some cases, high blood pressure has no symptoms
and is considered a silent killer (Santschi, Pais, & Schaller, 2021). However, some of the
symptoms that manifest only in a few people include; shortness of breath, headache and nose
bleeding. If left untreated, high blood pressure can cause heath diseases and stroke.
Physical risk factors or needs for hypertension include; being obese or overweight, too much salt
in diet, lack of adequate potassium in diet, drinking too much alcohol and lack of adequate
physical activity (Carey, Muntner, & Bosworth, 2018). As people increase weight, the blood
flow to supply nutrients and oxygen to the body tissue increases resulting higher pressure in their
arteries as the volume of blood circulated in their blood vessels increases. Too much salt in the
blood causes retention of bodily fluids and may also causes arteries to constrict resulting to
hypertension. Potassium helps in balancing amount of sodium in cells and enhances relaxation of
muscle cells in arteries lowering blood pressure. Lack of physical activity is associated with
being overweight or obesity. Physical activity such as exercise increases blood flow resulting to
the release of cytokines and natural hormones that relax blood vessels lowering blood pressure
(Santschi, Pais, & Schaller, 2021). Excessive alcohol consumption activates adrenergic nervous
system that could cause constriction of arteries and other blood vessels, increasing heart rate and
blood flow.
