Environmental Support | Blood Pressure Interventions
Environmental support for blood pressure screening and control1-3
Environmental support provides a worksite physically designed to encourage good health.
Worksite environmental support activities for lifestyle change can be used to control high blood pressure among employees
- The health-related environmental support strategies and interventions listed for physical activity, alcohol use, nutrition, stress, type 2 diabetes, and obesity include lifestyle activities recommended to control blood pressure
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