Presentation Year

2025

College or Department

Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)

The issue of high blood pressure in jails calls for innovative techniques to screen, intervene, and educate about cardiovascular health. There are many patients that arrive under duress, intoxicated, or have pre-existing hypertension. Most do not seek treatment for hypertension due to a lack of obvious symptoms. If a patient is found to be hypertensive, both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions must be implemented. It is important to distinguish individual risk factors and social needs to develop patient-centered care plans. High blood pressure management is a definitively complex issue in correctional healthcare, especially for those who experience health inequity.

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Yes

Primary Contact: First Name

Jennifer

Primary Contact: Last Name

Dreyer

Primary Contact: Email

jhd32@humboldt.edu

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Undergraduate Student

Primary Contact: Phone Number

9512608720

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1731

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