North Carolina Agricultural & State University

Dear Honorable, Governor EasilyWe ar nursing, students at agrarian and Technical State University in Greensboro, sexual union Carolina we deliver this letter to use up to your attention an issue that if discussed enough in our lodge it might bring about(predicate) change and save lives. This is high blood pressure. I am asking for your help in bringing Hypertension a dense killer of our elderly population to the forefront of our partnerships attention.My question partner and I have conducted research on hypertension as a requirement for our community 510 nursing course. With our research, here in Guilford County Greensboro, North Carolina we have a direct of understanding hypertension moreover, how its ill cause are distressing our elderly populations health. With your help, we can bring this issue out by an preparational campaign.Our research efforts show a need to help the community become conscious to get mixed in the community to necessitate and facilitate our elder ly population, living with hypertension collectable to lack of resources, transportation, fodder exercise, obesity, chronic conditions. We have hundreds of seniors in our community here in Guilford County who can benefit by having resources to educate them about the causes risk factors and treatment for hypertension a silent killer. By facilitating things much(prenominal) as transportation to medical appointments, education on lifestyles that are tributary to good health, by getting the community involved during our research fuddle we have had a high success rate in improve the effects of those who suffer hypertension among our elderly.Our research provides a description of the omnibus(prenominal) study of hypertension within the cumulative, etiology, and the consequence on the populace health of the elderly in our area. This research will expectantly accomplish reform education about hypertension for our elderly.Helping changing their lifestyle, an example of educating is a s most know a good, diet helps maintain our body due to the FDAs and the medical communitys at large education campaign promoted on our food packages and thru television and radio adds. Amazingly hardly a(prenominal) seniors realize exercise and diet lowers hypertension, and helps problems with blood pressure levels. Hypertension is a reversible problem given the individual can see the benefits of diet and the implementation of exercise, to change their life through education when made for sale to them.Your support for community responsiveness of the seniors living with hypertension is significantly valued.Thank you for your public serviceSincerelyLinda Wesson and Melinda ValetinNorth Carolina Agricultural & State University