Hypertension

Management of high blood pressure through education, support, healthy lifestyle counseling, and evidence-based interventions.

• Individual sessions with care providers for assessment, monitoring, counseling, treatment, and self-management support
• Blood pressure checks, lab work monitoring, symptom monitoring
• Group workshops

Goals for participants

• Lower blood pressure within individualized target
• Healthy lifestyle behaviour changes such as improved nutrition, increased activity, and better stress management
• Improved knowledge, confidence, and/or motivation

Team

• Pharmacist
• Nursing
• Dietitian
• Physiotherapist
• Mental Health Clinician

How to access

• Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or NFHT Clinician referral
• Self-referral — call, e-mail, or visit the Northumberland Family Health Team

Patient Resources

Cardiac College: www.healtheuniversity.ca

The Thrive Program

• Hypertension Canada

• Smoking Cessation

• Heart and Stroke
Association of Canada

• Canadian Society for
Exercise Physiology

APPOINTMENT INFORMATION

Please arrive to appointments at least 5 minutes before scheduled appointment time to check in. Due to very high demand, we only allot the time needed per appointment.

Please try to give at least 24 hours notice of a cancellation as we always have a waiting list and aim to keep appointment slots filled.