According To Dr, Hunter
More Blacks Don’t Suffer
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, Hypertension
By Teresa Simmons
Post Managing Editor
—nf Amnrirs’n most promi
nent authorities on the disease of
hypertension. Dr. Gertrude T.
Hunter, wants to aid in its control.
Because the cause of high blood
pressure is unknown and because
there are generally no warning
symptoms in the early stages, Dr.
Hunter recommends check-ups at a
doctor's office or at the several free
blood pressure screenings often
offered in Charlotte.
Dr. Hunter is a professor at
Howard University’s College of
Medicine and founder of the North
east Canadian-iVmerican Health
Conference. She is a visiting lec
turer at ,Yale and Harvard Uni
versities and often travels the
country inhuming the public on-the
subject to high blood pressure.
- Often faced with misconceptions
about the disease, Dr. Hunter
effectively outlines the facts about
the disease. The following are a few
misconceptions about hypertension
and the straight answers given by
Dr. Hunter:
. .Misconception: “Since I am Black
there is a higher possibility that 1
will suffer from hypertension.”
Many believe that Blacks run
higher risks either percentage wise
or as a whole. "But I can’t say that,”
Dr. Hunter explained. “More
Blacks don’t suffer from hyper
tension, but young adult Black
males have some of the mo6t
serious forms in some communi
Ten percent of the 60 million
Americans who have been told they
have high blood pressure are
Black, Dr. Hunter reported. Quoting
from the Archives of Internal Me
dicine, (May, 1964), "More than 60
million persons in the U.S. either
have been round to have elevated
blood pressures (140-90 or greater)
or have reported being told by a
physician that they have hyperten
sion.”
Five to six million of this figure
are Black, Dr. Hunrer expressed.
Misconception: "I’m sure that I
have to be up in age before I have to
worry about hypertension.” If you
are between 30 and 35 years of age
and high blood pressure has "staffed
to negatively affect your heart,
kidneys, vision, tissues of the body
or other complications, then you are
the norm of those who suffer from
the disease. However, the older the
population average is, the more
hypertension appears. Such is the
case in the U.S. This may be one
reason why it is considered the
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_Dr. Gertrude T. Hunter. M.D._
• . .-..'Hypertension expert ----
disease of an aging population.
“Hypertension can occur at any
age...children, teenagers and young
adults," Dr. Hunter confirmed.
Misconception: "Most people who
have high blood pressure do every
thing to control it. After all, every
one seems to be into physical fitness
these days.” Even though more
people know that they suffer from
hypertension than ever before there
are still obstacles to overcome, Dr.
Hunter continued. “More than 75
percent of the people who have
high blood pressure know it - it’s not
so much knowing it - the problem is
in taking the medicine or doing what
'the physiciair tells them to do: to a -
study last year by the National
Institute of Health, of those who
knew they had it less than 40 percent
had the disease under control -
mainly because they didn’t follow
the instructions of their physicians.”
Misconception: “I know that I
suffer from hypertension because
my mother and my aunt have it.”
The cause of hypertension is not
known and experts can’t precisely
say that it is genetic either. But
there are instances of family
members suffering from the dis
ease. “Some people can’t do any
thing about it because hypertension
does seem to ‘run in their fami
—hear* There are alsoother signs that
may indicate whether or not you are
susceptible to hypertension.”
Are you:
-eatimg too much salt
-eating many fatty foods
-overweight
-drinking too much alcohol
—not exercising enough
--facing stressful situations that
aren't resolved?
Misconception: “All the people I
—know with high Mood pressure Lake
gobs of medicine.” There are non
drug control treatments for people
with high blood pressure. Con
trolling the above risk factors is one
example. “Many people return to
normal if they watch out for the
(above) indicators and if the pres
sure has not been too high,” Dr.
Hunter expressed. "But for people
with especially high blood pressure
new medicines are being introduced
all the time. For instance Inderal La
Beta Blocker is now in a long
acting capsule and can be taken
once a day. It has been greatly
simplified.”
This 60 mg pill was introduced last
year and ;tpprtn-ed by the Food and
Drug Administration, Dr. Hunter
stated.
-A-flrarinntn nt Uni
versity’s College of Medicine and of
Harvard University’s Graduate
School of Business, Dr. Hunter is a
former health consultant to the
President’s Advisory Committee on
Health Education and to the De
partment of Health and Human
Services.
She has served as director of
Howard University’s Environment
al and Occupational Health Pro
gram and as director of the Na
tional Medical Association's Na
tional Immunization Program.
Presently she is a senior adviser to
the Executive Advisory Council
Center for Health Systems Man
agement, Case Western University,
Outstanding: Young Men
diwiu oi /\avisors ior me
Outstanding Young Men of Ameri
ca awards program recently an
nounced the names of men to be
included in the 1984 Edition of
“Outstanding Young Men of Ame
rica.” The list includes the follow
ing Charlotteans: Ronnie Blackmon
of Prospect Drive; Paul Leon An
derson, LaSalle Street; Reggie
Bodrick, Cinderella Rd.; Elliott D.
Crowder, Vining Court; Ronald An
thony Harrison, Carol Avenue;
Rudolph Melville Harrison, Mark
land Drive; Darryl Brice Hood,
Orvis Street; Vincent L. Ingram of
Sanders Avenue; Gregory E. John
sbn,-Millport Place; Melvin T.
Pinn, Jr., M.D., of Ruth Drive;
Michael Allen Porter, Moretz Ave
nue; and David Eugene Scott of
Cardigan Avenue.
The Outstanding Young Men of
America program recognizes the
achievements and abilities of men
between the ages of 21 and 36. These
men are being honored for their
outstanding civic and professional
contribution to their communities,
their states, and their nation. They
were selected from nominations
received from Senators, Congress
men, Governors, Mayors, State Le
gislators, University and College
Presidents and Deans, as well as
-various-civic groups,-including tho
United States Jaycees, which also
endorses the Outstanding Young
Men of America program.
In every community there are
young men working diligently to
make their cities, as well as their
country, better places in which to
live. These men, having distin
guished themselves in one or more
fields of endeavor, are outstand
ing and deserve to be recognized for
their achievements. The criteria for
selection include a man’s voluntary
service to community, professional
leadership, academic achievement,
business advancement, cultural
accomplishments and civic and poli
tical participation.
Perry Reunion
The family of Evans and the late
Lillie C. Perry celebrated their
recent homecoming with a feeling of
togetherness and unity.
The reunion festivities which were .
held in Ellerbee, N.C., kicked off
with a breakfast at Shoney’s Res
taurant. This event was fol
lowed by a banquet aqd picnic at the
homeplace. The weekend concluded
with the family attending an old
time revivial at Sneed Grove AME
Zion Church.
Relatives from as far as Indiana,
New York, and Maryland attended
the event and exchanged family
collections of recipes, old phono
graph records of jazz and gospel,
awards, shared personal highlights,
honorary gifts, scholarships and
degrees.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry met Tn
Charlotte and were united in matri
mony in Richmond County (Eller
bee, N.C.). They were educated at
the former Ellerbee High School
(presently Mineral Springs High
School). Many of their children have
graduated from various colleges
throughout the country.
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