Shop-to-Stop Hypertension
Shop-to-Stop Hypertension is a 12-month public screening and research study run by The George Institute, University of New South Wales and SiSU Health. This innovative, community-facing project is designed to detect and manage raised blood pressure in adult Australians, whilst also raising population-wide awareness of hypertension.
The Shop-to-Stop Hypertension Study commences December 2023 in 30 Bunnings stores across NSW.
To view participating locations, please click here
Facts
- Raised blood pressure (BP) is the leading risk factor for death worldwide, accounting for ~30,000 deaths daily.¹
- In Australia, 1-in-3 adults have hypertension, but only half are actually aware of their condition ²,³
- Better blood pressure awareness and control could save more lives than any other treatment. ⁴
Background
Hypertension (the condition you have from high BP) is called the "silent killer" because most people who have raised BP do not have any symptoms. ⁵
In Australia, high BP is responsible for:
- 43% of coronary heart disease
- 41% of stroke
- 65% of the burden of hypertensive heart disease
- 38% of chronic kidney disease
- 32% of atrial fibrillation and flutter and
- 3.6% of dementia ⁵
The Shop-to-Stop Hypertension Study aims to engage and screen people where they live their lives, particularly higher-risk populations, and in rural and remote areas where there is lesser health access and equity. This approach seeks to improve the detection of people with hypertension, increase public and personal awareness of its risks, and to ensure that they seek medical care from their doctor.
Research Partners
Participating Locations in NSW
- Bunnings Albury
- Bunnings Alexandria
- Bunnings Armidale
- Bunnings Bathurst
- Bunnings Blacktown
- Bunnings Campbelltown
- Bunnings Chatswood
- Bunnings Coffs Harbour
- Bunnings Crossroads
- Bunnings Dubbo
- Bunnings Forbes
- Bunnings Forster
- Bunnings Glendale
- Bunnings Goulburn
- Bunnings Grafton
- Bunnings Griffith
- Bunnings Kembla Grange
- Bunnings Kempsey
- Bunnings Lismore
- Bunnings Narrabri
- Bunnings Nowra
- Bunnings Padstow
- Bunnings Penrith
- Bunnings Port Macquarie
- Bunnings Shellharbour
- Bunnings Smithfield NSW
- Bunnings Tamworth
- Bunnings Valley Heights
- Bunnings Villawood
- Bunnings Wagga Wagga
References:
1. GBD 2019 Risk Factors Collaborators. Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet 2020;396:1223-1249.
2. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. High blood pressure. 2019.
3. Carnagarin R, Nolde JM, Yang J, Marques FZ, Picone DS, Lambert GW, Beaney T, Poulter NR, Schutte AE, Reid CM, Brockman D and Schlaich MP. Stagnating rates of blood pressure control in Australia: insights from opportunistic screening of 10 046 participants of the May Measurement Month campaigns. Journal of Hypertension. 2023;41:632-637.
4. Hanlin RB, Asif IM, Wozniak G, Sutherland SE, Shah B, Yang J, Davis RA, Bryan ST, Rakotz M and Egan BM. Measure Accurately, Act Rapidly, and Partner With Patients (MAP) improves hypertension control in medically underserved patients: Care Coordination Institute and American Medical Association Hypertension Control Project Pilot Study results. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2018;20:79-87.
5. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australian Burden of Disease Study: impact and causes of illness and death in Australia 2015; and High Blood Pressure report 2017-2018. 2019.
Read more about this research study on The George Institute for Global Health website https://www.georgeinstitute.org/hypertension.
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