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Wheeler -- Mayor 2, undated

 Item — Box: 37, Object: 1338

Scope and Contents

Topic: Hypertension Month with Verena Wheeler, Coordinator of the Hypertension Program for the K.C. Health Department -- stress definitely plays a part in high blood pressure -- blood pressure in highschool students -- organs that are affected by HBP -- what exactly is being measured when taking BP tests -- normal and irregular blood pressure -- symptoms -- are shopping center HBP machines accurate? -- heredity and HBP -- hypertension in black people -- HBP and children -- risks of American diet (salt) -- prime ages for HBP -- what the figures like 140 over 80 means -- how to lower high blood pressure -- hazards of low blood pressure -- problems with people who have HBP, the problem of getting them to the doctor -- drugs that are prescribed for high blood pressure -- free places to receive blood pressure tests -- phone number for K.C. health dept., where you can get tests taken

Dates

  • undated

Creator

  • From the Collection: KCUR (Organization)

Extent

1 Open Reel Audiotapes : 7 in. 1/4 in. open reel, 7.5 ips

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives Repository