FrontMatter -- Reviewers -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Public Health Importance of Hypertension -- 3 The Role of the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention in the Prevention and Control of Hypertension -- 4 Interventions Directed at the General Population -- 5 Interventions Directed at Individuals with Hypertension -- 6 Implementing a Population-Based Policy and Systems Approach to the Prevention and Control of Hypertension -- Appendix A: Committee Member Biographies -- Appendix B:Agendas of Public Meetings Held by the Committee on Public Health Priorities to Reduce and Control Hypertension -- Appendix C: A Public Health Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke -- Appendix D: DHDSP Strategic Plan.