The National Health Commission recently issued the "Management Standards for Hypertension Prevention and Control in Grassroots Medical and Health Institutions" (hereinafter referred to as the "Standards"), which stipulate the equipment configuration, drug guarantee, management process, and technical points for hypertension prevention and control management in grassroots medical and health institutions. The standard applies to the management of adult (18 years old and above) hypertension patients in primary medical and health institutions such as township health centers, community health service centers (stations), and village clinics, and will be implemented from March 1, 2026. According to the standard, all primary healthcare institutions should be equipped with upper arm medical electronic blood pressure monitors, height and weight meters, and soft rulers, and the blood pressure monitors should be calibrated regularly. Community health service centers and township health centers should also be equipped with blood routine analyzers, urine routine analyzers, blood biochemistry analyzers, electrocardiographs, etc. In terms of drug security, primary healthcare institutions should be equipped with at least five categories of antihypertensive drugs: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers, dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers, thiazide diuretics, and beta blockers. How to screen and prevent hypertension? The standards are clear, and hypertensive patients can be screened through possible channels such as daily diagnosis and treatment, health check ups, and community screening. Adults aged 18 and above have their blood pressure measured at their first outpatient visit every year. Provide corresponding guidance based on screening blood pressure levels and physical examination results. For diagnosed hypertensive patients, continuous guidance on healthy lifestyle should be provided based on individual circumstances, including: reasonable diet (including reducing sodium salt and increasing potassium salt intake), weight control, regular exercise, quitting smoking and alcohol, reducing mental stress, and maintaining healthy sleep. On the basis of lifestyle intervention, choose antihypertensive drugs reasonably according to the individual situation of the patient, gradually adjust them, and try to achieve stable blood pressure control within 3 months as much as possible. Suitable patients can also use or combine traditional Chinese medicine or appropriate techniques with clinical research evidence to synergistically lower blood pressure. If other modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors are combined, such as high blood sugar, abnormal blood lipids, etc., active treatment should also be sought. October 10th this year is the 34th World Mental Health Day, with the theme of "Everyone has access to mental health services". (New Society)