Hypertension risk is extending to young and middle-aged adults, while blood pressure checks are becoming part of daily living areas. The Health Promotion Administration, in line with blood pressure management policy, has released a new Anxin Blood Pressure Station map. Taiwan now has more than 1,500 certified sites, allowing people to search for nearby locations and extending blood pressure monitoring from medical institutions to community pharmacies, retail outlets, financial institutions, health centers, and other daily service settings.

Hypertension often has no obvious early symptoms. Without regular monitoring, it may quietly increase cardiovascular disease risks. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare's 2024 cause-of-death statistics, the death rate from hypertensive disease did not continue rising for the first time in recent years. However, about 45,000 people still die each year from hypertension-related cardiovascular diseases, making blood pressure control a key part of chronic disease prevention.

The Health Promotion Administration has lowered the age for adult preventive health checkups to 30, hoping to detect hypertension risks earlier. In 2025 adult preventive health checkup data, 31.1% of examinees aged 30 and above had abnormal blood pressure. Among those aged 30 to 39, the rate was 15.1%, meaning 1 in 7 had blood pressure above the standard, showing hypertension is no longer concentrated among middle-aged and older adults.

To make blood pressure checks easier in daily life, the Health Promotion Administration is working with local health bureaus this year to set up stations at health centers and health service centers, while guiding workplaces to join certification. Applications for Anxin Blood Pressure Station certification are open until November 27, 2026. Approved sites will receive identification stickers and health education display boards, helping people find more standardized measurement environments near home, at work, or along daily errand routes.