What is the purpose of the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8) report?
The Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8) report is a 2014 evidence-based guideline for the management of high blood pressure in adults. It was created by a panel of appointed members to provide recommendations for health care practitioners to use for the prevention, detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure. The JNC 8 report is based on the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure: the JNC 7 report, which was published in 2003.  