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Heart disease and stroke are the first and fifth leading causes of death in the United States. Every 43 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a heart attack, and every 4 minutes, someone dies from a stroke. Million Hearts® is a national initiative with an ambitious goal to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2022.

We can all do our part in prevention by following the ABC'S of heart disease and stroke:

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Appropriate Aspirin Use

Ask your doctor if aspirin will reduce your risk for heart attacks.

Blood Pressure Control

Arm yourself with the knowledge you'll need to manage high blood pressure. The American Heart Association is a great resource.

  • Keep track of blood pressure readings with a blood pressure card and remember to share them with your doctor.
  • Reduce your sodium consumption with one of these heart healthy recipes.
  • Keep track of your medications on a medication tracker.
  • Get active and maintain a healthy weight with our free online programs:

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Cholesterol Management

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Appropriate Aspirin Use

Ask your doctor if aspirin will reduce your risk for heart attacks.

Blood Pressure Control

Arm yourself with the knowledge you'll need to manage high blood pressure. The American Heart Association is a great resource.

  • Keep track of blood pressure readings with a blood pressure card and remember to share them with your doctor.
  • Reduce your sodium consumption with one of these heart healthy recipes.
  • Keep track of your medications on a medication tracker.
  • Get active and maintain a healthy weight with our free online programs:

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Cholesterol Management

It's always good to monitor your cholesterol numbers and work with your doctor to reduce your risk for heart attack and stroke.

  • If your cholesterol numbers are high, dietary changes may be necessary to reduce your risk. Follow these tips on heart-healthy fats from the American Heart Association.
  • For some people, lifestyle changes alone aren't enough to reach healthy cholesterol levels. Learn more about drug therapy options.
  • Download our Know Your Numbers brochure to learn what your target cholesterol numbers should be.

Smoking Cessation

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Smokers have twice the risk of heart attack as nonsmokers. Once you quit smoking, your risk for heart attack and stroke declines each year thereafter.

Find more national resources on the Million Hearts website.

Barbershop Initiative

Taking the Barbershop Experience Beyond the Chair

In response to COVID-19, the Barbershop Health Outreach Project blood pressure screening events have been temporarily cancelled. We will reschedule outreach in the barbershops and beauty salons as soon as it is safe to do so. Please check the calendar for screenings dates at our participating barbershops.

In the United States, an estimated 44% of black men are diagnosed with some form of cardiovascular disease. Black men also have an increased risk of stroke. Coolcat online casino. To empower black men to adopt healthier lifestyle choices and reduce their risk for heart disease and stroke we have partnered with six black-owned barbershops to create the Barbershop Health Outreach Project (BSHOP).

The six barbershops, Fair Kutz, Blade Masters, Masterpiece Barber College, Masterpiece II, Executive Cuts and Hair Unlimited, Lovely Cuts, Hats Off will offer outreach and education including free blood pressure screenings, health education, and referrals to healthcare providers for those uninsured or without a medical home.

If you are interested in learning more or getting involved, please contact Amineh Harvey at (702) 759-0790 or email harveya@snhd.org.

For more information on where to get your blood pressure checked, please check our Community Calendar.

Cutting Edge News

Checkout our newsletter, 'Cutting Edge News.' The newsletter is released on a monthly basis. Issues will feature topics related to managing your risk for heart disease and stroke, tips on how to control your blood pressure and resources available in the community. Stay informed and be well.

Volunteers Wanted

The Barbershop Outreach Project is seeking volunteers to participate in our heart health initiative, measuring blood pressure and providing education in Las Vegas' barbershop community. Sonic boom gratis. Our ideal volunteers will be:

  • Health care professionals
  • Wellness professional
  • Medical students
  • Nursing students

For more information email harveya@snhd.org.

Beauty Shop Initiative

Cardiovascular diseases, like heart disease and stroke, kill nearly 50,000 African-American women every year. Also, important to note, African-American women are less likely than Caucasian women to be aware that heart disease is the leading cause of death.

Here are a few unsettling stats:

  • Of African-American women ages 20 and older, 49 percent have heart diseases.
  • Only 1 in 5 African-American women believes she is personally at risk.
  • Only 52 percent of African-American women are aware of the signs and symptoms of a heart attack.
  • Only 36 percent of African-American women know that heart disease is their greatest health risk.

To empower black women to adopt healthier lifestyle choices and reduce their risk for heart disease and stroke we have partnered with beauty shops to create the Beauty Shop Health Outreach Project (BeSHOP). Beauty shops will offer outreach and education including free blood pressure screenings, health education, and referrals to healthcare providers for those uninsured or without a medical home.

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If you are interested in learning more or getting involved, please contact Amineh Harvey at (702) 759-0790 or email harveya@snhd.org.

For more information on where to get your blood pressure checked, please check our Community Calendar.

Other Resources

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  • The Check it. Change it. Control it toolkit was produced through a collaboration between the Ohio Department of Health and the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians to address high blood pressure and cholesterol specific to African American families. It answers questions about why it is important to track blood pressure and cholesterol, provides tips for improving lifestyle behaviors and questions to ask a doctor. It also offers resources to help track and control blood pressure and cholesterol.




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