Healthy Heart Nation was born from a commitment to serve communities through education, connection, and action. The Pressure Project brings that commitment directly into the community, creating opportunities for people to check their blood pressure, understand what their numbers mean, and take the next step toward better health.
The Pressure Project
It started with a simple conversation:
Know Your Numbers.
6000+
Blood Pressure Checks.
6000 Opportunities for Impact.
Every blood pressure check is more than a number.
- It is an opportunity to educate.
- An opportunity to monitor.
- An opportunity to start a conversation.
- An opportunity to improve heart health.
This is what community impact looks like.
Through the Pressure Project, Healthy Heart Nation meets people where they are, building trust, encouraging healthy conversations, and connecting individuals and communities with knowledge that can support healthier choices.
And we are just getting started!
Know your numbers. Start the conversation. Take control of your health.
Heart Healthy Nation Partners with Barbershops
The burden of high blood pressure is higher in African American adults at 56% compared to the national average of 45%.
Barbershop outreach programs, which began in the 1980s, leverage trusted relationships between barbers and clients to deliver health information and improve health outcomes in at-risk communities. Healthy Heart Nation has launched an initiative to place blood pressure units in barbershops across America with online education, access to nutrition, and local resources.
Why understanding High Blood Pressure is Important?
Elevated blood pressure (>140/90) increases the risk for heart failure, stroke, ischemic heart disease, and kidney failure. The rates of adverse outcomes for poorly controlled blood pressure disproportionately impact in at-risk communities. Patients, in at-risk communities, with primary hypertension (formerly called “essential” hypertension) are at much greater risk of developing cardiovascular complications than other demographic groups. This is manifested, in comparison with other patients, by a threefold increase in overall cardiovascular mortality and a six- to sevenfold increase in mortality under the age of 50 years. At-risk patients are at significantly greater risk for stroke than other patients, especially at younger ages, due in part to the earlier onset and greater severity of hypertension. In addition, the risk of stroke at similar levels of blood pressure may be greater in at-risk adults than in other adults. In one study, for example, every 10 mmHg higher systolic blood pressure increased stroke risk by 24 percent in at-risk patients compared with 8 percent in other patients. In addition to stroke, heart failure is more common among at-risk individuals.
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HHN and Pressure Project Events
We are bringing blood pressure education and screenings directly to the community, promoting awareness, prevention, and healthier future for all.
