In 2021, high blood pressure was the most common underlying condition identified in San Diego County’s COVID-19-related deaths.
Learn more about High Blood Pressure and COVID-19: English and Español.
The best way to know if you have high blood pressure is to have it checked, as there are often no warning signs or symptoms to tell you something is wrong.
1. Check Your Blood Pressure
Find FREE blood pressure screening sites during Love Your Heart Week of Action February 12-20, 2022 using our interactive site map. Or, get your blood pressure checked by making an appointment with your primary care physician or by checking it with a home blood pressure cuff.
2. Submit Your Results
Submit your blood pressure results during Love Your Heart Week of Action or anytime of year.
3. Learn What They Mean
Learn about your blood pressure results and what you can do to improve them in our Love Your Heart @ Home Education section. Our goal is to help prevent heart disease and stroke and help YOU take control of your heart health.
Remember to follow-up with your doctor! Make an appointment with your doctor to get your blood pressure re-checked. While you're there, have your home blood pressure cuff calibrated by a nurse to ensure your readings are correct.
Join us for free educational and interactive heart health events before and during Love Your Heart Week of Action! Click on a day in the calendar to learn more about that event.
ABOUT LOVE YOUR HEART
Love Your Heart is an annual event in
which organizations from across the U.S. and Mexico join together to
provide FREE blood pressure screenings to the public on or near
Valentine's Day. The event brings together community partners to
prevent heart disease and stroke and empowers the public to take
control of their heart health, know their blood pressure numbers, and
know what they mean.
The 2021 event had over 27,000 participants screened online and in-person at
188 sites across the U.S. and Mexico, with over 6,000 blood
pressure cuffs distributed across San Diego County.
