MATERIALS

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - High Blood Pressure Symptoms and Causes and How to Measure Your Blood Pressure
• American Heart Association - Learn Your Risk Factors, What Changes You Can Make, and What to Ask Your Doctor
• County of San Diego - Quick Guide to Understanding Your Blood Pressure
• American Medical Association - How to Check a Home Blood Pressure Monitor for Accuracy
• American Heart Association - Blood Pressure Monitoring Log
• Homewatch Caregivers - Take Control of Hypertension

VIDEOS

Get Heart Healthy with Dr. Jennifer Tuteur, Deputy Public Health Officer for the County of San Diego.

American Heart Association Education Session: Empowered to Know Your Numbers

American Heart Association: How to Monitor Your Blood Pressure at Home

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: High Blood Pressure Basics

INFOGRAPHICS

Click the image to learn what your blood pressure numbers mean. 

How to get your blood pressure checked accurately, at home or with a doctor.

• Scripps Health - 7 Tips to Get You Moving
• Palomar Health - Take the Activity Quiz to see where to begin with exercise
• Mayo Clinic - Exercise: a drug-free approach to lowering high blood pressure
• American Heart Association - Choose Your Own Workout

REDUCE STRESS

• YMCA of San Diego - Adult Learning, Socials, and Be Well Webinars
• Manage Stress with tips from the National Alliance on Mental Illness and American Heart Association 
• Palomar Health - Take the Stress Quiz
• Daily Harvest Express - 12 Foods that Relieve Stress
• County of San Diego - Care for Your Mental Health and Check Your Mood Resources
• It's Up to Us - Tips and resources to support behavioral health and wellbeing 

VIDEOS

OG Yoga: Restorative Yoga with Mindy Tran

County Parks: Choose Your Own Adventure - San Dieguito County Park and King Snake Creature Feature

American Heart Association: Move More Together at Home Playlist

INFOGRAPHICS

Do the ACE Fitness Winter Workout Circuit, click the image for more.

Click the image for English and Spanish versions of Fight Stress with Healthy Habits.

MATERIALS

• NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - Learn about the DASH Diet and Tips to Reduce Salt and Sodium
• American Heart Association - How to Reduce Sodium and Eat Smart
• USDA MyPlate - Why eating lean or low-fat proteins, fruits, and vegetables are important for heart health. Learn how to eat healthy on a budget.
• National Kidney Foundation - How salt affects the Kidneys and Top 10 Tips for Reducing Salt in your Diet.
• Cleveland Clinic - What is sodium and how does it affect your body.
• Centers for Disease Control - Sodium Reduction Fact Sheets
• Daily Harvest Express - 12 Foods that Relieve Stress
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Eat for a Healthy Heart
• CalFresh - Tasty Recipes on Your Budget

VIDEOS

The Cooking Doc: The Top 5 Tips to Lower the Salt in Your Diet

Mayo Clinic: Flavorful Ways to Reduce Salt in Your Diet

Eating Well: How to Lower Sodium in Your Diet

INFOGRAPHICS

Did you know? These six popular foods can add high levels of sodium to your diet.

7 Salty Sodium Myths Busted

MATERIALS

SMOKING

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Smoking and Heart Disease and Stroke

California Department of Public Health - Health Benefits of Quitting Smoking and Alexa Skills "Stop Smoking Coach" and "Stop Vaping Coach"

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Quit Smoking and How smoking harms nearly every organ in the body, including your heart.

Tobacco Free CA - Tobacco is the #1 Preventable Cause of Death

American Heart Association - Smoking, High Blood Pressure and Your Health

ALCOHOL

NPR Life Kit - Americans Are Drinking More During The Pandemic. Here's How To Cut Back

American College of Cardiology - Moderate alcohol consumption linked with high blood pressure

INFOGRAPHICS

Life's Simple 7: How to Quit Tobacco