In addition to the following, American Heart Association is a great resource for heart health information.

Heart Attack vs. Cardiac Arrest

• People often use these terms interchangeably, but they're not the same. A heart attack is when blood flow to the heart is blocked. Sudden cardiac arrest is when the heart malfunctions and suddenly stops beating. Learn more about differences. 

High Blood Pressure and COVID-19

• Learn more about High Blood Pressure and COVID-19: English and Español.

Rates of Heart Disease by Ethnicity

• The latest data from December 2022 shows that overall heart disease is the second leading cause of death for residents in San Diego County.  However, heart disease is the leading cause of death for White, Black, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native ethnicities.

Materials

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • High Blood Pressure Symptoms and Causes
  • How to Measure Your Blood Pressure
• American Heart Association
  • Learn Your Risk Factors
  • What Changes You Can Make
  • 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

Infographics

Blood Pressure Categories
Learn what your blood pressure numbers mean.

How to Get Your Blood Pressure Checked
How to get your blood pressure checked accurately, at home or with a doctor.

Videos

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

Watch Dr. Jennifer Tuteur in the 2021 Get Heart Healthy webinar with the San Diego Regional Chamber.

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

Get Active

• 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
  • Check Your Mood Resources
• It's Up to Us - Tips and resources to support behavioral health and wellbeing

Infographics

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

Fight Stress with Healthy Habits
English and Spanish versions of a flyer demonstrating how to fight stress with healthy habits.

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

Materials

• NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
  • Learn about the DASH Diet
  • 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

Infographics

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

7 Salty Sodium Myths Busted

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

Materials

Smoking

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Smoking and Heart Disease and Stroke
• California Department of Public Health
  • Health Benefits of Quitting Smoking
  • Alexa Skills "Stop Smoking Coach" and "Stop Vaping Coach"
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Quit Smoking
  • 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