Hypertension Resources

American Heart Association®

The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
www.americanheart.org

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides leadership for a national program in diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung, and blood; blood resources; and sleep disorders.
www.nhlbi.nih.gov

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the nation’s premier public health agency—working to ensure healthy people in a healthy world. The mission of the CDC is “to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.”
www.cdc.gov

The Mayo Clinic

The Mayo Clinic is a not-for-profit medical practice dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of virtually every type of complex illness.
www.mayoclinic.com

WebMD®

WebMD provides valuable health information, tools for managing your health, and support to those who seek information.
www.webmd.com

The Cleveland Clinic

The Cleveland Clinic was founded in 1921 as a not-for-profit group practice that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and physician education.
www.clevelandclinic.org

Healthfinder

Healthfinder.gov has resources on a wide range of health topics selected from over 1600 government and non-profit organizations. Healthfinder.gov is coordinated by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) and its health information referral service, the National Health Information Center.
www.healthfinder.gov

Hypertension Education Foundation

The Hypertension Education Foundation aims to improve health and possibly save lives by generating and distributing information about hypertension and by promoting research and teaching in the field of hypertension.
www.hypertensionfoundation.org

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