Primary Prevention

Understand what types of risk factors you can control and the importance in knowing them so you and your healthcare team can make a plan to change them.

Learn the benefits quitting smoking has for the heart.

Watch this to learn how sleep and heart health are related.

Understand the importance of working with your healthcare provider to identify and control your risk factors, in order to lower the risk of serious complications of vascular disease.

Learn how various lifestyle changes can help to lessen your vascular disease risk factors and improve your overall health.

Watch this to recognize the serious complications metabolic syndrome can cause, understand the parts of metabolic syndrome and what lifestyle changes you can make to help manage it.

The higher your blood cholesterol, the greater your risk for heart attack or stroke. That's why you need to know your cholesterol level. Read on to learn how to assess your health risks.

Some risk factors for heart disease are beyond your control. But others you can control, such as smoking and high blood pressure.

Learn about the risk of high blood pressure and the importance of getting your blood pressure checked regularly.

Watch this to understand the meaning of a blood pressure reading.

Watch this video to learn what pulmonary hypertension is.

Watch this clip to learn about a blood pressure management plan and what can be included in it.

Watch this video to understand how healthy lifestyle changes can help lower blood pressure.

Watch this to know some tips and strategies for living with high blood pressure.

Watch this checklist to learn important do's and don'ts for taking your blood pressure medicine safely.

Watch this video to learn how lifestyle changes can help you manage your high blood pressure.

Watch this to learn about the DASH Eating Plan.

Understand the importance of getting support from your healthcare provider and others while learning to manage your high blood pressure.

Learn how stress and high blood pressure are related.

Learn about some simple steps to controlling hypertension.

High blood pressure (hypertension) is called the silent killer. This is because many people who have it don't know it. You can take an easy test to see if your blood pressure is too high. If it is high, you can take steps to lower it. Doing so could save your life.

You can take your own blood pressure reading using a digital monitor. Follow these step-by-step directions.

High blood pressure is known as the "silent killer" because it often has no symptoms. Healthy changes can help you lower your blood pressure.

African Americans are at a higher risk for high blood pressure than other ethnic groups. Read on to learn why, and how making certain lifestyle changes can help lower blood pressure.

Watch this to learn how to choose heart-healthy foods to manage your cholesterol.

Watch this video to learn how being active helps manage your cholesterol.

Watch this to learn how statin medicines work to lower your cholesterol.

Learn to recognize important do's and don'ts for taking your cholesterol medicine safely.

Watch this to learn about cholesterol and other risk factors for heart disease and ways you can reduce your risk.

High cholesterol is called hypercholesterolemia. Cholesterol and dietary fat are not the same thing. It's important to understand how the fat in your diet affects your cholesterol levels.