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May Measurement Month: It\u2019s a Global Thing<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section>
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Volume I, Issue V<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n

In our\u00a0previous post<\/a>\u00a0about Women and High Blood Pressure, we discussed two important blood pressure initiatives this month:\u00a0May Measurement Month<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0World Hypertension Day<\/a>\u00a0(May 17) \u2013 both initiatives from the\u00a0World Hypertension League<\/a>\u00a0(WHL).<\/p>\n

The American Heart Association (AHA) is teaming up with the WHL to support its May Measurement Month campaign, with the goal of logging\u00a03 million blood pressure checks<\/a>\u00a0this month. We are encouraging you to #CheckIt, and then log your results on the\u00a0AHA website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>

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\u201cRaised blood pressure is the biggest single contributing risk factor for global death, and May Measurement Month is laying a strong foundation for significantly increasing public understanding,\u201d said Neil Poulter, the president of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH). \u201cThroughout the month of May last year, screening sites were set up in a vast array of venues around the world \u2013 \u00a0from tents to town halls, from remote villages to the heart of some of our biggest cities. The goal was to screen as many people as possible worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n

The AHA reports that many people with high blood pressure don\u2019t even know they have it \u2013 especially with the\u00a0recent change to high blood pressure guidelines<\/a>. This year, they want to reach more people under the age of 45 since the guidelines have tripled the number of men and doubled the number of women with high blood pressure in the millennial\/Gen-X age group.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n

#CHECKIT & KNOW YOUR READINGS<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section>\n

Know your blood pressure and want to know more about what is recommended for someone with your reading? Check this list from the AHA:<\/p>\n