Ready to create your vision for 2023? Check out the latest episode of Check In & Check Up For Your Health where media personality Sybil Wilkes talks with Dr. Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, a cardiovascular nurse epidemiologist whose research focuses on reducing cardiovascular disease among people of African descent, and comedian Damon Williams about their vision for health in the new year. The conversation focuses on key health topics including uncovering your family health history, putting blood pressure management, and sleep as a focus for overall heart health in 2023. Listen in and use some of the key resources referenced below in the show.

View the show here:

• Key Resources from the discussion:

• • Family Health History Tree
  • Blood Pressure Measurement and Management

• • • Learn how to monitor your blood pressure at home
    • How to manage blood pressure
  • How to get healthy sleep

Learn the key steps to accurate self-measured blood pressure monitoring, in this step by step training video.

Nearly 1 in 2 adults in the U.S. have high blood pressure — and many don’t know it. That’s why we invite you to join the Get Down With Your Blood Pressure™ Dance movement. You can raise awareness about high blood pressure and encourage everyone in your life to learn more about their numbers and the importance of self-monitoring your blood pressure.

First, watch the short dance video. While grooving to the beat, you’ll learn the four easy steps to stay on top of your blood pressure: Get it. Slip it. Cuff it. Check it. Share those numbers with your doctor. After practicing the simple dance steps, get down with your version of the moves with the Get Down With Your Blood Pressure™ music available on social media and music streaming platforms.

Then, to keep the movement moving, upload and share your dance on your social media channels with the hashtag #GetDownWithYourBP.