High Blood Pressure News (American Heart Association)
UNC Heart Center (UNC Health Care) (866) 862-4327
Women's Specialty Services (UNC Health Care) (919) 966-7890
UNC Division of Pediatric Nephrology and Hypertension (UNC at Chapel Hill) (919) 966-2561
Wellness Center at Meadowmont (919) 966-5500
NC Student Rural Health Coalition (UNC at Chapel Hill) On the first Saturday morning of each month, UNC medical students and a doctor see between 10-25 patients on a first come/first serve basis at the Bloomer Hill Free Health Clinic.
Orange County Health Department (Orange County) (919) 245-2411
Start with Your Heart (Justus-Warren Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force) This Web site is part of the Justus-Warren Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (HDSP) Program. Funded by a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), North Carolina has established this statewide program to improve cardiovascular health. (919) 707-5360
High Blood Pressure – Web Sites Serving North Carolina (NC Health Info)
100 Questions & Answers about High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) MD Raymond Townsend (2007)
The Blood Pressure Cure: 8 Weeks to Lower Blood Pressure without Prescription Drugs Robert E. Kowalski (2007)
High Blood Pressure for Dummies Alan L. Rubin, MD (2007)
Harvard Medical School Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure Aggie Casey, Herbert Benson (2005)
Last updated April 2008
Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs - High Blood Pressure
Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
WebMD Health Video Library (see Heart Health)
Consumer and Patient Education Materials (American Heart Association)
A Special Message for Women (American Heart Association)
Go Red for Women
Questions to Ask Your Doctor If You Have High Blood Pressure (American Heart, Lung, and Blood Association)
Know the Signs of a Heart Attack (National Women’s Health Information Center)
Blood Pressure-Lowering Drugs (American Heart Association)
Medications and Supplements That Can Raise Your Blood Pressure (Mayo Clinic)
Choose to Move (American Heart Association)
DASH Diet: Shopping and Cooking Tips for Healthy Eating (Mayo Clinic)
High Blood Pressure and Children (Mayo Clinic)
High Blood Pressure (NIHSeniorHealth)
High Blood Pressure and Diabetes (American Diabetes Association) Spanish
High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse) Spanish
Hypertension Glossary (Cleveland Clinic)
High Blood Pressure – MedlinePlus
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy – MedlinePlus
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