Sorry this class has been cancelled

This class will be held virtually via Google Meet. Details on how to log in to the class will be sent via email by the instructor.  

In this class, Melinda Somasekhar, Ph.D. will walk you through the prevention and management of high blood pressure. You will learn about:

• The importance of knowing if you have high hypertension (high blood pressure), as this disease often has no signs or symptoms even when blood pressure readings reach dangerously high levels.


• How damage to the blood vessels and heart happen even without symptoms, and how to detect this damage.


• How to prevent high blood pressure with lifestyle changes.


• The long-term effects of uncontrolled blood pressure on organs like kidneys and liver.


• The risk of heart attack and stroke associated with uncontrolled high blood pressure.