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 Make Blood Pressure Control Your Goal
This American Heart Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Million Hearts® – a national effort to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes in the United States by 2017 – are encouraging Americans to know and control their blood pressure.
Uncontrolled high blood pressure is a leading cause of heart disease and stroke. In fact, more than 67 million Americans have high blood pressure. People with high blood pressure are 4 times more likely to die from a stroke and 3 times more likely to die from heart disease, compared to those with normal blood pressure.
High blood pressure often shows no signs or symptoms, which is why having your blood pressure checked regularly is important. It's easy to get your blood pressure checked. You can get screened at your doctor's office, pharmacies, or even check it yourself at home using a home blood pressure monitor.
Read the full article to find out more ways to prevent high blood pressure.
The Committee on Housing and Community Development chaired by At-Large Councilmember Anita Bonds, will conduct a Performance Oversight Hearing for the D.C. Office on Aging on Friday, February 12, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. The hearing will take place in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.
People wishing to testify about the performance of DCOA may contact Oscar Montiel at omontiel@dccouncil.us or 202-724-8198.
Want to learn about what is happening across government and throughout every
ward to make DC an even better place to live, work, and play for all ages?
Join Age-Friendly DC and leaders from across government, the private sector,
and the community at our first quarterly Age-Friendly DC Task Force meeting of
2016 on Thursday February 18, 2016 from 10 a.m. – noon. An agenda will be posted here.
The
meeting will be held at:
George
Washington University
Marvin
Center, Room 407
800 21st Street, NW
If
you plan to attend, please RSVP by email to agefriendly@dc.gov or call 202-727-7973 and ask to speak to an
Age-Friendly DC staff member. Age-Friendly
DC is a coordinated, comprehensive, and collective-action effort whose
goal is to ensure that all DC residents are active, connected, healthy, engaged
and happy at every age.
 Seniors at Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center support the Go Red For Women campaign by participating in National Wear Red Day® on last week. The color red is worn to signify and bring awareness to heart disease, the No. 1 killer of women in America. Find out the facts about heart disease in women here.
 Jennifer D. Adu
Program
Analyst
Jennifer D. Adu has over 15 years of experience
in Healthcare, Research and Finance. A graduate of Wayne State
University, she received her bachelor's in Biology and a Master of Science Degree
in Healthcare Administration from the University of Maryland University
College.
She worked as a Biomedical Researcher and
Patient Advocate for the Johns Hopkins Healthcare Systems. There she wrote grants and published research papers and articles on Fetal Alcohol Systems and Keloid studies and other issues.
Joining the D.C. Office on Aging is an opportunity
for her to help enhance the lives of the elderly and people with disabilities.
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