Free Diabetes Support Group
The Diabetes Support Group meets on the
Second Saturday of each month from 1:30pm - 3:30pm
at the Martin Luther King Jr Library, 901 G St, NW
Gallery Place - Chinatown Metro
To register, please call 202-877-7714
Free Blood Pressure Screening
Free screenings are part of the "Know Your Numbers" program.
Screenings will be held at the Washington Hospital Center Physicians Office Building,
Samet Atrium on May 13th and June 10th from 10:00am - noon. Participants will receive practical information
regarding preventive care.
For more information about High Blood Pressure call 202-877-DOCS (3627)
and you can receive a free "Know Your Numbers" Health Education Kit.
Free Community Aerobics Class
Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:00 - 7:00pm
at the Rudolph Elementary School, 2nd and Hamilton Streets, NW
For more information about this program and other programs, please call
The Washington Hospital Center programs number at 202-877-6213.
Blood pressure is pretentious by a number of factors. These include the strong point of your heart, blood vessels' order and the kidneys' fitness. A person who movements regularly, most often has a healthy heart that can drive more blood with each drive and will not need to beat as often in order to keep a normal blood pressure.High Blood pressure also depends upon the artery. Hardened and narrowed arteries caused by old age or a high fat diet can make it harder for the blood to flow, causing the blood pressure to rise. When the arteries begin to stop up, the heart is then subjected to harder work. The kidneys' health also affects blood force. Because the kidneys functions to maintain water and salt volume in the body, if the kidney retains too much water and salt then the blood pressure will also boost.
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