Community Conversation 2025 Check It! Challenge

May 21 Check It! Challenge Webinar focuses on the connection between high blood pressure and mental health
 
WHAT: The fourth free online Community Conversation of the American Heart Association’s Check It! Challenge, a four-month-long program that provides tangible ways to reduce high blood pressure. May’s Webinar topic is “Improving Mental Health and Well-being.”
 
WHO: Dr. Ann Leonhardt-Caprio, Program Coordinator for the Comprehensive Stroke Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Strong Memorial Hospital
              Kelly Nabb, pediatric nurse practitioner; stroke survivor, Buffalo
              Allison Graff, yoga instructor; stroke survivor, Syracuse
              Subrina Dhammi, anchor, WNYT News Channel 13, Albany
 
WHERE:         Online. Register at www.heart.org/checkitny
 
WHEN:           Wednesday, May 21, 2025, Noon
                            
MORE:              High blood pressure is a leading risk factor for stroke and heart attack, among other chronic illnesses. Because it frequently has no symptoms, high blood pressure is known as “The Silent Killer.” Yet, it’s largely preventable. Participants in the Check It! Challenge have committed to monitoring their blood pressure throughout the program, and have received information on various topics throughout the four months of the Check It! Challenge. The May Webinar will explore the relationship between mental health and well-being, and high blood pressure, and offer ways to manage stress.