HEART HEALTH HEADLINES PENINSULA HOME CARE HEARTBEATS TOUR

PHC Scheduled to Make 13 Blood Pressure Screening Stops on the Shore

SALISBURY, MD - Peninsula Home Care (PHC), a leading, award winning home care company is hitting the road this month to promote heart health. On their first road tour across the Eastern Shore of Maryland and lower Delaware, PHC will make thirteen stops at local venues to offer free blood pressure screenings to community members.

"Our road crews will be armed with educational materials complete with information and resources to promote heart health and tips to help manage high blood pressure," said Therese Ganster, branch director, Peninsula Home Care. "All three PHC branches (Ocean Pines, Salisbury and Seaford) have reached out to their communities to schedule screenings in convenient locations for people across the peninsula."

Peninsula Home Care branch director, Therese Ganster joins WMDT's Jennifer Falsetti, on the set of Good Things Delmarva to talk about the PHC Heartbeats Tour.

Heart Health Set-List

1. Under Pressure
   Blood Pressure - With each beat of the heart, blood is pumped out of the heart into the blood vessels, which carry blood throughout your body. Blood pressure is the measurement of the pressure or force inside your blood vessels (arteries) with each beat of the heart. High blood pressure, also called hypertension, means the pressure in your arteries is above the normal range.
   
   
2. Risk Taker
   Who is at Risk for High Blood Pressure?
   1. People with family members who have high blood pressure,
      history of heart disease or diabetes.
   2. African-Americans
   3. Pregnant women
   4. People over age 60
   5. People who are overweight
   6. Heavy drinkers
   7. People who eat too many fatty foods or foods with too much salt
   8. Smokers
      
      
3. Don't Break My Heart
   Untreated high blood pressure can result in: Heart Failure, Stroke,
   an Enlarged Heart, Heart Attack and Kidney Disease
   
   
4. Treat Me Right
   How to Treat High Blood Pressure
   1. Eat healthy foods that are low in salt and fat
   2. Lose Weight
   3. Limit Alcohol
   4. Exercise Regularly
   5. Quit Smoking
   6. Take high blood pressure medicine when prescribed by your doctor
   7. Have regular blood pressure checks