Blood pressure

Animal visits as therapy can be complementary treatment for mental health and behavioral health disorders like depression and substance use.

Many Americans are at risk for heart disease and stroke. Many of the major risk factors for these problems can be prevented and controlled.

The Video Blood Pressure Visits program offers Veterans a virtual alternative to in-person blood pressure follow-up evaluations.

Kimberly Jones and Bob Smith: VA Innovation Ecosystem Revolutionaries designing a new accessible blood pressure cuff for at-home use.

At the Los Angeles VA, a team of providers collaborated with home telehealth care coordinators to improve care for Veterans with heart failure.

VA’s MOVE! team helped update the VA-DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines. Veterans can be confident that VA regularly evaluates the evidence for the care they provide. It’s available online.

Army Veteran Daryll Martin had a lot of pills intended to help him with his blood pressure. After a couple of hospital trips, his VA care team used Telehealth to help him manage those pills at home.

During the “Year of the Nurse” we’ll be sharing stories of VA nurses who are transforming the VA health care system one patient at a time. Using the ANNIE mobile app is one example.

Air Force Veteran Steve Homison has gotten healthy - he's lost 40 pounds, his blood pressure is under control, his cholesterol and blood sugar numbers are down and he’s feeling great. He decided to “take that first step.”

VA’s “Understand Your Diabetes Numbers” campaign addresses treatment goals, medication and nutritional management. And the importance of hemoglobin A1c test results and shared decision making.

From his home Navy Veteran Bobby Osborne takes his blood pressure and oxygen level as part of VA’s home telehealth program. The results are sent to his telehealth care coordinator at his VA hospital.

Many Veterans have hypertension and do not know it. It's often considered the silent killer. My HealtheVet has these steps to control blood pressure and lower your risk for heart disease.