May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month

Margo Kerrigan, M.P.H., Area Director
Indian Health Service California Area Office
May 2006 - The theme of the 2006 Campaign from the National High Blood Pressure Education Month in May is Mission Possible: Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure. Join the Mission! Many community groups, civic and faith-based organizations, hospital outreach programs, public health departments, and workplaces use May to renew their activities to prevent and control high blood pressure.
Visit the National High Blood Pressure Education Month
website.
It features up-to-date information and tools, such as the electronic Planning Kit, for help in planning activities in your community with various groups. Use the activity registry to let everyone know what you are planning and get ideas from others. Browse fact sheets and other publications, then download and duplicate them, or order printed copies.

California Area Office