Having high blood pressure (hypertension) increases your risk for heart disease and stroke. Hypertension usually has no symptoms, so you may not even realize your blood pressure is high. Taking your blood pressure daily from home is a proven way to monitor and control your blood pressure. Share your results with your doctor. Library staff are not healthcare professionals and are unable to give any guidance regarding your personal health.
Blood pressure monitor kits are available on a first-come basis at the following locations: Bull Street, Hinesville, Oglethorpe Mall, Southwest Chatham, and Springfield.
Home blood pressure monitor kits may be checked out for 14 days, with 2 possible renewals.
Watch how to correctly take your blood pressure at home (YouTube).
Understand your blood pressure results (American Heart Association).
Learn ways to manage your blood pressure (American Heart Association).
Return home blood pressure monitor kits to the library from which they are checked out.
Return kits inside the library. Please do not use after-hours book returns.
Blood pressure cuff and monitor must be returned in its case, with all its contents, at once.