The Division of Prevention &Health Promotion works to promote healthy lifestyles and to prevent chronic disease, injury, suicide and violence through training, consultation, education, data and support for community prevention programs, screening and other clinical preventive services.
Be One in a Million
Take the Commissioner's Million Hearts Blood Pressure Challenge
To kick off the Million Hearts™ initiative in Virginia, State Health Commissioner Dr. Karen Remley
challenges Virginia to take 1,000,000 blood pressures in the month of May in coordination with
American Stroke Month and National Blood Pressure Education Month. Individuals, healthcare providers
and organizations can make their blood pressure screenings count toward this goal and help spread
the word about the importance of controlling high blood pressure.
Click here for more
information about the challenge and to register.