LOVE YOUR HEART 2016San Diego County’s Fifth Annual

Regional Blood Pressure Screening Day

A one-day event during which the County of San Diego and its partners provide free blood pressure screenings to the public at select sites throughout the San Diego region

The goal of Love Your Heart is to activate San Diegans to “know their numbers” and take charge of their own heart health

Love Your Heart is an effort that started with the County of San Diego, and has since grown to include partners in healthcare, the fire community, universities, city government, non-profits, and the business community

WHAT IS LOVE YOUR HEART DAY?

Last years’ Love

Your Heart event

resulted in over

20,000 screenings

throughout the bi-

national region!

LOVE YOUR HEART DAY 2016

This year’s Love Your Heart event will take place on

Thursday, February 11, 2016.

Last year the County and its partners performed blood

pressure checks on over 20,000 individuals—this year

our goal is to screen 25,000 San Diegans!

Act as a public-facing Love Your Heart site, opening your doors to the public and working with your own HR and health plans or partner medical organizations to secure nurses or medical assistants to screen your staff and community members

Act as an internally-focused Love Your Heart site, working with your in-house employee wellness program and insurance providers to offer free blood pressure screenings to your employees on February 11, 2016

Actively promote Love Your Heart and heart healthy tips to community members and your employees (customizable posters, flyers, and the Love Your Heart Social Media Toolkit will soon be available for use)

HOW CAN YOUR ORGANIZATION SUPPORT LOVE YOUR HEART 2016?

Join forces with local governments, firefighters, health care providers, libraries, local businesses, and other partners to raise awareness about heart disease Empower San Diegans to take charge of their own heart healthSupport an organizational culture of health awareness

“JOIN THE HEART HEALTH MOVEMENT!”

INTERESTED IN BECOMING A LOVE YOUR HEART PARTNER?

Visit LoveYourHeartSD.org for more information.