Know Your Numbers

Written By Ernest Cooper
Explore Life's Essential 8 at the AHA

The health literacy companion to the LAPS Masters Track Program.

This page is for education, not medical advice. Get your numbers checked by your doctor, and talk with them before making changes.

Sources

  1. American Heart Association. Life's Essential 8. heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-lifestyle/lifes-essential-8

  2. Lloyd-Jones DM, et al. Life's Essential 8: Updating and Enhancing the AHA's Construct of Cardiovascular Health. Circulation, 2022.

  3. American Heart Association. Understanding High Blood Pressure: Key Facts for Black Communities. May 2026.

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