Published: November 07, 2024

Stronger Hearts health station at BWI Airport will help thousands know their risk of 'silent killer'

High blood pressure is a leading cause of heart disease and stroke, leading to nearly 500,000 deaths each year

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Barak Hermann

Barak Hermann, the CEO of the JCC Greater Baltimore, gives a thumbs up after checking his blood pressure at the #StrongerHearts High Smart Health Station at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport.

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Barak Hermann, the CEO of the JCC Greater Baltimore, gives a thumbs up after checking his blood pressure at the #StrongerHearts High Smart Health Station at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport.

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Bill Ashley BWI

Dr. William Ashley, neurosurgeon from LifeBridge Health and president-elect of the American Heart Association's Eastern Region Board of Director, explains that hypertension is a silent killer, often with no symptoms, and how the #StrongerHearts Higi Smart Health Station like the one at BWI Airport can help people know their numbers and their risk.

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Bill Ashley BWI — Bill Ashley BWI

Dr. William Ashley, neurosurgeon from LifeBridge Health and president-elect of the American Heart Association's Eastern Region Board of Director, explains that hypertension is a silent killer, often with no symptoms, and how the #StrongerHearts Higi Smart Health Station like the one at BWI Airport can help people know their numbers and their risk.

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BWI Ribbon Cutting

Leaders from the American Heart Association, LifeBridge Health and BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport cut the ribbon for the #StrongerHearts Higi Smart Health Station, located in the A concourse of the airport. The station, which helps measure blood pressure and other health markers, has been used nearly 3,000 times since it was place in the summer, making it the most used American Heart Association health station of its kind in the country during that span.

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Leaders from the American Heart Association, LifeBridge Health and BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport cut the ribbon for the #StrongerHearts Higi Smart Health Station, located in the A concourse of the airport. The station, which helps measure blood pressure and other health markers, has been used nearly 3,000 times since it was place in the summer, making it the most used American Heart Association health station of its kind in the country during that span.

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