Residents of Ships' Cove Apartments had the opportunity to have their blood pressure, cholesterol, BMI and blood sugar checked by staff from the Southcoast Hospital Cardiovascular Prevention Program on November 22, 2013. This program, which has been operating for the past eleven years, has given thousands of South Coast Area residents the opportunity to learn the early signs of cardiovascular disease and to get valuable referral information that can help to reduce the likelihood of experiencing a heart attack or stroke. NHP Foundation Residential Services Coordinator Pam Anderson-Livingston brought the team to the large residential facility that houses hundreds of low-income persons, many of whom do not see a physician on a regular basis. This is part of an on-going effort to bring resources to the people who live in this building. Click here for a brief video about the benefits of the Cardiovascular Prevention Program. Click here for picture of the program on smoking cessation. For more information, contact Pamela Anderson-Livingston at 508-673-1321.

(Top row) NHP Foundation Residential Services Coordinator Pam Anderson-Livingston encourages residents to sign up to have their blood pressure, cholesterol, BMI and blood sugar checked by staff from the Southcoast Hospital Cardiovascular Prevention Program in the lobby of the apartment building. (Row two) Southcoast Dietitian Amanda Raposo checks Peter Sfougaris' blood pressure and offers advice about how to lower it. (Row three) Southcoast Cardiac Prevention Program Nurse Donna Querim talks with residents as they have their cholesterol and blood sugar checked. (Bottom row, left and right) Ms. Raposo checks Ryan Kelley's blood pressure and sends Pter Sfougaris and Ricardo Marquez off with information that they can give to their physicians. (Bottom row, center) NHP Foundation Residential Services Coordinator Pam Anderson-Livingston joins two residents, Fred and Jennifer, as they talk about the value of the Cardiovascular Prevention Program which will soon close.