Having high blood pressure (hypertension) increases your risk for heart disease and stroke. Hypertension usually has no symptoms, so you may not even realize your blood pressure is high. Taking your blood pressure daily from home is a proven way to monitor and control your blood pressure. Share your results with your doctor. Your doctor will give you options like medication and lifestyle changes to keep your blood pressure in check.

NPL's home blood pressure kit collection was made possible in partnership with the American Heart Association of Greater Nashville.

Borrow

• Place a hold request, and we'll send the kit to any library location for pickup.
• Home blood pressure kits may be checked out for 21 days, with 3 possible renewals.
• Held kits may be checked out on the library card of the requestor.
• Home blood pressure kits may be checked out by any adult account holder.
• Borrowers are responsible for all contents: blood pressure cuff, instructions.
• Blood pressure kits are part of the Library of Things.

Learn

• Watch how to correctly take your blood pressure at home (YouTube). 
• Understand your blood pressure results (American Heart Association). 
• Learn ways to manage your blood pressure (American Heart Association). 
• Check out books about heart health (Library Catalog).

Return

• Return home blood pressure kits to any Nashville Public Library location.
• Return kits inside the Library. Please do not use after-hours book returns.
• Blood pressure cuff must be returned in its case, with all its contents, at once.
• Replacement costs: $40 for blood pressure cuff.