Organizations and public resources¶
Last curated: 2026-10-20.
Sites below were opened live on 2026-08-29. Inclusion means the organization offers hypertension or cardiovascular public resources; it is not an endorsement and does not imply HHD-specific expertise.
| Organization | Geography / role | Relevant contribution | HHD-specific? | Live URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Hypertension League | Global professional/public coalition | BP awareness, measurement and World Hypertension Day | No | https://www.whleague.org/ |
| World Heart Federation | Global cardiovascular federation | Policy, prevention and patient/public cardiovascular resources | No | https://world-heart-federation.org/ |
| Resolve to Save Lives | Global implementation organization | Hypertension-control programs, HEARTS-aligned delivery, sodium policy | No | https://resolvetosavelives.org/ |
| Hypertension Canada | Canada | Public and professional BP education and guidance | No | https://hypertension.ca/ |
| Million Hearts | United States public-health initiative | BP control, cardiovascular prevention, implementation resources | No | https://millionhearts.hhs.gov/ |
| Heart Foundation | Australia | Consumer cardiovascular information and prevention resources | No | https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/ |
| British Heart Foundation | United Kingdom | Patient information, research support, cardiovascular helplines | No | https://www.bhf.org.uk/ |
| Heart & Stroke | Canada | Patient/public education, advocacy and support | No | https://www.heartandstroke.ca/ |
| Pan-African Society of Cardiology | Africa | Professional network, regional roadmaps and implementation | No | https://www.pascar.org/ |
| Blood Pressure UK | United Kingdom | Patient-facing BP information and its “Know Your Numbers!” BP-check campaign (Blood Pressure UK — "Blood Pressure UK", https://www.bloodpressureuk.org/, accessed 2026-10-13) | No | https://www.bloodpressureuk.org/ |
Campaign access update — checked 2026-10-20¶
Blood Pressure UK’s 2026 campaign page lists Know Your Numbers! Week as 7–13 September and says its community Pressure Station locator is inactive for 2026, with emphasis on home monitoring. The page retains pre-event wording; it is campaign information, not evidence of current local service availability (Blood Pressure UK — “Find your nearest free blood pressure check”, https://www.bloodpressureuk.org/know-your-numbers/find-your-nearest-free-blood-pressure-check/, accessed 2026-10-20).
How to use this list¶
| Need | Best starting points |
|---|---|
| Accurate home BP measurement | Hypertension Canada; World Hypertension League |
| Global implementation and sodium policy | Resolve to Save Lives; World Heart Federation |
| U.S. quality-improvement resources | Million Hearts |
| Patient-facing heart-failure and symptom information | BHF; Heart & Stroke; Heart Foundation |
| African policy and professional context | PASCAR |
Dated organization-search result¶
Three targeted live web searches on 2026-08-29 ("hypertensive heart disease" patient organization advocacy, patient support group, and foundation) returned general HHD education, terminology and broad cardiovascular or hypertension organizations, but 0 organizations dedicated specifically to HHD as a distinct diagnosis. The positive finding is that public support is organized around hypertension, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, stroke, kidney disease and broad cardiovascular prevention rather than around the causal bridge labeled HHD.
Safety¶
Public resources cannot adjudicate hypertensive emergency, acute coronary syndrome, acute HF, syncope, stroke symptoms, pregnancy hypertension, or medication toxicity. The red-flags page separates urgent syndromes from routine education.