The Take2Heart initiative seeks to improve the cardiac health of children and adolescents. We do so by promoting innovative technology to identify those at risk. Our work has contributed to a reduction in the need for blood pressure and cholesterol treatment as well as reduced obesity and malnutrition. In addition to the technology, we provide evidence-based health information to promote healthy diet, physical activity and a drug-free life style. Our interventions are reducing the future of cardiac risk for our pediatric population.
At Take2Heart, we focus on the challenges faced by the need for better assessment tools and information to manage hypertension in children and youth. Our work has simplified the interpretation process and interpretion of pediatric BP measurements as well as provided a lens to develop critical thinking skills needed for implementing BP management protocols