Louisville, KY Community
Louisville, KY Community
Nearly 45% of Black adults in Kentucky have hypertension
Public Health Prevention
Heart Health Hub
- Release the Pressure Self-Measured Blood Pressure (SMBP) Training Video
- How to Measure Your Blood Pressure at Home
- Tracking Your BP Numbers
- Understanding Your BP Numbers
- Health Care Professional Discussion Guide
- Selecting Your BP Device
Maternal Health
- Louisville Coalition for Black Maternal Health Perinatal service providers and community organizers platform to ignite change and improve outcomes for Black mamas and birthing people in our community.
- Healthy Babies Louisville Resources so all babies can celebrate their first birthdays and beyond. Regardless of ethnicity or income, we want all moms to deliver healthy, full-term babies.
- Black Mamas Matter Alliance We center Black mamas to advocate, drive research, build power, and shift culture for Black maternal health, rights, and justice.
Mental Health
- Play Cousins Soul Sisters Initiative, a healing circle for feminine-centered folks of African heritage co-facilitated by Black female mental health professionals.
Healthy Lifestyle
- Black Market A healthy grocery store focused on combatting the food apartheid in the West End of Louisville.
- American Heart Association Louisville Focused on helping to ensure everyone in Louisville has the opportunity to live longer, healthier lives. Their heart health initiatives include addressing food insecurity, bolstering physical activity, their online storytelling series Red Couch Tour and much more!
- How Too Much Sodium Affects your Health
- Heart-Healthy Essentials for Meal Prep
- Physical Activity Recommendations for Adults
Local Organizations
- Louisville Department of Public Health & Wellness Center for Health Equity The Center for Health Equity was created to advocate for a Louisville Metro where everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be healthy and reach their full human potential. CHE has launched initiatives including the Healthy Louisville 2025 and Racial Equity Here.
- Real Talk with T Made Podcast This bi-weekly podcast revolves around the topics of health and wealth in the Louisville African American Community on WPFL Louisville and iHeart Radio.
- American Heart Association Louisville Helping to ensure everyone in Louisville has the opportunity to live longer, healthier lives. Their heart health initiatives include addressing food insecurity, bolstering physical activity, their online storytelling series Red Couch Tour and much more!
- Black Lives Matter Louisville Housing Team Focuses on emergency housing needs for Black moms, but they also do healing circles and other work related to Black women’s health and wellness throughout the year.
- Park Duvalle Community Health Center Providing Adult Medicine, Pediatrics, Dental, Women’s Health, Mental Health, WIC, Lab, X-Ray, Insurance Enrollment Office, Case Management, Pharmacy and Transportation.
- Norton Healthcare Institute for Health Equity Established to address health and racial inequities in the Louisville community.
RTP Squad Advocacy
- US Blood Pressure Validated Device Listing Blood pressure measurement devices that have been validated for clinical accuracy as determined through an independent review process.
- Release the Pressure Bringing together Black women from across America – reminding them to make self-care a priority to improve their heart health. Protect your magic, protect your heart!
Find a Health Care Organization on the MAP!
The RTP Squad is proud to highlight local Louisville Health Care Organizations that have joined the national Target: BP movement to reduce the incidence of heart disease in Black Communities.
Happenings Around Town
Happenings Around Town
Join our very own, Stephanie Johnson, and featured panelists Nikki Lanier, Dr. Swannie Jett, Dr. Michael B. McCormack, Lonita Baker, Paula McCraney, Rep. Attica Scott, and Rev. Timothy Findley Jr. on May 13th.