Welcome To MyHealthCheckUp
Heart attacks and strokes are the most common forms of cardiovascular disease, and the majority of us will
experience at least one of these conditions during our life-time. MyHealthCheckUp helps you better manage your health and reduce your risk
of developing disease, by identifying and quantifying your modifiable risk factors. Major risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease
include a sedentary lifestyle, being overweight, diabetes, cigarette
smoking, abnormal blood cholesterol levels, and high blood pressure.
MyHealthCheckup is based on a scientifically validated health risk assessment
program developed by researchers at the McGill Cardiovascular Health Improvement Program.
Since 1992, the results of this research have been published in dozens of scientific journals, and since then,
over 30,000 individuals have had their risk profiles completed in person at screening days held in Canada,
the United States, Europe, and South America. Now, this internationally recognized screening tool is made available to you so
that you can determine your risk of developing cardiovascular disease and act to reduce that risk as much as possible.
At the heart of MyHealthCheckUp is an interactive, Web-based tool that enables you
to enter your personal health data (such as age, sex, health history, medications),
and measured risk factors including blood pressure and blood lipid levels. Once
completed, you will receive a “state of the art” health risk profile based on current
national treatment guidelines. When you are finished, print out the profile, email
a copy to your physician, or better still, set up your own password protected health
file where the data can be saved and updated as you take action to bring your
modifiable risk factors under control. By making appropriate lifestyle changes,
you will see a decrease in your cardiovascular age. Your personalized risk profile
can also be used to help you and your physician or other health professionals
make informed choices about how you can most effectively reduce your future risk for heart disease
and stroke.