Trusted community spaces
Barbershops are neighborhood anchors — places where conversations happen naturally and trust is already built. That makes them the perfect setting for a heart-health check.
Heart health, where people already feel at home. The HeartCheck Foundation brings free blood pressure checks into the Texas barbershops people already trust.
What we do
Simple checks. Trusted spaces. Stronger awareness.
A simple, friendly blood pressure check — offered right in the neighborhood spaces people already know and trust.
Blood pressure awareness
Knowing your numbers is a powerful first step toward understanding your cardiovascular risk.
Early health conversations
A quick check can spark the conversation that encourages someone to seek follow-up care.
By the numbers
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people screened in Texas barbershops.
Every check is a conversation — and for many, the first time they've ever known their numbers.
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Referred to care
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Partner clinics
Across 3 Texas cities — Austin, Lubbock & San Antonio.
How it works
A clear, approachable model.
Community-based blood pressure awareness, in three simple steps.
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Visit a partner shop
Community members find HeartCheck resources waiting in a familiar barbershop setting.
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Get a quick check
A quick blood pressure check helps people understand where their numbers stand — in about 45 seconds.
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Learn next steps
Visitors receive simple education and are encouraged to follow up with a healthcare professional when needed.
Awareness, not diagnosis. HeartCheck is about education and early conversations — not medical diagnosis or treatment. We always encourage follow-up with a licensed clinician, and we treat readings of 180/120 or higher as a reason to seek care right away.
Why it matters
What high blood pressure does to your heart.
Silent by design
It usually has no symptoms — you can feel fine for years.
Pressure on the walls
It forces the heart to work harder and stiffens arteries.
The strain adds up
A leading cause of heart attack, stroke & kidney disease.
Catch it early
A 45-second check can reveal it before damage is done.
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Know your numbers
Do you know yours?
High blood pressure rarely warns you. Tap a category to see what the two numbers actually mean.
Normal
Elevated
Stage 1
Stage 2
Crisis
Category
Normal
Reading (systolic / diastolic)
Below 120 / 80
Healthy range — keep it up.
Based on the 2017 ACC/AHA categories, for general education. A single reading isn't a diagnosis. A reading of 180/120 or higher is an emergency.
Peer-reviewed
Why barbershops? A trusted space, and a literature-backed model.
Many people have a long-standing relationship with their barber. That trust creates a comfortable opening for conversations about blood pressure, heart health, and taking the next step toward care.
And this isn't a hunch. Barbershop-based blood pressure programs are validated by peer-reviewed clinical research — a model we bring to the underserved Texas communities where awareness makes the biggest difference.
The study behind the model
Effectiveness of a Barber-Based Intervention for Improving Hypertension Control in Black Men — The BARBER-1 Study
Victor RG, Ravenell JE, Freeman A, et al. A Cluster-Randomized Trial. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171(4):342–350. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2010.390
Peer-reviewed
More than a number
We're not a typical screening organization.
From the moment we started, we knew that linking someone to care matters just as much as identifying a high number — a reading on its own doesn't change anyone's health.
So we built our own maps system for clients to use on the spot, routing them straight to nearby partner clinics we already have a relationship with — turning a single check into a real path to follow-up care.
Where we work
Bringing awareness across Texas.
Explore the neighborhoods and partner shops in each of our communities. Open a city to see its interactive clinic map.
Tap a city to open its interactive clinic map — low-cost and free clinics for blood-pressure follow-up care.
Partner with us
Bring The HeartCheck Foundation to your community.
We're building partnerships with local barbershops, clinics, community leaders, and organizations that care about heart-health awareness. Tell us a little and we'd love to hear from you.
Barbershops
Host HeartCheck resources in your shop. Free, friendly, and no clinical burden on you — we bring everything needed for a quick check.
Clinics & providers
Join our referral network of low-cost and free clinics, giving community members a clear place to follow up on an elevated reading.
Community leaders
Help us reach the neighborhoods that need awareness most. Volunteers and local organizations are always welcome.
A haircut takes thirty minutes.
A check takes about 45 seconds.
Help us bring free blood pressure awareness to the neighborhoods that need it most across Texas.