Heart Health

Heart Smart: Prevent Heart Attacks and Strokes Everyday

Learn how to Prevent Heart Attacks and Strokes Every Day (PHASE) through healthy lifestyles and managing medications. This class is for anyone who has diabetes, pre-diabetes, heart disease, chronic kidney disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or has ever had a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). Topics include medications, healthy eating, physical activity, weight management, and resources at our San Jose Medical Center. Taught by a clinical health educator. Open to Kaiser Permanente members only.
Sessions: One 2-hour session; dates and times vary
Fee: No fee
Information: Call Health Education at (408) 972-3340.

Take Heart

This class is designed to help heart patients and their families establish a healthy way of life. Topics include physiology, risk factors, medications, cholesterol management, exercise, and stress management. We recommend this series for patients who have experienced angioplasty, angina, heart attack, and coronary artery surgery. Patient support welcome to attend. Open to Kaiser Permanente members only.
Sessions: Four Wednesdays, 6:30–8:30 p.m., every other month
Fee: No fee
Information: Call Health Education at (408) 972-3340.

Successful Living with Heart Failure

Did you know heart failure is a manageable condition? This series of four classes helps you to better understand and manage heart failure. Join us and discover how you can feel better through self-management, healthy eating, medications, physical activity, and stress reduction. A full and enjoyable life is within your reach. Patient support welcome to attend. Open to Kaiser Permanente members only.
Sessions: Four Thursdays, 4–6 p.m.; every other month
Fee: No fee
Information: Call Health Education at (408) 972-3340.

Heart Failure Behavioral Group

Did you know that heart failure is a manageable condition? Join us and discover how you can feel better through self-management and healthy eating. A full and enjoyable life is within your reach. Practitioner referral required. Open to Kaiser Permanente members only.
Sessions: Every other Monday, 9–11 a.m.
Fee: Office visit cost share
Information: Call (408) 972-6535.

Cholesterol and Lifestyle

Want to lower your cholesterol, but don’t know where to begin? This class helps you understand how exercise and a heart-healthy diet can lower your cholesterol, improve your overall health, and reduce your risk for heart attacks and strokes. Taught by a registered dietitian. A similar class, Cholesterol and Your Heart, is also available at Gilroy. Open to Kaiser Permanente members only.
Sessions: Day and evening classes available, dates vary
Fee: No fee
Information: Call Medicine at (408) 362-4740.