Health Equity Hypertension Project
Home blood pressure monitoring may be especially useful for:
- Anyone diagnosed with high blood pressure (HBP or hypertension).
- Individuals starting high blood pressure treatment to determine its effectiveness.
- People requiring closer monitoring, especially individuals with risk factors for high blood pressure and/or conditions related to high blood pressure.
- Pregnant women, experiencing pregnancy-induced hypertension and/or preeclampsia.
Our Purpose
Home blood pressure monitoring may be especially useful for:
- Anyone diagnosed with high blood pressure (HBP or hypertension).
- Individuals starting high blood pressure treatment to determine its effectiveness.
- People requiring closer monitoring, especially individuals with risk factors for high blood pressure and/or conditions related to high blood pressure.
- Pregnant women, experiencing pregnancy-induced hypertension and/or preeclampsia.
Interactive Virtual Health lessons for the Community Knowledge is Power!
Access FREE community Virtual health lessons on-demand via zoom
Choose from four different health lessons that will share how to take action to reduce your risk for heart disease and stroke and encourage others to do the same! Heart disease and stroke are two of our nation’s leading killers.
What better way to commit to your well-being than by learning how to reduce your risk and take steps to a longer, healthier life? Then you can create awareness among your family, friends and community!
All lessons can be taken virtually on a computer or smartphone anytime at your convenience.
| Lesson Topic | Enter Passcode |
|---|---|
| Preventing and Managing High Blood Pressure | *p7UvXSb |
| Eating Smart with Fruits & Vegetables | 1DY^KbL8 |
| Get Active, Understanding and Utilizing Activity Guidelines | ?CJL5p#X |
| The Scoop on Salt and Sodium | 8K3pk?0b |
Train-the-Trainer Virtual Sessions
Do you want to learn how to deliver AHA’s EmPOWERED to Serve virtual health lesson program and how to share and teach these lessons within your organization or faith community?
Learn how to:
- Identify a Health Champion to represent your organization (one or more participants can participate per organization).
- Secure any necessary approvals within your organization regarding congregation and community participation.
- Health Champion(s) completes train-the-trainer workshops.
During the sessions, you will learn to implement the EmPOWERED to Serve curriculum with your community members:
- Health Champion provides educational resources to workshop participants.
- Connect/refer participants to EmPOWERED to Serve workshops.
- Follow up with participants on self-monitoring blood pressure.
- Participant commitment: approximately two hours a week/approximately eight weeks
- Health Champion commitment: approximately 3-4 hours/week
To learn more email [email protected].
Volunteer Training and Resources
Health Champions and Community Members: Additional Resources
Additional information to help manage the health lesson program:
- Self Monitored Blood Pressure resources including:
- PDF infographics:
Clinicians
Are you a clinician looking for information about AHA education and resources for the Health Equity Hypertension Project? These resources can help:
- Social Support Circles tools and resources: Blood Pressure Toolkit
How to Be EmPOWERED to Serve
Social entrepreneurs, community ambassadors, organizations and individuals who want to improve community health — we’re glad you’re here!
You understand your community’s unique challenges, and EmPOWERED to Serve has connections and resources to help you solve them. Our resources and initiatives are made for leaders like you, to help you create a culture of health where you live, work, play and worship.
Available resources include:
- 13 turnkey health lessons can be implemented in person or virtually.
- The EmPOWERED Scholar initiative annually awards grants to students focused on health impact.
- The EmPOWERED to Serve Business Accelerator provides executive MBA-like training and capital access to social entrepreneurs.
- EmPOWERED Voices showcases stories about the people who are transforming the social determinants of health — the ways in which we live, learn, work, play and pray in communities across the country.
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