Health Equity Hypertension Project
The American Heart Association and Providence's Health Equity Hypertension Project are working collectively to support faith- and community-based organizations in Los Angeles in reducing uncontrolled high blood pressure.
Excellent Choice!
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.
Excellent Choice!
It’s important to know about blood pressure and how to keep it in the healthy range. High blood pressure (HBP, or hypertension) is a symptomless “silent killer” that quietly damages blood vessels and leads to serious health problems.
Excellent Choice!
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!
Our Purpose
Our purpose is to eliminate uncontrolled high BP to ensure that people in Los Angeles can live longer healthier lives.
Excellent Choice!
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.
Excellent Choice!
It’s important to know about blood pressure and how to keep it in the healthy range. High blood pressure (HBP, or hypertension) is a symptomless “silent killer” that quietly damages blood vessels and leads to serious health problems.
Excellent Choice!
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!
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
Find everything you need to lead virtual interactive health lessons with community members.
Health Champions and Community Members: Additional Resources
Volunteer training and preparation interactive virtual health lessons for the community.
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.
Providence
The Health Equity Hypertension Project is brought to you by Providence, proud supporter of the American Heart Association’s EmPOWERED to Serve initiative in Los Angeles.
