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High Blood Pressure
Roll up Your Sleeves! High Blood Pressure National Day of Action
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Action Ideas
Low Effort
Provide free high blood pressure education materials in your waiting rooms or during appointments with hypertensive patients.
Play blood pressure videos in your waiting rooms.
Post blood pressure signage in relevant care areas.
Request an official declaration from your public official.
Follow and post social media content about Measure Up/Pressure Down® and high blood pressure.
Hand out promotional materials highlighting blood pressure control.
Present certificates of achievement to patients and providers at goal.
Medium Effort
Offer free or low-cost blood pressure screenings.
Sponsor blood pressure-related contests.
Highlight patients who have improved their blood pressure and health.
Host a brown bag lunch for employees.
Host a blood pressure related training for employees.
Feature Measure Up/Pressure Down® efforts in your internal employee newsletter.
Hold a contest for employees to showcase their smarts.
Create a National Day of Action profile picture.
Update your website with Measure Up/Pressure Down® web banners and a web badge.
Blog about high blood pressure.
Submit a success story to feature on the Measure Up/Pressure Down® website.
High Effort
Host a high blood pressure online chat, social media chat, or webinar.
Start a support group for those with high blood pressure.
Host a family event with educational activities.
Engage media around Measure Up/Pressure Down® National Day of Action: Roll Up Your Sleeves!.
Commit to a new campaign plank.
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease
350 Capitol Street, Room 514
Charleston, WV 25301-3715
Ph:
(304) 352-6012
Fx:
(304) 558-1553
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