The Community Campus provides community organizations in Michigan with resources to use with the public in an effort to prevent and reduce high blood pressure and its consequences.
Improving the Food Environment Through Nutrition Standards. This document provides practical guidance to organizations in the community for use when developing, adopting, implementing and evaluating a food procurement policy.
Heart Disease and Stroke Risk Screening Form.
This form provides guidance for community workers who are offering screening in public settings. The form provides consistent assessment, counseling and referral guidelines. It has a carbon copy for individuals to take with them and messages about controlling high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol and the signs of symptoms of heart attack and stroke. To view the screening form click on image. For the order form click here.
TV PSAs on high blood pressure: Give Me Your Right Arm. This PSA features the message that you need to keep your blood pressure checked...and do it for your family. To view the PSA click on this image and follow directions for this PSA and others on this website. Contact your American Heart Association media contact for information on how to air the PSA in your community (1-800-242-8721).
Know the Facts About High Blood Pressure. This
full-color, easy-to-read handout describes the risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of high blood pressure.
DASH to Lower Heart Risk. A message from the US Department of Health and Human Services. Click on image and follow instructions to Listen to Tip that is a podcast.
Toolkits for heart disease and stroke prevention and control.
These toolkits are designed to educate and inspire individuals to take charge of their heart health. Submit a
request
form
to receive one of the two toolkits described below or contact Christi Demitz at demitzc@michigan.gov for more information about the toolkits.
Toolkit 1: Faith, Knowledge & Action=Health. Designed for use in faith-based settings and covers the:
Warning Signs of Heart Attack/Stroke
HBP Awareness
Low Dose Aspirin Use and educational material
Toolkit 2: Work Well Michigan!
Materials designed for worksites and includes:
Benefits of worksite wellness programs
Warning signs of heart attack and stroke
and emergency response and other educational information
Eating for a healthy heartUse of low dose aspirin
FAST Campaign.
This material was originally developed in Massechusetts. It is a stroke signs and symptoms - Call 9-1-1 educational campaign for the public. Wallet cards and brochures are available or can be ordered in bulk. To view the brochure click on image. For the order form click here.
FAST Wallet Card. Signs and symptoms of stroke with guidelines for emergency action.
To view the card click on image. For the order form click here.
Taking on Heart Attack and Stroke Emergencies.
Key messages on a bookmark that use pictures and easy to remember information on the signs and symptoms and emergency response for heart attack and stroke.
To view the bookmark click on image. For the order form
click here
.
Cut Down on Salt and Sodium!
This easy-reading NIH publication is in English and Spanish. It covers basic messages about how to reduce salt/sodium. To view and download the brochure click on image. You can also visit the National Institutes of Health webpage.
"Salt matters. We must act, and act now."
A video featuring the CDC Director, Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH that discusses the importance of reducing salt and strategies for consumers to use in their effort to reduce it. Click on image for Public Service Announcement - about 2 minutes.
Cardiovascular Risk Factors.
An educational pamphlet in Arabic that covers common risk factors for cardiovascular disease and actions to take to reduce the risk factors.
Michigan Steps Up.
A website that is a healthy lifestyle campaign for the public. The website has educational information, self-assessment tools, and helps the user develop a personal plan for goal setting and tracking healthy behaviors.
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Improving the Food Environment Through Nutrition Standards. This document provides practical guidance to organizations in the community for use when developing, adopting, implementing and evaluating a food procurement policy.
