Heart & Stroke Heart & Stroke Foundation of OntarioFoundation of Ontario’’s s Blood Pressure Action Blood Pressure Action

Plan™CHAP Volunteer Training #3CHAP Volunteer Training #3

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Blood Pressure Action Plan™Developed by Heart & Stroke Foundation of

Canada

Web-based interactive tool available at: www.heartandstroke.ca

Assesses individual risk factors and readiness to change based on answers to a range of questions

Generates a personalized action plan to improve cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health

Realistic tips and resources for healthy living targeted to individual risk factors

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Blood Pressure Action Plan™

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Blood Pressure Action Plan™Promote participant self management of risk factors,

physical activity, smoking and diet

Provides personalized strategy to help participants’ change their risk factors:

Increase physical activity

Smoking cessation

Healthy eating

Stress management

Provides more information about risk factors and how related to heart disease and stroke

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Why Use Blood Pressure Action Plan™Promote participant self management of risk factors,

physical activity, smoking and diet

Provides personalized strategy to help participants’ change their risk factors:

Increase physical activity

Smoking cessation

Healthy eating

Stress management

Provides more information about risk factors and how related to heart disease and stroke

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How to Use the Heart & Stroke Foundation’s Blood Pressure Action Plan™If participant is interested in learning more

about their risk factors for heart disease and stroke:Describe the Blood Pressure Action Plan™ to

participantAsk participant if they would like to complete one Connect with www.heartandstroke.caClick on Risk AssessmentAssist the participant to work through their

individualized Get Your Personalized Action Plan6

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How to Use the Heart & Stroke Foundation’s Blood Pressure Action Plan™Using the Mentorship Discussion Form, review

with the participant their identified goals in combination with their risk profile

Provide participant with relevant targeted educational resources

Print out 2 copies: one for the participant and one for their on-site file

File their Mentorship Discussion Form with participant’s information

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Next CHAP Session….Assist participant to measure their blood

pressure

Record on risk profile recording form

Obtain the participant’s mentorship discussion form and their personalized Heart & Stroke Blood Pressure Action Plan™

Review actions taken since last visit using a new mentorship discussion form

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Interactive Role PlayingPractice with a partner

Assist taking blood pressure and record on risk profile recording form

Access Blood Pressure Action Plan™ and individualized plan

Walk the person through the plan

Make a copy

Discuss next steps using the mentorship discussion form

Provide educational materials and lists of community resources/programs to support their plan

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Questions ?

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