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High Blood Pressure

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Having high blood pressure puts your employees at risk for heart disease and stroke, which are leading causes of death in the United States. About 1 in every 3 adults has high blood pressure.1 Many adults are unaware of having high blood pressure which is why workplace education and blood pressure screens are so effective.

Best Resources

(3 pts on CDC Scorecard)

Blood Pressure Screening

Provide free or subsidized blood pressure screening (beyond self-report) followed by directed feedback and clinical referral when appropriate.

  • MinuteClinic® Blood Pressure Checks (CVS)

Interactive Education

Provide and promote interactive educational programming on preventing and controlling high blood pressure.

  • Million Hearts (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Know Your Numbers (American Heart Association)
  • Know the Facts About High Blood Pressure (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
  • High Blood Pressure (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

Lifestyle Coaching/Counseling or Self-Management Programs

Provide and promote free or subsidized lifestyle coaching/counseling or self-management programs that equip employees with skills and motivation to set and meet their personal blood pressure management goals.

  • Know It Control It (Start With Your Heart)

Blood Pressure Monitoring Devices

Make blood pressure monitoring devices available with instructions for employees to conduct their own self assessments.

  • Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring (Million Hearts)

Health Insurance Coverage

Provide health insurance coverage with free or subsidized out-of-pocket costs for blood pressure control medications.

  • Medicine Assistance Programs (American Heart Association)

Good Resources

(1 pt on CDC Scorecard)

High Blood Pressure Education Materials

Provide educational materials on preventing and controlling high blood pressure.

  • Preventing High Blood Pressure: What You Can Do (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Controlling Blood Pressure (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
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About the Healthy Arizona Worksite Program

The Healthy Arizona Worksites Program (HAWP) is a statewide program that provides Arizona employers with training, technical assistance, tools, and resources to design, implement, and evaluate worksite wellness initiatives. HAWP also works to create linkages between Arizona businesses engaging in healthy worksite efforts so they can learn from each other and share experiences.

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