Know It Control It - Coaches
Resources for Blood Pressure Coaches
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Curriculum
Click on a lesson below to open a list of resources for each topic.
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Orientation: Get Set with the Check. Change. Control. Tracker
Coach resources:
- SMART Goal Examples
- Check. Change. Control. Tracker Volunteer Guide
- Participant Account Information Log
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Participant resources:
- Know It, Control It Participant Orientation Handout — Coming Soon
- Set Up Participant CCC Tracker Account
- CCC Tracker
- Check. Change. Control. Tracker Participant Guide
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Lesson 1: Know Your Numbers
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AHA Web Resource
- What is High Blood Pressure?
- What is High Blood Pressure? – For videos (scroll to bottom of page)
- High Blood Pressure Learning Center – AARP
- High Blood Pressure – CDC
- High Blood Pressure – NHLBI
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Lesson 2: Check It Often, Check It Right
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Lesson 3: Eat Smart – Slow Down on Salt
Coach resources:
- How Much Sodium Should I Eat per Day?
- Spice It Up and Use Less Sodium
- How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- Right-Size Your Portions
- Suggested Servings from Each Food Group
Additional coach resources:
- Interactive Nutrition Label
- Reading the Label
- Shaking the Salt Habit to Lower High Blood Pressure
- Sodium: Q&A
- Sodium: the Facts
- The Basics of the Nutrition Facts Label
- The Effects of Excessive Sodium on Your Health and Appearance (Infographic)
- Using the Nutrition Facts Label – A How-To Guide for Older Adults
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Lesson 4: Eat Smart, the Mediterranean Way
Coach resources:
- Eating the Med Way
- Enjoy More Fruits and Veggies
- Med Instead of Meds Tips and Tools
- Re-Think Your Drink
- Seven Steps to Eating the Med Way: Web Resource for videos
Additional coach resources:
- Aisle by Aisle
- Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
- Med Instead of Meds
- North Carolina Food and Vegetable Outlet Inventory
- North Carolina Association of Feeding America Food Banks
- Prepare More Meals at Home
- USDA National Farmers’ Market Directory – Limit the search to NC and then check SNAP under Payment Accepted for a regularly updated listing
Participant resources:
- Enjoy More Fruits and Veggies
- Re-Think Your Drink
- Seven Steps to Eating the Med Way: Web Resource for videos
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Lesson 5: Move More
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- Go4Life
- Move More Walk Now
- Physical Activity and Health: Older Adults
- Physical Activity in Older Americans
Participant resources:
- Choose to Move More Every Day
- Mix it Up
- More is Better
- See Yourself Here
- Start Moving More
- Activity Log – AHA
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Lesson 6: Live Tobacco Free
Coach resources:
- Smoking, High Blood Pressure and Your Health
- Health Effects of Cigarette Smoking Fact Sheet
- QuitlineNC
- How Can I Quit Smoking?
- Create My Quit Plan
- Smoke Free Apps
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Lesson 7: Manage Your Blood Pressure Meds
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- Medicare Matters
- NC Med Assist
- North Carolina Drug Card
- Prescription Drug Options for Older Adults: Managing Your Medicines
Participant resources:
- High Blood Pressure – Questions to Ask Your Doctor
- Tips for Taking Blood Pressure Medicines as Directed: Video
- My Drug and Supplement Diary
- Medicine Chart
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Lesson 8: Keep Calm and Sleep Well
Coach resources:
- Managing Stress to Control High Blood Pressure
- Listening to the warning signs of stress
- Manage Stress
- Fight Stress with Healthy Habits
- What Is Stress Management?
- Sleep Duration Recommendations
- What is Healthy Sleep?
- Sleep Apnea
- Sleep Apnea and Heart Disease, Stroke
- Your Guide to Healthy Sleep
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