Blood Pressure
This curriculum includes health and wellness lessons created by Peer Leader Navigators. Each topic includes a lesson plan, handout, and poster designed for easy use and translation.
This curriculum includes health and wellness lessons created by Peer Leader Navigators. Each topic includes a lesson plan, handout, and poster designed for easy use and translation.
After this lesson, learners will understand:
Know that blood pressure is how fast blood moves through your body.
Understand that you should check your blood pressure often. Know that the results will have 2 numbers, a higher number and a lower number.
Understand high blood pressure can damage your heart, kidney, eyes, and brain.
Know how to manage blood pressure with a healthy diet, exercise, low stress, eating less salt, or with medication if prescribed by a doctor.
Teacher's Guide
Notes:
This poster should be printed on 36x48inch foam board. Lightly cut the back of the foam board along the dotted lines so it can tri-fold.
This curriculum made by Peer Leader Navigators in a project supported by Alaska Catholic Social Services Refugee Assistance and Immigration Services (RAIS).