Health Coaches for Hypertension Control

Thursdays, June 30-Aug 18, 9:00am-10:30am, In-Person @ WSC
The aim of Health Coaches for Hypertension is to improve hypertension self-management through small group educational sessions and support offered by trained health coaches. Goals include: increasing knowledge about hypertension self-management, increasing stage of readiness to make lifestyle changes required for successful self-management, promoting behavior changes in nutrition, physical activity, stress management, tobacco use, and medication management.

Health Coaches for Hypertension consists of eight sessions. The 90-minute sessions include experiential learning strategies appropriate for those with health literacy challenges. A notebook of activities is provided for each participant which the health coach guides the participant in using throughout each session.

In the 90-minute sessions, you will learn about topics such as:

Physical Activity
Substance Use
Chronic Disease
Medication Management
Nutrition