Know It Control It - Coaches

• Overview

Coach resources:

• SMART Goal Examples
  • Center 4 Active Living
  • Goal Setting Worksheet
• Check. Change. Control. Tracker Volunteer Guide
• Participant Account Information Log

Additional coach resources:

• Know It, Control It – Follow My Blood Pressure Card

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

Additional participant resources:

• Know It, Control It – What Do I Tell My Doctor

• Lesson 1

Coach resources:

• An Introduction to High Blood Pressure

Additional coach resources:

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

Participant resources:

• Consequences of High Blood Pressure
• Don’t Let Your Blood Pressure Erupt

Additional participant resources:

• High Blood Pressure Brochure

• Lesson 2

Coach resources:

• Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring
• Video on self-monitoring blood pressure

Additional coach resources:

• ABCD’s of Blood Pressure Measurement

Participant resources:

• Steps to Measure Blood Pressure
• Video on self-monitoring blood pressure

Additional participant resources:

• ABCD’s of Blood Pressure Measurement

• Lesson 3

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

Participant resources:

• Salty Six Adults
• Food Diary – AHA
• My Food Diary – CDC

Additional participant resources:

• Interactive Nutrition Label
• Right-Size Your Portions
• Suggested Servings from Each Food Group
• The Effects of Excessive Sodium on Your Health and Appearance (Infographic)
• Using the Nutrition Facts Label – A How-To Guide for Older Adults

• Lesson 4

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

Additional participant resources:

• Healthy Eating Tips for Seniors – NCOA
• Six ways to eat well as you get older – National Council of Aging (Infographic)

• Lesson 5

Coach resources:

• Getting Active to Control High Blood Pressure

Additional coach resources:

• 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

Additional participant resources:

• Go4Life
• Move More Walk Now

• Lesson 6

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

Additional coach resources:

• BeTobaccoFree.gov
• Harms of Smoking and Health Benefits of Quitting
• Quit Smoking
• Smokefree60+

Participant resources:

• QuitlineNC Brochure
• Risks from Smoking

Additional participant resources:

• Create My Quit Plan
• Smokefree60+
• Smoke Free Apps

• Lesson 7

Coach resources:

• What You Should Know About High Blood Pressure and Medications
• Managing of Your Medicines

Additional coach resources:

• 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

Additional participant resources:

• 5 Trusted Apps for Seniors to Manage Your Medications
• Medicines and You: A Guide for Older Adults
• NC Med Assist
• North Carolina Drug Card

• Lesson 8

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

Additional coach resources:

• Aging and Sleep
• Sleep and Aging
• Stress Screener

Participant resources:

• How Can I Manage Stress
• Healthy Sleep Tips
• Healthy Sleep Habits

Additional participant resources:

• Sleep Duration Recommendations
• Sleeping Well
• Stress Screener