Objective: Encourage school staff to monitor and maintain a healthy blood pressure.
Activity: School can set up a BP Awareness Booth (unmanned) with the resources provided by SHF
How can you do it?
- Decide on the venue
- Space for a table and chair
- Frequently accessed by school staff members (e.g., staff pantry, general office, staff lounge, etc)
- Setup the BP awareness booth
- All resources will be provided by SHF
- Spread the word
- Encourage your colleagues to measure their BP at the BP awareness booth and remind them of the importance of a healthy lifestyle
*Terms & Conditions for complimentary BP monitors
- Staff outreach activity is only available to schools which have registered for a Heart Heroes programme for their students.
- Schools that have participated in the Staff Outreach Activity in the past 3 years are not eligible to participate.
- Each eligible school is entitled to 1-3 sets of complimentary BP monitors for the Staff Outreach Activity along with BP educational reading materials.
- A photo of the BP awareness booth is to be submitted within a week to SHF to prove that the BP monitors have been used for the intended purpose.
- BP monitors will only be distributed to the school on the first day of the school programme.
- Any malfunction/defect of the BP monitors should be reported within a week to facilitate an exchange.
Contact
For any enquiries, please email us at bp_initiative@heart.org.sg or call us at:
Primary Schools: 6321 8651 (Johanna) | Secondary Schools/Other Collaboration: 6354 9365 (Niki)
Remarks: Schools may only register for only ONE programme type (class based/health booth /assembly talk) annually.