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Are you one of 30,000 Army National Guard Soldiers with high blood pressure and don't know it?1 If you are, then you may be harboring a SILENT KILLER.
The Army National Guard is launching a "Get Cuffed!" ® campaign to
increase blood pressure awareness and target Army National Guard
Soldiers with undiagnosed or uncontrolled high blood pressure.
High blood pressure IS a "silent killer" since you may have no
symptoms until a heart attack or other significant medical event
occurs. ANYONE can have high blood pressure and not know it,
especially if you have a history of high blood pressure in your
Family. While high blood pressure is just one of several risk factors
for heart attack or stroke, controlling high blood pressure is a
critical start to minimizing your risk for premature death or illness.
LTC Jose Ortiz, M.D., MPH, Chief of Preventive Medicine, Office of the Chief Surgeon, NGB-ARS
1 Estimate based on National statistics noting that approximately 30% of the US population has high blood pressure, and within that group 30% of them are unaware that they have high blood pressure. >> Read the entire article.
Welcome to the ARNG Decade of Health Get Cuffed! Campaign Toolkit.
- Get Cuffed! Campaign Media and Marketing
Contains a full array of colorful media kit items to support campaign launch, press coordination, and information outreach.
>> Click here to view and/or download our Media/Press Kit!
Or select one of the pieces of the presskit below: (Adobe Acrobat Reader files)
GenVaughnLetter_flat.pdf
DOHInfoSheet_presskit.pdf
DOHyear1and2InfoSheet.pdf
DOHInfoSheetPartners_presskit.pdf
DOHInfoSheetNatlPartners_presskit.pdf
AHAOverview.pdf
DOHwebsitescreenshot.pdf
FAQ_presskit.pdf
DOHBloodPressureGlossary.pdf
Free Blood Pressure Reference:
Download: A Service Member’s Glossary of Common Blood Pressure Terms
- ARNG Policy Guidance
ARNG Policy Guidance-The Army National Guard Surgeon's guidance regarding blood pressure awareness.
>> Click here to view and/or download!
Get Cuffed! Featured Partner
The ARNG has formed a national alliance with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association to battle the silent killer, high blood pressure.
>> Click here to visit www.americanheart.org
- Get Cuffed! Government Resources
- ARNG Decade of Health Get Cuffed! State and Territory Outreach
The Get Cuffed! Campaign outreach is state/territory-centric. Soldier, Family and community participation is critical to success! Explore the features available to get everyone involved in Get Cuffed!
- Get Cuffed! Campaign Downloadables
Lots of exciting, downloadable print products to use to get started, create momentum and get the word out!
- Conference and Exhibit Schedule - 2007
Stop by and see the DOH event support team live, or send us an email for more information about education and outreach materials to support your campaign.
- 2006 Campaign Materials
Visit the ARNG Dental Bytes web site at www.arngdentalbytes.us!
- Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator
Estimate your relative risk for disease by using this handy BMI Calculator: www.decadeofhealth.com/BMIcalc.html!
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