Colleagues in Care (CIC) World Hypertension Action Group (WHAG)
Bringing together those united in the passion to alleviate individual, family, and community suffering due to the ravages of uncontrolled Hypertension in low resource venues
What does "glocal" mean?
GLOCAL goes from Global to Local, and the ultimate local experience is the Individual.
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Know Your Numbers
As an Individual, do you know your BP number? Do you know if it is right?
Local community
As a member of the local community, are you comfortable taking accurate BP measurements?
global community
As a member of the global community, do you know why Hypertension is so important worldwide, and especially in Low Resourced Venues?
About CIC / WHAG
Tools and Resources
Glocal HT Network
New Resources!
Hypertension and Pregnancy Multi-language Video Series
Hypertension during pregnancy can lead to serious illness and even death. In this video series, women learn the correlation between blood pressure and safe pregnancy.
Available now in French, Swahili, and English. Coming soon in Portuguese and Hausa.
Developed in partnership with the World Hypertension Action Group, GTG Services, Ltd., the North Katanga United Methodist Church, Chocolate Moose Media, Artha Animation, Harper Hill Global, and supporters like you. You can support this work! https://harperhill.global/donate.
This animation may not be used for resale but is provided freely for the betterment of humanity globally.
Who We Are
CIC/WHAG is a purpose-driven and collaboration-based volunteer organization.
Our shared commitment is to alleviate suffering and build capacities to improve access to, and delivery of, hypertension related services in regions challenged by poverty, resource limitations, and recurring complex systemic issues.
Our purpose is to build a strong foundation of shared knowledge in order to ultimately be able to share integrated Best Possible Practice hypertension control models that are multiplicative and self-organizing.
Our purpose is to develop innovative models that can ultimately deliver high quality care via a network of medical mission groups with fewer resources in less time, while building organizational capacities.
This is the CIC/WHAG approach.
What We Do
We provide organizations and volunteers the knowledge, tools, education, and methodologies needed to launch programs focused on combatting hypertension in low resourced venues.
We have evaluated conventional wisdom, and expert advise to develop a comprehensive knowledge base for the successful implementation of medical mission programs related to hypertension in low resourced venues.
This knowledge base is titled:
HYPERTENSION IN LOW-RESOURCE VENUES: A MULTI-LEVEL COMPREHENSIVE REFERENCE FOR FAITH-BASED AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION MEDICAL MISSION PROGRAMS
and is available on this site!
What If...
As we set out on our mission to eradicate hypertension from low resourced venues, we asked our selves a series of questions!
What if you decided to take a novel catalytic innovation approach to develop a vision that is completely unbiased by preconceptions?
What if you evaluated conventional wisdom and existing professional expert evidence-based opinions about what is right and proper for the developed world, absorbed the important knowledge-based information, but not narrowly defined directions?
What if you then asked the question “If you had a blank piece of paper, how would you design a system to address the hypertension needs of low-income communities differently?”
We started with a blank piece of paper!
About This Site
On this site, you will find a series of seven books and 21 modules covering everything from:
- Hypertension essentials such as blood pressure screening and measurement
- Education, and what you need to know in order to teach Hypertension prevention, diagnosis, treatement, control, and the avoidance of Hypertension related complications
- Blood Pressure Management, including the awareness of the contribution of social determinants
- Advanced Hypertension topics including the management of hypertension with other advanced medical conditions such as HIV, Stroke, Heart Disease, and Pregnancy
Join Our Community
Once you’re equipped with the necessary tools and resources to combat Hypertension in low resourced venues, it will be time to take action!
Need help executing your action plans?
We are here to support you every step of the way!
Join our Glocal Hypertension Network to connect, find support, share knowledge, and collaborate with like minded organizations and volunteers across the world!
World Hypertension Day
The World Hypertension League celebrated World Hypertension Day on May 17th, 2021!
The expanded theme for World Hypertension Day is Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer, with a goal of increasing high blood pressure (BP) awareness in all populations around the world!
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Hypertension in Low Resourced Venues
A MULTI-LEVEL COMPREHENSIVE REFERENCE FOR FAITH-BASED AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION MEDICAL MISSION PROGRAMS
Start by accessing Book 1: “the Introduction Modules” below:
INTRODUCTION
THE CIRCLE OF WHAT
WHO IS THE WHO. INTERCONNECTIVITY
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
Coming Soon
Book 2: Hypertension Essentials
Book 3: Hypertension Education
Book 4: Hypertension Management
Book 5: Hypertension and Advanced Medical Conditions
Book 6: Hypertension, the Heart
Book 7: Social Determinants of Health (and Disease)