Our Mission:
HAPPY, Hypertension Awareness & Prevention Program at Yale, is a collaboration of Yale University students, health professionals, and New Haven community resource and health care agencies dedicated to providing regular hypertension screenings, linking hypertensive individuals with affordable and immediate medical care, and eliminating barriers to follow-up care for underserved communities in New Haven. The ultimate goal of HAPPY is to establish cost-effective, long term community-based approaches that foster self-management behaviors for chronic hypertension among the homeless population. This is done through action that aims to prevent in-action; we provide free blood pressure screenings at various community sites in New Haven, and strive to connect individuals to resources for follow-up care or appropriate education and information.
Our Activities:
Hypertension Awareness & Prevention Program at Yale (HAPPY) is a collaboration of Yale University students, health professionals, and New Haven health care organizations dedicated to providing free, regular hypertension screenings, linking hypertensive individuals with affordable and immediate medical care, and eliminating barriers to follow-up care for under-served communities in New Haven.
We provide free blood pressure screening at several locations for the New Haven community. We also help hypertensive individuals with directing them towards affordable and immediate medical care if needed to help the under-served communities.
Student Leaders:
- Timothy Ward – Co-Coordinator/Co-President
- Krupa Subramaniam – Co-Coordinator/Co-President
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Our Mission:
HAPPY, Hypertension Awareness & Prevention Program at Yale, is a collaboration of Yale University students, health professionals, and New Haven community resource and health care agencies dedicated to providing regular hypertension screenings, linking hypertensive individuals with affordable and immediate medical care, and eliminating barriers to follow-up care for underserved communities in New Haven. The ultimate goal of HAPPY is to establish cost-effective, long term community-based approaches that foster self-management behaviors for chronic hypertension among the homeless population. This is done through action that aims to prevent in-action; we provide free blood pressure screenings at various community sites in New Haven, and strive to connect individuals to resources for follow-up care or appropriate education and information.
Our Activities:
Free blood pressure screening in the New Haven community Direct Service Usually two to three volunteers are accommodated per shift. At least one of the volunteers should greet and ask community members to take a blood pressure reading. HAPPY volunteers should set up the information poster at a salient location to let the community center clients know of the free, weekly hypertension screening. All HAPPY volunteers should be courteous to community center staff and be willing to help, such as serving food, cleaning up, and other duties you may be asked to do.
Student Leaders:
Timothy Ward - Co-Coordinator/Co-President Krupa Subramaniam - Co-Coordinator/Co-PresidentHow others get involved:
Volunteers can come find us at the extracurricular bazar or email us at yale.happy.project@gmail.comAbout the Author
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