Know YOUR Pressure

1. Know YOUR Pressure Maia Novak, Lynn Bingham, Rosa Hernandez, Cheryl Shapiro, Nicole Towns

2. Service • High blood pressure is asymptomatic and can lead to serious health problems • A population group that rarely receives attention in this area is men • Focus on men • Goal - reach out to this population group

3. Strengths and Weaknesses • Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threat (SWAT) • Internal strengths • One internal weakness • Offering education and screening for blood pressure • Possible threat

4. Mission • The mission of Know YOUR Pressure is to educate men in the community about preventive care through blood pressure screenings

5. Our Philosophy • Know YOUR Pressure is committed to the primary prevention of high blood pressure and therefore the diseases it causes. We are dedicated to educating and screening men in an appealing, convenient and comfortable environment at no cost. In our devotion to keeping men as healthy as possible, we are driven by our belief that proactive, preventive care is the answer for individuals and the entire community. Education and early detection of disease before it’s too late is the only path to good health.

6. Goal • To increase the male population’s understanding of heart disease and risk factors through a fun, one day blood pressure screening event.

7. Objectives • To screen 50% of men visiting a non-healthcare event such as a car show for high blood pressure. • To educate men at a one day event of the importance of knowing their blood pressure and how the different stages of high blood pressure can cause diseases such as heart disease and stroke. • To provide men educational handouts and brochures of community resources available for blood pressure checks such as American Heart Association events and Michigan Departments of Community Health events.

8. President/Coordinator • Understand and communicate our vision and goals • Overseeing and leading the organization • All meetings by the organization will be planned by the president. • Strong leader

9. President/Coordinator Cont. • Paid and benefited • 0.5 FTE • Salary: $30,000 • Benefited: $4000 • Bachelor of Business need • no on-call • 5 vacation days for the first 5 years, 10 vacation days for the next 5 years, 15 vacation days for the next 5 years, and 20 vacation days for 15+ years

10. Treasurer • Operations budget • Communicate with the supply and marketing officer • Donations • Setting priorities as far as what resources are necessary • non-benefited • 0 FTE • Salary: $0 • High School Degree • no on-call, vacation or holiday pay

11. Marketing/Advertising • Find venues • Create signs • They will communicate closely with the education and supply officer • non-benefited • 0 FTE • Salary: $0 • High School Degree • no on-call, vacation or holiday pay

12. Supply Officer • Responsible for obtaining hypertension handouts, questioners, pencils, blood pressure monitors and miscellaneous supplies. • Communicate with the education officer • Communicate with the treasurer • non-benefited • 0 FTE • Salary: $0 • High School Degree • no on-call, vacation or holiday pay

13. Operations/Volunteer Coordinator • Manages all elements of volunteering • Assessing the organization’s needs • Meeting those needs through the recruitment, placement, training, and retention of volunteers. • Schedule the volunteers • Enthusiasm and communications • non-benefited • 0 FTE • Salary: $0 • High School Degree • no on-call, vacation or holiday pay

14. Education Coordinator • Responsible for choosing the educational material • Strong understanding of heart disease and blood pressure • non-benefited • 0 FTE • Salary: $0 • High School Degree • no on-call, vacation or holiday pay

15. Organizational Chart

16. Supplies • B/P cuff and stethoscope kit 34.28 x 3 ( 2 for use and 1 for back up) $102.84 • Canopy Festival Instant setup 10ft by 15 ft $197.99 • Ozark trail 5ft folding table $37.97 • 4 folding chairs $59.00 • Hand sanitizer 30 oz $3.97 x 6 (estimated year supply) $23.82 Above prices from Wal-Mart .com • Vinyl Banner 6ft by 2.5ft (staples. com) $26.99 Total supply cost = $448.61

17. Estimated Operations Budget • Personnel: • Part-time Coordinator (salary.com, 2013) $30,000 • Fringe benefits for part-time manager $4,000 • Net personnel $34,000 • Non-personnel: • Start - up supplies $448.61 • Travel allowance (gas and hotel) $5,000 • Office operating expense $3,000 • Storage space – donated $ 0 • Net Expense: $42,448.61 Salary.com (2013). Michigan HeadNurse Salaries. Retrieved from http://www1.salary.com/MI/Grand-Rapids/Head-Nurse-salary.html

18. Appraisal for Know YOUR Pressure • Function efficiently with volunteers • Great opportunity for student volunteers • Attract volunteers and donors • Annual expense is fiscally responsible

19. References • Internal Revenue Service. (2010). Charities and their volunteers: Working together to help the public. Retrieved from http://www.irs.gov/pub/irsutl/charities_and_their_volunteers_working_together_t o_help_the_public.pdf • Salary.com. ( 2013) Michigan Head nurse salaries. Retrieved from http://www1.salary.com/MI/Grand-Rapids/Head-Nurse-salary.html • Staples. (2013). Banner. Retrieved November 10, 2013 from: http://www.staples.com/?cid=PS:GS:SBD:SB:E:9:214:staples • State of Michigan. (2011). Michigan non-profit corporation filing information. Retrieved from http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dleg/BCS_CD_269_281961_7.pdf • Wal-Mart. (2013). Patio and garden. Retrieved: November 10, 2013 from http://www.walmart.com/