Community Health Volunteer Corps
Welcome to the Center for Public Health (CPH) Community Health Volunteer Corps page!
The Community Health Volunteer Corps connects Philadelphia residents with flexible, meaningful opportunities to support public health on their own schedule and in their own communities. This initiative is designed to lower barriers to volunteering while helping residents take action on one of the city’s most urgent health challenges: hypertension.
This page provides information, resources and training for volunteers. Whether you’re talking with a neighbor, sharing information online, or completing a short training, your time and effort can help improve health outcomes across Philadelphia.
Getting Started
Ready to make a difference in your community?
Explore the resources in the library below, choose activities that fit your schedule, and start logging your hours today. Every conversation, post, and training completed helps build a healthier Philadelphia.
Eligibility to Participate
Philadelphia residents interested in helping to improve health in their communities and willing to complete and track their hours according to program guidelines.
How to Participate
1.) Complete trainings from list of approved activities
2.) Have in person, telephone, or video conversations with friends, family, and/or community members about hypertension and how to improve control
3.) Writing emails to contacts in the Philadelphia area about hypertension and how to improve control
4.) Creating and sharing social media posts about hypertension and how to improve control
Resource Library
Understanding Blood Pressure Readings
Top 10 Things to Know About the AHA/ACC High Blood Pressure Guideline | American Heart Association
Know Your Risk Factors for High Blood Pressure
Do It Yourself Health Lesson: Blood Pressure
Life’s Essential 8™ – How to Manage Blood Pressure Fact Sheet
Top 10 Things to Know About the AHA/ACC High Blood Pressure Guideline
What are the Signs and Symptoms of High Blood Pressure?
High Blood Pressure in Children and Teens
Health Threats from High Blood Pressure
Managing Blood Pressure with a Heart-Healthy Diet
Shaking the Salt Habit to Lower High Blood Pressure
How Potassium Can Help Prevent or Treat High Blood Pressure
Limiting or Avoiding Alcohol to Manage High Blood Pressure
Getting Active to Control High Blood Pressure
Managing Stress to Control High Blood Pressure
Managing Weight to Control High Blood Pressure
Smoking and High Blood Pressure
Questions about this program?
If you have questions about this program, please email us at PennCPH@pennmedicine.upenn.edu