American Heart Association 6/4/2025

COLLABORATION AGREEMENT Between American Heart Association, Inc. & Everett Public Library BACKGROUND The American Heart Association, Inc. (“AHA”) and Everett Public Library share common priorities and interests regarding the health and well-being of all members of the City of Everett and Snohomish County community. The American Heart Association and Everett Public Library are aligned in our focus on providing resources and opportunities for everybody everywhere to improve their lives and communities. This collaboration will capitalize on the strengths of each organization to achieve our goals of helping to decrease hypertension rates through Self-Managed Blood Pressure (SMBP) and the Libraries With Heart Initiative. PURPOSE AND ACTIVITIES This Collaboration Agreement will outline the anticipated roles, responsibilities, and joint activities between the AHA and Everett Public Library. The purpose of this relationship is to strengthen hypertension control in the City of Everett and Snohomish County community through improvement efforts related to hypertension to include participation in the SMBP program. In collaboration with the Everett Public Library, The American Heart Association will launch the Libraries with Heart initiative. This initiative provides the library with self-measuring blood pressure (SMBP) kits, as well as information on blood pressure, nutrition, physical activity and local resources. This allows residents of the Everett Public Library to access free blood pressure monitor kits that supports the knowledge of learning how to take their blood pressure accurately at home, invites patrons to know their blood pressure numbers, provides resources on how to control and manage their blood pressure and facilitates connection to clinical care. Self-measured blood pressure (SMBP) monitoring programs are a recognized way to improve blood pressure control rates. This initiative provides SMBP monitoring kits (referred to as blood pressure kits) for check-out at the library. The AHA will carry out activities such as the following to achieve these goals: •Assign a lead staff member, Marisa McCormack to function as the main point of contact; •Support Everett Public Library efforts in providing funding to purchase clinic resources such as blood pressure chairs, blood pressure cuffs, etc.; •Provide patient resources such as blood pressure infographics and blood pressure logs; •Resources will be offered in English and Spanish; •Conduct a training (in person and/or virtual) for all staff and/or volunteer leads; •Provide equipment for blood pressure readings and heart-health educational resources; and •Include in the blood pressure kits a protocol/plan for communicating with and referring patrons as needed to clinical care. The Everett Public Library will carry out activities such as the following to achieve these goals by July 31, 2025 at the Main Library and Evergreen Branch: •Assign a lead staff, Naomi Clegg to function as the main point of contact; •Provide timely and accurate updates of the program via occasional conversations or exchanges