Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Let Love Lead the Way: Friendship, Libraries, and Heart Health with Microsoft AI

  Let love lead the way with friendship, curiosity, and community supported health technology into our libraries this Libra month with Friendship Table 2025 and learning how whole health connects with heart health with mental health with Thriving Together: Empowering Healthier Communities: Thriving Together: Community Practices To Fit Whole Lives. With support from Microsoft AI, library media, and the American Heart Association, I check out a blood pressure kit from Brackett Library in Indian River County, Florida to encourage joyful, culturally respectful experiences with heart healthy choices and deepen neighborhood connections. 

Letting Love Lead: A Libra Season Evaluation on Health, Friendship & Faith

Date: September 22, 2025
Author: Desha Helen Baker
Theme: Challenges of Love | Libra Month | Compassionate Technology | Cherishing Behaviors

Today is Monday wrapped in affection, appreciation, and the gentle invitation of Libra season: to balance, to harmonize, and to let love lead the way. As I evaluate with my September 2025 DBSA Wellness Tracker, I feel energized and deeply thankful for the opportunity to grow in love, friendship, and whole health.

The Challenge of Love in Human Relationships

Libra, the sign of partnership and justice, reminds us that love feelings may develop with courageous acts of connection. In the purgatory of human relationships, where misunderstandings and emotional distance may linger, I am learning to encourage performance pacts: structured agreements to show up with kindness, curiosity, and fairness. These pacts help me grow where love is leading.

From the Welcome Team Guide by Dynamic Catholic, I’m reminded to seek “the will of God.” That means asking not just “What do I want?” but “Where is love leading me?” and “What matters to you—and why?” These questions open the door to compassionate care communication, where courage meets curiosity and emotional connection becomes possible.

Science of Well Being & Character Strengths

With the Science of Well-Being Rewirement Workbook, I am practicing new ways to develop character strengths:

  1. Kindness through cherishing behaviors and thank you rituals
  2. Love through help letters and form letters that express our deepest need to love and be loved
  3. Thanksgiving through daily evaluations and prayer
  4. Fairness through collaborative problem solving and fair goal setting

I thank God for love leading. I revisit the past 24 hours to notice when I was and was not the best version of myself. These evaluations help me learn, forgive, and change to achieve health results.

Health Technology & Community Empowerment

Love also leads through science. At the Indian River County Library, self-monitored blood pressure cuffs are now available for checkout, along with resource sheets that link to evidence based health practices. As Jimmy Clarity of the American Heart Association says, “Ensuring health equity is at the heart of our mission.” This initiative empowers individuals to take control of their heart health and bridge gaps in access.

I am integrating this with my Improve Communication Habit Recipe Reminder Card:

When I let love lead the way, I use effective communication techniques with science support and celebrate with positive thank you’s.

Friendship, Art & Public Spaces

My Happy Home Kindness Learning Adventure Project continues with:

  1. Riverside Park’s cardiovascular trail for heart health
  2. Vero Beach Art Museum’s “Art in the Park” Saturdays
  3. Libraries providing technology for creative learning and webinars
  4. X posts and email updates from federal, state, and county health agencies

These spaces are emotional ecosystems where love, learning, and belonging thrive.

Faith, Forgiveness & Creative Ways to Love

I feel concern for the limited scientific evidence for God, yet I remain open to exploring what God might be trying to say through events and people. I pray for renewal, reconciliation, and the courage to share God’s love creatively with confidence and comfort.

I lift up to God anyone I feel called to pray for today. I ask for wisdom and endurance for all of us, as we learn to grow where love is leading.

Evaluation Prompt:
What matters to you and why?
How is love leading you today?

Let us keep growing, together with affection and appreciation.

Health Technology 

  Getting to the Heart of Stroke program with the American Heart Association and HCA Florida Healthcare offers a toolkit with the Omron type of blood pressure monitor with the Libraries for Heart program.  The toolkit mission is to start my journey to leading a longer and healthier life. High blood pressure is serious yet manageable. Before Blood Pressure Measurement, the toolkit recommends to prepare with rest 5 minutes, comfortable, calm, relaxed, 2 readings 2 minutes apart before medications and before dinner in evening https://bit.ly/3UiAtSg, https://bit.ly/4b1xlCl, heart.org/hbp, heart.org/lifes8. With check is learning opportunities to change and control to minimize effects of high blood pressure with Healthy For Good American Heart Association list of factors with the toolkit encouraged 1 week of readings for accurate blood pressure measurement with LowerYourHBP.org, Omronhealthcare.com/app. In April 2025, I learned how to integrate the websites with apps with family Blood Pressure Monitor with Thriving Together: Empowering Healthier Communities: Social Determinants of Health and to share with others with returning the Blood Pressure kit to the North Indian River County Library with communication about needs for synchronization with Google Fit app and websites linkages of Indian River County Library website with the American Heart Association website with library Blood Pressure kits to follow information given in the Blood Pressure kit organized locally with Cleveland Clinic Florida.

  With these heart healthy choices, I wish to evaluate how to encourage two sets of blood pressure readings paired with my smartphone before engaging in nutrition and exercise am and pm with 5 minutes rest and two blood pressure readings 2 minutes apart and input data into the Heart Rate Monitor - Pulse App - Apps on Google Play with AI Doctor support. 

Sept 21 2025 9:45 AM 10:18 AM Normal 106/74 102/73 mmHg Sys/Dia 72/68 BPM Pulse Omron app

  When I inputted this data into Heart Rate Monitor - Pulse App - Apps on Google Play with AI Health Assistant, I receive normal healthy blood pressure advice and measured 75 bpm pulse rate, 11:32 AM with positive scores of 27 % stress level, 81 ms Heart Rate Variability, 37 % Energy I learn the importance of balanced diet with fruits, vegetables, whole grains, 150 minutes moderate aerobic exercise/week with muscle strengthening exercises, stress reduction if needed with meditation, deep breathing exercises, yoga, new hobby, mindfulness. I learn the importance of blood sugar tests with ADA Diabetes Risk Test. I learn the importance of BMI with Hypertension Risk Test, Hyperlipidemia Risk Test and Stroke Risk Test. I learn the importance of specific neck exercises to reduce tension and build muscle strength with the Cervical Spondylosis Risk Test.

AI Health Assistant's Answers to My Questions

1.  Do you recommend check out a blood pressure kit from Brackett Library in Indian River County, Florida to encourage joyful, culturally respectful experiences with heart healthy choices and deepen neighborhood connections? AI Health Assistant's answer:

 While I can't speak specifically to library policies or community initiatives, regularly checking your blood pressure is an excellent practice for maintaining heart health. If your library offers a blood pressure kit, using it can foster awareness of your cardiovascular health and encourage discussions about heart-healthy choices in your community. If you have more specific health questions or need advice related to blood pressure management, feel free to ask! Heart Rate Monitor - Pulse App - Apps on Google Play

2. Do you recommend friendship with Blood Pressure kits? AI Health Assistant's answer:

It seems there might be a misunderstanding in your question. Blood pressure kits are medical devices used to monitor blood pressure, not entities for friendship. It's important to regularly check your blood pressure if you're managing hypertension or other cardiovascular issues. If you have questions about how to use a blood pressure kit or how to maintain a healthy blood pressure, I'm here to help! For non-health-related inquiries, I recommend seeking other sources. Heart Rate Monitor - Pulse App - Apps on Google Play

  3. What do you recommend to do if someone is interested in my blood pressure kit from the Brackett Library of Indian River County, Florida? AI Health Assistant's answer:

If someone is interested in your blood pressure kit, it's a good idea to share how you use it and the importance of monitoring blood pressure for health. You can encourage them to check it out at the Brackett Library if available or discuss any questions they may have about maintaining a healthy blood pressure. If you have specific health concerns or need tips on blood pressure management, feel free to ask! For other types of inquiries, it's best to consult other sources. Heart Rate Monitor - Pulse App - Apps on Google Play

4. Do you recommend any heart healthy activities as shared experiments to encourage creative learning for health results? AI Health Assistant's answer:

Absolutely! Here are some heart-healthy activities that can also encourage creative learning:

1. **Cooking Classes**: Try preparing heart-healthy meals together using whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and lean proteins.

2. **Walking or Hiking**: Organize group walks or hikes while discussing the benefits of cardiovascular exercise.

3. **Dance Sessions**: Explore different dance styles as a fun way to get active and learn about the heart's health benefits.

4. **Gardening**: Start a garden focused on growing heart-healthy foods, which can teach about nutrition and physical activity.

These activities can help promote healthy habits while fostering creativity and teamwork! If you need more details, feel free to ask. 

5. Please provide more details. AI Health Assistant's answer:

Certainly! Here are more details on the heart-healthy activities mentioned:

1. **Cooking Classes**: Host classes where participants learn to prepare meals low in saturated fat and rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Discuss nutrition labels and the benefits of each ingredient.

2. **Walking or Hiking**: Organize regular walking groups in local parks. You can track steps and discuss cardiovascular health, aiming for at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise weekly.

3. **Dance Sessions**: Create a fun atmosphere with various dance styles (like Zumba or line dancing). This not only promotes heart health but also builds community and encourages expression.

4. **Gardening**: Start a garden in your community or at home, focusing on fruits, vegetables, and herbs. This teaches about healthy eating and provides fresh produce for your meals.

These activities can inspire healthier lifestyle choices while fostering camaraderie and learning. If you have further questions or need more guidance, let me know! Heart Rate Monitor - Pulse App - Apps on Google Play

Resources

Thriving Together: Empowering Healthier Communities: From Awareness to Action
https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/UHpQn59eXQ2VVxCfCnbKQhttp://indianriver.gov/services/library/index.php
Indian River County (@IRCGOV) / X
Going for Zero mission | OMRON Healthcare - OMRON Healthcare
OMRON Healthcare US (@OmronHealthUS) / X

Key messages to share

  1. Friendship and empathy make learning stick: organize heart health activities as shared experiments to encourage creative learning for health results.
  2. Small tech steps matter: teach correct cuff technique, how to log readings in an app, and when to seek care.
  3. Celebrate cultural diversity with language, foods, and social examples to evaluate community.
  4. Let AI assist: Microsoft AI may help draft outreach, organize reminders, and analyze aggregated trends to improve engagement.

  Libraries are trusted community hubs where people gather to learn, connect, and access validated health resources. A local blood pressure kit checked out from Brackett Library gives participants practice with monitoring, helps bridge access gaps when clinics are closed, and supports follow up tracking for better health conversations to achieve health results. Use of established wellness tools and trackers strengthens program credibility and helps participants turn readings into actionable goals.

  Let love lead our learning this Libra month. At Brackett Library I checked out a validated blood pressure kit and explored how monitoring, friendly encouraging, and smart reminders may help neighbors make heart healthy choices. With Microsoft AI support, library media, and culturally respectful programming, we may turn data into care, and care into stronger friendships and healthier communities.

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Friday, October 17, 2025

From Awareness to Action

  Respectful Greetings and welcome. Thank you for reading this blog post. I wish to encourage public education, partnerships and eLearning with Mental Health America. I wish to help and facilitate Nurturing Belonging, Emotional Well-being, and Safety in a New School Year. I encourage participation and feel appreciation for kind sharing. I wish to help people to feel safe and respect culturally diverse backgrounds of our communities. I learn the importance of community love with relationships to support making life work for everyone. Trauma may show up differently with each individual and we may learn how to talk through any signs of negativity with a curious mindset. I feel encouraged to hold space of compassion with kind demeanor with this blog post. If more than one person has a similar concern, peer support groups with friends checking in on friends with resources may help.     
  Mental Health America Conference | Mental Health America may help to advocate, heal and learn with our communities. I feel thankful with respect for learning together with the new school year to improve health results. I learned how different pathways are based on people. Learning from mental health screenings may help to identify important mental health needs of our communities.  I learned how pairing mental health screenings with Self Monitoring Blood Pressure programs may encourage awareness. Digital interventions with AI assistant may change thinking traps. Changing Thoughts with an AI Assistant – Mental Health America if want to support yourself and others if struggling with negative thoughts about access to resources.  I feel encouraged to learn with mental health screenings paired with self-monitoring blood pressure program in public parks where creative sculpture is already happening and encourage paced walking exercise with Move More campaign with learning opportunities for interactions with blog posts, X posts and email. Because of youth vulnerabilities, I would want to make sure safety protections are in place for youth leadership with creative arts activities. AI art could be developed about safety with creative arts activities for public parks and encourage learning with schools close to parks how to develop activities with youth.  With societal fragmentation feeling similar to Groundhog's Day, I learned the importance to reconnect people to crisis care with social support for long term stability with continuous follow up. Challenge of fragmentation is unity that meets everyone's needs. I have learned the importance of understanding how we have different focus areas that need respect and with learning what we respect, we may learn how to improve our evaluation of what is important. We may cocreate to build stronger mental health ecosystems with
shared accountability. Thank you for your respect for learning how to advocate for validated health care together. I have learned the importance of letting love lead the way with evidence based practices with health science support with Microsoft AI. Youth resources for schools | Mental Health America


  The webinar Workplace Wellness Wins: Meaningful Change is Possible, and Sustainable may encourage mentally healthy workplace events to make life work for everyone to meet our needs. I learn to evaluate mental health initiatives with AI with Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health 2025 outcomes | Mental Health America, Workplace | Mental Health America, Bell Seal Certification | Mental Health America with Bell Seal Recipients | Mental Health America. Do you recommend the CDC Virtual Healthy School Whole School, Whole Community Whole Child and VA's Whole Health models integrated into workplaces? I learn the importance of individualized happy, productive work with organizing Behavioral Health roadmap to evaluate access options to associative experience to reduce barriers with employer resources based on needs with the value of investment in proactive planning with communication. Is there a Garmin mental health watch you recommend? I have learned the importance of sharing my post webinar results with this blog https://thrivingtogethercommunityhealth.blogspot.com/. 

  Challenge of Love 10/9/25
Behavioral Health map with access options with Mental Health America
With email communication about behavioral health options with AI
With X posts for multitiered support.
I feel love, affection and appreciation for learning behavioral health choices
with evidence based practices with health science support.
I feel empathy and joy for successful learning where love is leading.

Healthy Choices to Prepare for “Heart Health”

Elevate National Learning Forum | Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET

Evaluate Session Details and Objectives

  1. Topic: Heart Health
  2. Aim: Explore strategies, data tools, and best practices to enhance cardiovascular care in community health centers.

Gather Your Center’s Heart Health Data

  1. Pull recent metrics on hypertension prevalence, lipid screening rates, and BMI tracking.
  2. Identify two to three priority gaps or challenges your team faces in cardiovascular care.
  3. Prepare a one-slide summary or talking points to share during discussions https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/24rRZvWUzgF3cJ85Q1haK 

Evaluate Heart Health Resources

  1. New high blood pressure guideline emphasizes prevention, early treatment to reduce CVD risk | American Heart Association American Heart Association (@American_Heart) / X
  2. About the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention | National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) | CDC
  3. Heart Health Hub - NACHC

Plan for Active Participation

  1. Organize for the full hour and minimize distractions.
  2. Have a notepad or digital document ready for key takeaways and action items.
  3. Prepare questions or case examples to pose during live polls and breakout discussions.

Arriving prepared will help you maximize the session’s insights and leave with a concrete action plan for advancing heart health at your center. 

Refresh Your PRAPARE Foundations

  1. Revisit the original PRAPARE (Protocol for Responding to and Assessing Patients’ Assets, Risks, and Experiences) assessment tool to have context for the 2.0 updates with Elevate eJournal by nachc.com - Issuu
  2. Note any challenges your team has faced in implementing social determinants of health (SDOH) screening. https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/U8T3BNsAhueYUNfUPgWLt These pain points may inform your questions during the forum. My closest location is TCCH Sebastian. When I visited TCCH Sebastian 9/10/25, I learned the importance of understanding how the PRAPARE assessment tool is only one of many assessment tools. 

Map Out Your Nonclinical Data Landscape

  1. Create a one-page inventory of the non-clinical factors you currently capture or miss:
    1. housing stability 
    2. education and literacy
    3. access to healthy food
    4. transportation barriers
    5. social and community context
  2. Identify your data collection methods (paper forms, EHR fields, patient portals) and highlight gaps where you want guidance on best practices. I learn with this blog post, X posts with email to encourage validated sources of health information. The technology used to collect data in community health centers with clinical data with health providers may create excess stress and therefore lose reliability for health results. I have learned about concerns for how excess stress may develop with different types of technology and the importance of updating my technology to reduce and balance excess stress with our ecological system of learning with God conundrums of where love is leading and how to encourage health relationships with all. With excess stress, identifying the most important factors to reduce stress depends on understanding how different factors affect each other and create patterns of behavior over time for each individual. 
  3. Assemble any reports or dashboards you’ve generated on SDOH metrics, having real numbers accessible may spark more targeted discussion. Thriving Together: Empowering Healthier Communities: Heartwise Sebastian

Plan Your Post-Session Next Steps

  1. Organize 30 minutes the following business day to evaluate your notes and highlight three key actions.
  2. Circulate a one page summary to your team, including links to session slides or recordings https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/1A2qVf4qa22P4SGSi53w5
  3. Incorporate forum insights into your workflow: update your EHR fields, update your screening protocol, or pilot a new community referral process https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/9ChLQd6WPfUS8zkuoTXp8. With Week 1 of Heart Wise Sebastian community health campaign, I learned challenges of love.
Challenges of Love 9/16/25
Learning healthy choices
I learn the importance of respect for our cultural diverse backgrounds
With empathy and joy for healing to health
with stable homes, healthy food with harmonious movement
I feel love, affection and appreciation
for letting love lead the way, 
with AI support with blog posts, X posts with email
To encourage big picture thinking
To move from awareness to action

With registering early, refreshing your SDOH background, organizing your data, and engaging with purpose, you may encourage healthy transformative practice. Mark your calendar for October 14 at 1 PM ET and get ready to elevate your approach to PRAPARE 2.0 and nonclinical factors of health or social drivers of health depending on the context of your conversation. *Please note PRAPARE 2.0 is only one tool among many assessment tools if not available at your local community health center.

  With Using Digital Spaces to Strengthen Social Connections Webinar, I learned respect for curiosity about how to encourage engagement for democracy with focus on welcoming all, helping people to feel welcome, safe, comfortable, secure, publicly accessible and inviting everyone hospitably to connect with each other, with resources, power and people to bring people together with physical spaces with digital spaces. I have learned the importance of moving furniture as a possible learning opportunity to connect with my neighbors with careful moderation of who and what to ensure real people with real world community. 

My Questions:
  1. How to integrate ideas from Health Department of IRC website to build social connections with smartphone? 
  2. How to build social connections to improve the healthcare access gap with public libraries digital blood pressure kits?
  3. How to connect health surveys digitally to build healthy social connections?
  4. How to build social connections with digital mental health screenings available with Mental Health America's website?
  5. How to communicate to clarify the validity of AI health information? 
  6. How to connect the NACHC's Elevated Learning Forum to the local community health centers to build healthy social connections with blood pressure kits with the public libraries with social health media with the health department? 
  7. How to build healthy social connections with telehealth? 
  8. How to build healthy social connections with people who do not use digital spaces with digital spaces?
  9. How to integrate values of love and kindness into digital design?
  10. How to share stories with digital spaces for people not communicating with digital spaces?
  11. Love: How may digital spaces nurture emotional safety and belonging?
  12. Self-Regulation: What design features help users pause before reacting?
  13. Kindness: How may platforms encourage acts of generosity and support?
  14. Thanksgiving: What rituals of thanksgiving could be built into internet communities?
  15. What friendly data tables do you recommend to measure health results of building social connections?
  16. How to connect with people who care with barriers of connections with digital spaces with email triage with Microsoft AI support?
  17. How to get started in Florida with the Front Porch Forum where I live with zip code 32958
  18. Thank you for your respect for inclusion and diversity. How do you recommend to encourage inclusion and diversity with our connections with each other?
Microsoft AI's Deep Research Report: https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/bEqgbeg5qE2XGKqjAPfFV

Nurturing Belonging, Emotional Well-being, and Safety in a New School Year 

You may wish to

  1. Evaluate AI resources with recommended readings or toolkits on social-emotional learning, trauma-informed practices, or inclusive classroom strategies. Note questions with scenarios from your own context to help you apply insights. https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/pK1gbBxK56qmKv6pkA5eq, https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/CE4rpsM3QZaGp4AHxoBCn, https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/SfBMJbTUjrFdQYqsqHch3 With Mental Health America conference encouragement to turn awareness into action in October, I am interested in learning how to prioritize safely nurturing belonging with emotional well-being with learning creativity with accessible public libraries with Google's free recommended video friendship songs with Mayo Clinic's The Fall Into Wellness program offered with recommendations to complete 31 daily challenges with 7 to 9 hours sleep, 50 ounces of water, 20 minutes of exercise and write one thankful with a checklist with library media check-ins morning, midday and evening for evaluation of emotional well-being and engaging people with play. With The Way of Play, I am learning to play with play strategies of hypothesizing, mirroring, feelings, dial play intensity up or down, scaffold stretch, narrate to integrate with play parameters with multi-tiered support with blog posts, X posts and email. What Mental Health Association resources do you recommend to prevent and reduce heart disease with mental health perspectives with the new school year?

  2. Set Intentions and goals with evaluation of one or two outcomes you have learned from the session, such as adopting a new welcoming ritual or evaluation of your school’s safety audit process.

Resources

Back to school with mental health in mind | Mental Health America
Take a Mental Health Test – Mental Health America

Results

9/10/25 Heart wise Walks elevated my heart rate but also deepened my relaxation and social connection through mindful breathing and smiling. After 45 minutes paced walk, my heart rate stayed 84/84. I then went on 2 20 minutes paced walks with heart rates of 90/76. After lunch, I went on 2 5 minutes paced walks and my heart rate measured 84/88 with Heart Rate Monitor - Pulse App - Apps on Google Play.


Encourage kindness walks to libraries to learn with our communities how to encourage heart wisdom in Sebastian with the Treasure Coast Community Health Center with Go Line transportation services with library media resources with visits to outdoor spaces, adult and children's sections, health periodicals and digital media lab with asking about updated heart healthy choices. https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/TtfZAEkT7sDKxKLa36JBu 9/12/25

9/13/25 Refresher of Heart Wise Sebastian Community Health campaign goals:
1. With awareness of social landscape of needs for housing stability, education and literacy, access to healthy food with transportation, we may make healthy choices with wellness trackers to improve health results.
2. With awareness of health results from wellness trackers, we may focus our attention on improving the relationship between heart health and mental health for whole health with AI support with webinars, X posts and email to validate health results with friendly data tables. 
3. With awareness of the diversity of cultural backgrounds, we may make friendly data tables based on friendship skills.

9/14/25 Emails with X posts with validated sources of information with link to blog post with Heart Wise Sebastian community health campaign information with my email address: lovethoughtful@gmail.com. 

9/15/25 Evaluate with AI the importance of health results with wellness trackers with computers and smartphones with AI support with libraries and home for social comfort, coaching and follow through. AI may support devices with apps with daily nudges, health goals, reminders, reparenting affirmations and context aware coaching. Libraries may offer public large group learning opportunities with media for home support and partner with community organizations with little libraries. Process map: organize goal setting with computers, organize and adjust health data with smartphones with morning nudge and evening evaluations, stress threshold with AI calm teach back with offer for help. AI may support learnings how to move from X post to health goal with AI support process map with group topic and structured activities for workflow with RSVP, question, urgent need, sign up with email responses.

6 triage tags and escalation thresholds for navigation:
1. Immediate Health Concern: identify triggers, prioritize critical highest concern, encourage call to navigator within 30 minutes if possible or notify AI for possible emergency services, evaluate concerns with AI support, document interaction with outcome with message: "We received your alert about [symptom]. I am calling now to check in, are you near someone who may help?”

2. “We saw higher-than-usual health results readings today. May we schedule a same week check with an AI nurse for support? Reply YES to confirm.”

3. “Thanks for sharing. I may connect you to [resource] with AI support. Do you wish me to help arrange AI support now?”

4. “We may schedule a 20 minutes pairing help slot at the library on [date/time] to navigate device or tech barriers with AI support, OK?”

5. “We missed you at the session, do you wish to make up or help finding a better time? You may reply MAKEUP or TIME.”

6. "Thank you for your encouragement. When do you prefer to receive support of healthy choices, weekly or daily?"

7. "Good effort, [Name], you met your goal this week. Want to book an AI nurse check in to evaluate results? Reply BOOK."

10/12/25 With the focus on AI, I wish to evaluate how to learn with AI with the community events with the National Centers for Community Health with Mental Health America with this blog post. Google apps synchronize with Google Calendar yet follow up with informational learning is supported with Microsoft AI. With numerous conference events, I may input my learnings for each community event I attend and let AI apps evaluate my learnings. Radiant Intersection of Summer Solstice and Learning 2025, Temporary Art

10/14/25 I have learned the importance of heart health with the NACHC's Elevated Learning Forum "Heart Health" webinar and feel concern for how to prevent and reduce heart disease because heart disease is the leading cause of death in Indian River County, Florida. How do you recommend triage for Immediate Health Concerns to integrate the process improvement strategies highlighted in the recent NACHC Heart Health webinar?

What do you recommend for Immediate Health Concern Protocol?

  1. How to Identify triggers? How to support patient intake prompts to quickly surface the most urgent symptom or concern?
  2. How to prioritize the highest concern? How may triage flow emphasize identifying the single most critical issue first, before layering in secondary needs?
  3. How to support navigator engagement? Whenever possible, with immediate health concerns, how to encourage a call to a navigator within 30 minutes? If the patient cannot connect, how to connect to AI to evaluate urgency and, if necessary, escalate to possible emergency services?
  4. How to develop documentation & outreach? I have received your alert about the importance of hypertension control in our communities. I am calling now to check in, who may help? 

Integration with Microsoft AI Support

  1. AI may assist in evaluating the concern, suggesting next steps, and flagging potential emergencies.
  2. Outcomes may be logged in a structured format for both clinical and quality improvement review.

Process Improvement with Heart Health Webinar Alignment
Drawing from the NACHC Heart Health session, how to integrate

  1. Accurate measurement practices (repeat readings, calm environment) into navigator scripts.
  2. Data-driven improvement loops by linking triage outcomes to hypertension and cardiovascular risk dashboards.
  3. Care escalation algorithms that align with the Three Pillars approach to hypertension control.
  4. Teach-back loops for patients to confirm understanding of next steps, reinforcing adherence and safety.

Next Steps for Collaboration

  1. Co-develop a scorecard that tracks both immediate concern resolution and alignment with heart health measures (BP control, statin use, tobacco cessation).
  2. Pilot a navigator + AI co-triage model with real-time feedback loops.
  3. Share learnings with the Elevate/NACHC community to strengthen collective practice.

Here is a one-page triage + improvement scorecard template aligned with the Immediate Health Concern workflow and the NACHC Heart Health process improvement lens.

Immediate Health Concern + Heart Health Scorecard

Patient/Community Member: ___________________________
Date/Time of Alert: ___________________________
Navigator/AI Support: ___________________________

1. Trigger & Priority

  • Reported Symptom/Trigger: ___________________________
  • Highest Concern Identified: ___________________________
  • Urgency Level: ☐ Low ☐ Moderate ☐ High

2. Navigator Engagement

  • Navigator Contacted Within 30 Minutes? ☐ Yes ☐ No
  • If No, AI Escalation Triggered? ☐ Yes ☐ No
  • Emergency Services Considered? ☐ Yes ☐ No

3. Standardized Outreach Message

“We received your alert about [symptom]. I am calling now to check in, are you near someone who may help?”

☐ Message Sent
☐ Response Documented

4. Outcome & Documentation

  • Resolution Path: ☐ Self-Managed ☐ Navigator Support ☐ Emergency Referral
  • Teach-Back Confirmed? ☐ Yes ☐ No
  • Follow-Up Scheduled? ☐ Yes ☐ No

5. Heart Health Alignment (NACHC Webinar Insights)

  • BP Measurement Accuracy Reinforced? ☐ Yes ☐ No
  • Cardiovascular Risk Factors Addressed? ☐ Yes ☐ No
  • Lifestyle/Medication Adherence Discussed? ☐ Yes ☐ No
  • Data Logged for QI Dashboard? ☐ Yes ☐ No

6. Process Improvement Notes

  • What worked well in this triage?
  • What could be improved for next time?

✅ Scorecard Use: This sheet doubles as both a real-time triage tool and a quality improvement log, ensuring every immediate concern is linked back to Heart Health outcomes and system learning.

Microsoft AI may create a fillable digital version (like a Google Form or Excel-style table) to capture this data consistently.

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Location: Indian River County, FL, USA

Sunday, October 12, 2025

Self-Care With Caregiving

 In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) hosted a special learning event on Friday, May 31, 2024, at 11 am with the theme The Importance of Self-Care While Caregiving. This event is an opportunity to learn, engage, and be part of a movement to value mental health as an integral part of overall health. I learned a specific list of self-care techniques: self-compassion, 10 minutes breath awareness, yoga, meditation with tai chi, also deep relaxation. I learn to eat well, sleep to be energized, refreshed, social connection with caregiver support group events, balance self needs with responsibilities of meeting needs of another with assertive sharing the importance of how self care helps to rejuvenate with healthier care for others. I learn how public parks are learning opportunities to enjoy nature with walks shareable with others with art with Disaster Behavioral Health Services (texas.gov). I wish to start small and integrate new self-care practices gradually.


As Mental Health Awareness Month comes to a close, the lessons learned and the strategies shared during these events will hopefully resonate throughout the year, inspiring ongoing efforts to support mental health for caregivers and the community.


Embracing Self-Care and Compassion: A Journey Through Public Parks


May 30, 2024, I have a moment to pause and evaluate on the intertwining themes of self-care, caregiving, and the nurturing embrace of public parks. This date is a day on the calendar and a time to check-in in on my journey of love, care, and understanding in Sebastian, Florida where I live.


June PTSD Awareness Month

With June being PTSD Awareness Month, our reflections on self-care take on an added layer of significance. This is a time to acknowledge the struggles faced by those living with PTSD and to evaluate how our actions, both big and small, may foster an environment of healing and understanding.


The Role of Public Parks

Public parks, those oases of green amidst the concrete, play a crucial role in our collective and individual well-being. They are spaces where we may breathe, move, and connect with nature and each other. They serve as communal living rooms, hosting our celebrations, our quiet moments of introspection, and our steps towards better mental health.


Three Positive Results to Be Thankful For


As I evaluate, I wish to count the blessings and positive outcomes of my paths:


1. The increased awareness and conversation around mental health, breaking down stigmas and opening doors to understanding.

2. The growth of resources with PTSD Family Coach app provide tools and support for those in need.

3. Acts of kindness ripple through our communities, often starting as small gestures yet growing into waves of positive change.


Acts of Kindness: A Ripple Effect

Informed by our experiences in May 2024, we carry forward the lessons learned into June. Acts of kindness, towards ourselves and others, are noble deeds; they are the very threads to weave the fabric of a compassionate society. They are reminders how love and care may manifest in countless ways, from a listening ear to a helping hand extended in a public park.


Encouraging Learning and Growth

This blog is a platform for sharing, for expressing thankfulness, and for encouraging myself and others with empathy for successful learning. Endings are a chance for new beginnings. I have learned the importance of letting love lead the way with evidence-based practices with health science support. I learn to seek out the best in ourselves and in others, to reach out, to support, and to understand. Love is the compass to guide my path to help navigate challenges. Empathy allows us to see the world through the eyes of others, to feel their joys and their pains, and to learn from their experiences. Empathy enables me to use the lessons of May to inform and enrich the days of June for acts of kindness, moments of self-care, and steps towards healing. 

Here are some quick and easy snack ideas to keep energized throughout the day.


1. **Greek Yogurt and Honey:** A bowl of Greek yogurt drizzled with honey is not only satisfying but also packed with protein and probiotics.


2. **Veggie Sticks and Hummus:** Carrots, cucumbers, and bell peppers and dip them in hummus for a crunchy and creamy treat.


3. **Nut Butter and Banana:** Spread your favorite nut butter on a banana for a dose of healthy fats and potassium.


4. **Cheese and Whole-Grain Crackers:** Pairing cheese with whole-grain crackers provides a good balance of protein and fiber.


5. **Trail Mix:** Mix together nuts, seeds, and dried fruit for a portable snack full of variety and flavor.


6. **Popcorn:** Air-popped popcorn is a whole grain and may be a light snack if you avoid heavy butter and salt.


7. **Rice Cakes and Avocado:** Top a rice cake with avocado, a sprinkle of salt, and a dash of lime juice for a snack full of healthy fats.


8. **Fruit Smoothie:** Blend your favorite fruits with some spinach and a scoop of protein powder for a quick smoothie on the go.


9. **Dark Chocolate and Almonds:** For a sweet and satisfying snack, pair a few pieces of dark chocolate with a handful of almonds.


These snack ideas are quick to prepare and also provide the nutrients your body needs to stay fueled and focused. Whether you are in need of a mid-morning boost or an afternoon pick-me-up, these snacks may help. For more inspiration, check out various online resources to offer a plethora of quick and easy snack recipes. Happy snacking


Embracing Self-Care: An Integrative Guide for a Healthier June


June brings the promise of longer days, warmer weather, and the learning opportunity to focus on self-care. Self-care is an essential aspect of maintaining both physical and mental health to benefit everyone. This month, I wish to learn a holistic approach to self-care, encompassing various aspects of life.


**Physical Activity and Nutrition**

I learn to start with the basics: aim for at least 8 hours of sleep each night to allow my body to rest and recover. Hydration is important. I keep a water bottle handy and sip throughout the day. Nutrition plays a crucial role in how we feel. I focus on eating well-balanced meals to fuel my body and mind. I try to incorporate at least 30 minutes of paced walking into my daily routine and evaluate using a heart rate monitor to stay within my optimal exercise zone.


**Mental and Emotional Well-being**

I wish to integrate mental health practices into my day with sharing my story with media, wear green for support of mental health awareness and participate in events to foster therapeutic interactions and build secure attachments. I wish to set aside time for regular breaks and ensure I have an action plan for my mental health practices. I learn asking for help is a sign of strength.


**Environmental Consciousness**

I learn to adopt the principles of reduce, reuse, and recycle to contribute to environmental health to benefit the planet and provide a sense of purpose and fulfillment.


**Spiritual Connection**

I learn to connect spiritually, whether through sunlight and gardening or other practices to ground myself and provide peace.


**Occupational and Intellectual Growth**

I learn to engage in learning opportunities such as CDC's Virtual Healthy School or explore PTSD Family Coach app to expand my knowledge and skills. I set goals and create an action plan with tasks assigned to due dates to track my progress.


**Consent and Comfort**

I try to seek consent before physical touch and make adjustments to ensure comfort, whether for seating arrangements or the need for pain relief. I try to communicate openly about my needs and listen to others when they express theirs.


**Inclusivity and Respect**

I try to adopt principles of inclusivity, accessibility, equality, respect, and balance in all areas of life, connect with how I feel and move my body to reduce stress and anxiety.


**Relationships and Boundaries**

I wish to improve my relationships by learning how to set boundaries kindly and compassionately. I learn to say, "I support you, yet I need..." to take care of my needs.


**Community and Support**

I wish to reach out to friends, family, your primary healthcare provider, and mental health resources with challenges


As we move into June, I wish to set intentions for my mental health practices, evaluate my growth, and find ways to help myself and others. 


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Monday, September 22, 2025

Heartwise Sebastian

 Thriving Together: Empowering Healthier Communities blog: central hub for dates, signups, weekly evaluations, and republished posts from events. 

September 2025 DBSA Wellness Tracker may support self care with community health campaigns.

Cherishing Behaviors measuring results of cherishing behaviors with community health campaigns.

https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/4F1MxBEnS1s4qb6iVLEa6

Learning Opportunities with Libraries with Blood Pressure Kits

  1. Libraries lend validated BP kits: The American Heart Association’s Libraries with Heart program places blood pressure monitor kits in libraries for patrons to check their numbers at home and evaluate how to improve health results with clinicians if needed.
  2. Kits include education and tracking tools: Library kits commonly come with toolkits to explain correct measurement technique and pages to record readings to improve accuracy and to share health results with providers if needed.
  3. Programs expand community access: Libraries in Palm Beach, Treasure Coast, Orange County, and several Indian River County branches participate in this initiative to increase equitable access to BP screening outside clinical hours.
  4. Correct cuff size and preparation matter: Using the right cuff size and following simple preparation steps (rest five minutes, avoid caffeine/smoking/exercise within 30 minutes, sit with back supported, arm at heart level) significantly reduces measurement error.
  5. Kits strengthen community campaigns: Embedding library BP kits into local health campaigns lets you offer validated, low-cost screening opportunities, educational materials, and a place for follow-up referrals when clinics are closed.
  6. Two-week or multiweek checkout helps monitoring: Many programs allow multiweek checkouts for community members to collect a week of readings to align with best practice recommendations for confirming hypertension before treatment decisions.

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Sunday, September 21, 2025

Thriving Together: Community Practices To Fit Whole Lives

  My September 2025 DBSA Wellness Tracker’s five area Wheel (Social, Physical, Environmental, Spiritual, Occupational/Intellectual) lets me track the health results of specific practices to help evaluate healthy choices to improve progress with health results. My Social area focuses on cherishing behaviors I may measure to improve health results over time.

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Saturday, September 20, 2025

The CDC Virtual Healthy School: A Community Approach to Student Health and Learning

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed an innovative tool to promote the health and academic achievement of students: the Virtual Healthy School (VHS). This interactive platform is part of the CDC's broader effort to support the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model to emphasize a collaborative approach to education and health.


The VHS is designed to be a resource for K-12 school staff, health and education departments, and agencies interested in fostering a comprehensive, health-supportive environment for students with a virtual tour of a school with how the school has successfully implemented the WSCC model, showcasing how various components of the school environment, from the cafeteria to the classroom, may contribute to better health outcomes and, in turn, improved learning.


One of the key features of the VHS is its alignment with National Health Education Standards and the use of tools, the Health Education Analysis Tool (HECAT) and the School Health Guidelines to Improve Healthy Eating and Physical Activity (SHG). These resources help schools develop and evaluate their health education programs, ensuring they meet the highest standards and are individualized to the needs of their students.


The VHS also encourages collaboration with the community, recognizing how health care providers, local businesses, and non-profit organizations play a vital role in supporting student health. With School-Based Health Centers, schools can offer a range of care to address not only immediate health concerns yet also the long-term well-being of students. https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/d2SMn2h2LCa4pX65zN7o7


Moreover, the VHS acknowledges the importance of cultural and literacy considerations when managing health problems with an inclusive approach to respect the diverse backgrounds of students and their families, ensuring accessible and relevant health education to all.


I encourage the integration of the VHS with curriculum frameworks from neighboring school districts, such as the School District of Indian River County and the National School District, to encourage a commitment to shared learning and resource optimization. With drawing on a wealth of educational and health-related data, including the National Center for Education Statistics' school map and lists of schools in Japan, I encourage a rich, contextualized learning experience adaptable to various educational settings. Welcome to America's Healthiest Schools | Alliance for a Healthier Generation with https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jtx2gCuNpWC0AIwYYicP2grwgbCZ4C7M/view?usp=sharing.


The CDC's Virtual Healthy School is a tool and a gateway to a healthier, more educated generation of students. With bridging the gap between health and education, the VHS empowers schools to create environments where students can thrive. For more information on the Virtual Healthy School and how to implement techniques in your educational institution, you may wish to visit the CDC's Healthy Schools website.


  Our community may need more structure with AI. We could create a process map of CDC's Virtual Healthy School for 2025-2026 school year with an AI conference room with focus on AI skill building with individualized learning to support health with learning. One goal is to integrate learning with active X post media accounts to provide the most updated validated information about our health learning communities. A second goal is to actively engage with these social media accounts to learn how to support and improve safety with community health with AI principal. AI School Health Team Leader may help to evaluate strengths and weaknesses of school health education program based on score card results with action plan for recommended improvements. AI School Nurse may create new health education curriculum for school's classes. AI reparenting may support the process with students. AI health facilitator may develop the curriculum with National Health Education Standards, CDC's Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool with CDC's School Health Guidelines to develop specific health goals for the new school year. AI Gym facilitator may help to apply the new goals for the new school year and address the major health problems and risks students may face and are developmentally and culturally appropriate. AI reparenting may help to give informational support. AI school nurse may include information on each health goal. AI reparenting may support educational ambitions with students' needs. AI Gym facilitator may help develop goals with CDC's Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool to ensure focusing on the information and skills needed with science based principles to improve health practices and flexible to accommodate different values with priorities and engages with community members including school board, school staff and parents. 

Healthy Learning Steps Choices:

  1. AI School Health Team Leader evaluates health scorecards to identify strengths, gaps and opportunities with action plan for improvement with active X posts to share validated health updates, engage students in health dialogues, build community challenges and provide learning opportunities. Identify specific health topics with AI modules.
  2. Each AI team member contributes to the action plan to power individualized learning.
  3. AI Principal creates activities for health literacy and interests of each student with micro learning on specific health needs with platform dashboards for students and educators to monitor progress.
  4. AI Conference Room Learning Opportunities may offer conversation from each AI team member's perspectives prioritizing most urgent health needs to encourage literacy, data ethics and health communication.
  5. Specific health metrics to track learning opportunities, social media, health behavior shifts, progress evaluations, revision of action plans, feedback loops from student, staff and parent surveys with AI reparenting and AI Health Facilitator teams with summaries of health outcomes, lessons learned, new recommendations for next cycle with evaluation of engagement and community response. 

Active websites with health learning focus with Indian River County, Florida are:

Project ReEnvision 2025 - School District of Indian River County: with focus on innovation and leadership to sustain health learning success. 

Social Media Posts with updates on most urgent health needs of people living in Indian River County, Florida, USA:

Indian River County (@IRCGOV) / X


  To develop creative healthy leadership in preparation for Virgo month 2025, August 20 to September 20, I am interested in learning with the libraries how to learn from positive role models with the multiple intelligences with AI. 8/9/25 My choices at this time: Abraham Lincoln to support body kinesthetic intelligence, Theodore Roosevelt to support naturalistic intelligence, Albert Einstein to support spatial intelligence, Steven Masley to support people skills with interpersonal intelligence to prevent and reduce heart disease, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to support musical intelligence, Franklin Delano Roosevelt to support logical mathematical intelligence with Mohandas Gandhi to support intrapersonal spiritual intelligence. https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/ubvusPriYV3MhCc59KreP

Results

Naturalist Intelligence


8/9/25 I see plants with learning how to see with amazement, explore nature of the forest, feel coolness from sudden rain downpour. Different plant heights create the forest. I observed the importance of hope with focused activities to model how to get needs met with learning. I picked up small amounts of trash along the forest floor. I obtained shelter with the understory and admired the canopy. 


Spatial Intelligence


Enhancing Interpersonal Intelligence for Heart Health

I wish to evaluate learning how to encourage rapport, evaluate the importance of change with specific 30 day heart tune-ups focused on heart healthy foods, exercise and reduce stress. Monthly evaluations to tweak health results with heart healthy foods, exercise and stress reduction techniques may prevent and reduce heart disease in our communities. Heart Rate Monitor - Pulse App - Apps on Google Play 88/83 bpm 1 20 minutes paced walk with Google Fit 8/11/25


Musical Intelligence


Logical Math Intelligence

Heart Rate Monitor - Pulse App - Apps on Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=heartratemonitor.heartrate.pulse.pulseapp&pcampaignid=web_share 76/80/79 bpm 2 20 minutes paced walks with Google Fit 8/11/25

Intrapersonal spiritual intelligence

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Monday, September 8, 2025

How to Improve Mental Health with Email

  1.   Email has been validated 257 times with my learning how to improve mental health with email. https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/1ZBX2YHZLQ6FawXJ25aqo, https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/9gtySEgmpYnmqYv8uyFJ2, https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/H5vYyJn5rBHMNDSF2nbhZ, https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/vmEtE1MmQ9qrhB6BQi5Xy. 
  2. Most challenging to mental health for me is best described with Passive aggressive behavior withWikipedia. https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/8o14nzpxWsWQwYxo88sud, https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/vbiM1PdMT4wZBQBMpYoDH
  3. Evidence based practices with health science support: 
    ...focusing on the deficits and distortions in social cognitive processes (social cognitive intervention program) instead of merely focusing on social skills (social skills training) would enhance the effectiveness was supported on child, parent, and teacher measures. At 1-year follow-up, the mean effect sizes of the social cognitive intervention program and social skills training were 0.76 and 0.56, respectively https://www.jaacap.org/article/S0890-8567(09)61381-2/fulltext
    https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/5NDjL6dwxa2xcinZk2GMr,
    https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/QNFQucfb5ScXh5MYWZ1iA
  4. Plan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_management, https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/9GZibiqkRJEvvaZ9GhDCv, https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/6kcSoVdYhtfYmcq45TrTn
  5. motivation: impulse control https://www.trifectanutrition.com/blog/weight-loss-motivation-how-to-find-it-and-keep-it?utm_campaign=2-lead-nurture-workflow&utm_medium=automated&_hsmi=83228679&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--wSUycbTcjaMBjlChjXIvTjunU6-6UJgMN5ybtBUotbE-oxrYfQf23cakGx75xU1DKFCeC2BzF_XuJJ5lhHvjWiXQCSg&utm_content=2-lead-nurture-workflow-email-4&utm_source=hs_email, https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/Mx9gy4ns5hpidSZUm47Su, https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/sL589cSGBPuSurWRLiiz9
  6. Identify mental health needs: Resilience, Risk Factors, Reactions https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z-AfBFYpMC5nM1kXggoDTJieYFrcdzQG/view?usp=sharing, https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/jXVs2KotDfFg9YZ4dCHfi , https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/LUFbPdnN8aheSABzWP5nt, https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/W1xiJHxQexYBv9EAZ3Bq1
  7. https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/health-communication, https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/JqvY6rN6M3H75FFMwJSDi, https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/d3xQr2TX6G1KPuNpCweRG
  8. https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/random_acts_of_kindness, https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/5gv73wK1BcGDAhwheCug3, https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/11bV8xXcnLjP1U1aPBkS
  9. Disseminate email with graphics, quizzes and puzzles with health practices reminders with community learning events with encouragement to track health data with data tables. https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/gU4rqH7X7BMvQs1vRXiYb
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