Integrating Hypertension Prevention and Control into Family Planning Services eLearning

This eLearning course provides foundational information on hypertension and evidence-based strategies for incorporating hypertension prevention and control into family planning services. Title X family planning projects can play an important role in mitigating hypertension-related health outcomes—which can have a significant effect on reproductive and maternal health.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the prevalence of hypertension and its impact on overall and reproductive health, including disparities in the prevalence of hypertension and its outcomes.
• Identify hypertension-related considerations and conditions that are relevant to reproductive health and family planning care.
• Implement hypertension screening, prevention, and control strategies in the Title X setting.

The course includes four sections:

• Section 1: Hypertension Overview
• Section 2: Hypertension and Reproductive Health
• Section 3: Hypertension Prevention and Control in the Title X Setting
• Section 4: Course Wrap-Up

Time: 90 minutes

Continuing Education: 1.5 contact hours

There is no fee for a continuing nursing education (CNE) certificate upon successful completion of this activity.

This activity has been approved for a maximum of 1.5 contact hours by JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. Activity # RHNTC27.

In order to receive the full credit, participants must complete an evaluation and complete the entire eLearning course. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. is an approved provider with distinction of nursing continuing professional development by the Northeast Multistate Division, an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Certificate of Completion: Yes- available after completing the evaluation and completing the entire eLearning course