Hypertension…Control is in your hands: A Training Manual for Health Educators
Author: National Alliance for Hispanic Health
Date Published: 2008
This bilingual hypertension curriculum is designed to assist health professionals, such as community health educators, provide Hispanic consumers with a comprehensive review of hypertension, including the prevention, early detection, and management of the disease and its complications. The curriculum consists of four workshops: Workshop 1: Hypertension. This workshop introduces basic information about hypertension. It includes general definitions of blood pressure, risk factors, signs and symptoms, diagnosis complications, treatments and prevention. This workshop also discusses the importance of controlling high blood pressure. Workshop 2: Hypertension and Healthy Eating. This workshop discusses how eating healthy can help prevent and control hypertension. It introduces the various food groups and the nutrients they provide, how to make healthy food choices, and other principles for healthy eating. Workshop 3: Hypertension and Physical Activity. This workshop discusses how physical activity can help prevent and control hypertension. The workshop includes the benefits of physical activity, energy balance, and how much time and intensity to devote to physical activity. Workshop 4: Living with Hypertension The last workshop discusses the importance of tracking one’s blood pressure and the complications that hypertension can lead to if left untreated. It also provides information treatments modalities including medications, and healthy lifestyle modification, like healthy eating and physical activity. Each workshop includes: 1) an overview (goals, objectives, materials needed, and tips for the trainer); 2) a "Just the Facts" pre/post questionnaire; 3) a summary and outline of each workshop including an estimated time for each slide; 4) a condensed version of the workshop containing a listing of each slide heading, its objectives, estimated times, and the text covered in each slide; and, 5) the expanded version of the workshop that provides the slide and note pages for presenting each slide with a script for the trainer to follow. A CD-ROM containing all of the workshops in PowerPoint and PDF format is also included.
Date Published: 2008
This bilingual hypertension curriculum is designed to assist health professionals, such as community health educators, provide Hispanic consumers with a comprehensive review of hypertension, including the prevention, early detection, and management of the disease and its complications. The curriculum consists of four workshops: Workshop 1: Hypertension. This workshop introduces basic information about hypertension. It includes general definitions of blood pressure, risk factors, signs and symptoms, diagnosis complications, treatments and prevention. This workshop also discusses the importance of controlling high blood pressure. Workshop 2: Hypertension and Healthy Eating. This workshop discusses how eating healthy can help prevent and control hypertension. It introduces the various food groups and the nutrients they provide, how to make healthy food choices, and other principles for healthy eating. Workshop 3: Hypertension and Physical Activity. This workshop discusses how physical activity can help prevent and control hypertension. The workshop includes the benefits of physical activity, energy balance, and how much time and intensity to devote to physical activity. Workshop 4: Living with Hypertension The last workshop discusses the importance of tracking one’s blood pressure and the complications that hypertension can lead to if left untreated. It also provides information treatments modalities including medications, and healthy lifestyle modification, like healthy eating and physical activity. Each workshop includes: 1) an overview (goals, objectives, materials needed, and tips for the trainer); 2) a "Just the Facts" pre/post questionnaire; 3) a summary and outline of each workshop including an estimated time for each slide; 4) a condensed version of the workshop containing a listing of each slide heading, its objectives, estimated times, and the text covered in each slide; and, 5) the expanded version of the workshop that provides the slide and note pages for presenting each slide with a script for the trainer to follow. A CD-ROM containing all of the workshops in PowerPoint and PDF format is also included.
