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Health Promotion and Wellness

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American Association of Nurse Practitioners - Health Promotion and Wellness

CE Courses

The AANP CE Center offers a wide variety of continuing education (CE) activities for nurse practitioners (NPs). Members get more, including access to many free activities and significantly discounted rates on others. The activities are updated frequently, and several options related to health promotion and wellness are currently available.

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JAANP Resource Center

Find evidence-based articles, up-to-date guidelines and other resources about nutrition, primary care and more at this resource center, brought to you by the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (JAANP).

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NP Tools and Resources

AANP-Developed Resources to Support NPs in Treating Your Patients

Adopting and Implementing Adult Pneumococcal Vaccination in Your Clinic

Adult pneumococcal vaccination rates remain suboptimal, with 1 out of 3 adults age 65 and older being unvaccinated. NPs can make a tremendous impact on the numbers of adults who have their appropriate vaccinations. This tool will guide you through the process of making a plan to increase adult pneumococcal vaccination rates in your practice and walk you through a step-by-step approach to implement a pneumococcal vaccination program.

This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc.


Colorectal Cancer Screening: Making Sure Your Patients Are Up to Date

This handout is designed to support NPs as they navigate the shared clinical decision-making process with their patients who are considering and undergoing colorectal cancer screenings. The tool can guide patients on the next steps and what to expect before and after the screening test.

This tool is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Exact Sciences Corporation.


Hepatitis A and B Prevention by Vaccine: Nurse Practitioner Change Agents Championing Health Equity (CACHE)

Hepatitis A and B are infections which cause liver inflammation and, in turn, can lead to chronic hepatitis — which may then cause cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver failure. These infections, responsible for more than 1.3 million deaths annually worldwide, are wholly preventable by vaccination. Unfortunately, only 24% and 34% of adults have been vaccinated against hepatitis A and B, respectively.

These tools are designed to provide clinicians with information for guideline-directed practice, and to assist them in applying strategies to improve vaccine update by engaging adult patients in meaningful discussion about vaccine importance — including those in historically marginalized communities.

This educational activity is supported by an independent medical education grant from GSK.


Is Your Child Protected Against HPV-Related Cancers?

This informative handout for the NP has been developed to facilitate conversations about human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination with patients and their families. It provides an overview of the types of cancers that HPV can cause and discusses the rationale for why the vaccination should be administered during childhood for optimal protection. This handout displays the HPV vaccination schedule and also addresses some common questions and concerns that families may have about HPV vaccination.

This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc.


Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Understanding the Paradigm Shift

One of the most pressing challenges in the ongoing effort to enhance cancer outcomes is the barrier to early diagnosis. Extensive population-based studies and decades of epidemiologic data have consistently shown that survival rates decrease as cancer advances at the time of diagnosis. Conversely, early-stage diagnoses significantly improve survival rates. Therefore, early cancer detection is vital for translating therapeutic advancements into tangible improvements in patient outcomes across various types of tumors.

This tool supports NPs in navigating the shared clinical decision-making process with patients contemplating multi-cancer early detection (MCED) testing.


The NP’s Guide to Helping Patients Reach Lipid Targets

This practical handout for the NP includes helpful information about the evaluation of patients with lipid abnormalities, risk assessment and treatment decision-making, and strategies for mitigating and managing side effects of statins. Resources are provided for managing the cost of medications.

Supported by an educational grant from Novartis.

Patient Education Tools and Resources

Aging, Cognitive Changes and Alzheimer’s Disease

This FAQ-based educational handout is designed to support NPs as they engage in discussions about aging, cognitive changes and Alzheimer’s Disease with their patients and their loved ones. Content includes helpful information about normal age-related changes in cognition and of those that may be related to dementia, along with a summary of self-help activities and resources.

This tool is supported by an educational grant from Genentech, a member of the Roche Group.


Major Depressive Disorder: What You Need to Know

This visually engaging educational handout is designed to support NPs as they engage in shared decision-making conversations with their patients about major depressive disorder (MDD). The handout provides information about MDD symptoms, risk factors, self-help strategies, medications and available resources.

Supported by an educational grant from Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.


Obesity Tools and Resources


Shingles Vaccination Handout

This visually engaging educational handout will facilitate shared decision-making conversations between NPs and patients regarding shingles vaccination. The handout provides information about shingles presentation, the course of the disease, potential complications and vaccination.

This tool is supported by an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline.

External Resources

Conveniently Curated Information from Other Top Sources

There are many resources available for both patients and providers. Some are listed below for your convenience. Inclusion of these links does not imply AANP endorsement.

Oral Health

Interprofessional Oral Health Faculty Toolkits — Produced by New York University and Oral Health Nursing Education and Practice (OHNEP), these innovative, online resources are based on interprofessional oral health core competencies and offer faculty and clinicians the insights needed to help increase access to oral health care and improve outcomes for patients.

Vaccinations