Health Promotion and Wellness

AANP Resources by Therapeutic Area

CE Courses

The AANP CE Center offers a wide variety of free continuing education (CE) activities for members and nonmembers. The activities are updated frequently, and more than a dozen 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

• Practice Brief: Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Summary.
• Practice Brief: Measles: Recommendations for Assessment, Treatment and Prevention.

Patient Education Tools and Resources

Meningococcal Vaccine Information Tent

To increase awareness of the Meningitis B vaccine, AANP developed a colorful seven-inch by five-inch trifold informational tent with a concise review of meningococcal disease, signs/symptoms and prevention through MenACWY and MenB vaccines. This tent can be printed, folded, taped and placed in the waiting room or exam rooms where patients and parents of adolescents will read it to initiate questions and conversations about meningococcal disease prevention with their health care provider.

• Meningococcal Vaccine Information Tent.

Supported by an educational grant from Pfizer.

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Handout

This two-page handout provides a summary of HPV and HPV-related cancers for patients to educate them about who should receive the HPV vaccination and when. It also offers a list of sources for reliable vaccination information. This handout can be printed and placed in waiting and exam rooms or provided to patients so that they, and parents of adolescent patients, will be encouraged to discuss HPV prevention with their health care provider.

• HPV Patient Handout.

Made possible by an educational grant from Merck & Co.

Obesity Tools and Resources

• AANP Obesity Resource Center.

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.

Vaccinations

• Adolescent Vaccination: Provides resources and professional tools highlighting the importance of vaccination to protect U.S. adolescents from vaccine-preventable diseases and supporting a comprehensive approach to improving vaccination rates. Information is available for the general public, health care professionals and media.
• Adult Vaccination: Provides information on the impact of infectious diseases on adults and vaccines available to provide protection. Resources include disease-specific background sheets and health care professionals practice toolkits. Select materials are available in Spanish. Information is available for the general public, health care professionals and media.
• Childhood Influenza Immunization Coalition: Provides pediatric-focused information and resources on seasonal influenza and vaccination for consumers, health care professionals and the media.
• 2019 Immunization Schedules: Provides the 2019 adult and adolescent immunization schedules via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Additional resources for health care providers are also available, including vaccine safety, storage, administration and standards.
• Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination: Provides information about HPV, including which populations should receive the vaccine and side effects. Additional resources for health care providers include social media posts and graphics, as well as strategies for boosting HPV vaccination rates.