Abstract
A school of nursing led initiative in Uganda, partnering with a local non-governmental agency (NGO) successfully trained community health workers on blood pressure screening and healthy lifestyle education and referral to local health centers for treatment. Successful monitoring of this program, with the NGO hypertension control liaison helps guarantee sustainability.
Sigma Membership
Pi Epsilon at-Large
Lead Author Affiliation
The George Washington University, Ashburn, Virginia, USA
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Community Health Workers, Hypertension, Nursing Students
Recommended Citation
Dawn, Karen, "A nurse-led community partnership initiative to identify and reduce hypertension in the Mukono District, Uganda" (2019). Convention. 18.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/convention/2019/presentations_2019/18
Conference Name
45th Biennial Convention
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Washington, DC, USA
Conference Year
2019
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A nurse-led community partnership initiative to identify and reduce hypertension in the Mukono District, Uganda
Washington, DC, USA
A school of nursing led initiative in Uganda, partnering with a local non-governmental agency (NGO) successfully trained community health workers on blood pressure screening and healthy lifestyle education and referral to local health centers for treatment. Successful monitoring of this program, with the NGO hypertension control liaison helps guarantee sustainability.
Description
45th Biennial Convention 2019 Theme: Connect. Collaborate. Catalyze.