Blood Pressure Management
ONLINE LEARNING:
Essentials of Blood Pressure Management Series
Five-part series on preventing and managing high blood pressure including nutrition, monitoring, medication, physical activity and stress management.
Agenda and Presenters
March 8: Blood Pressure Basics
Presenters:
Linda B. Bobroff, Ph.D., RDN, UF/IFAS Extension
Michael S. Gutter, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Extension & State Program Leader for 4-H Youth Development, Families and Communities
Wendy W. Lynch, M.S., UF/IFAS Extension Putnam County
UF/IFAS Extension Publications on Blood Pressure http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/topic_high_blood_pressure
Link to Recording:
March 22: Physical Activity and Stress Management
Presenters:
Jana Griffin, B.S, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County
Heidi L. Radunovich, Ph.D., UF/IFAS Family, Youth and Community Science Department
Link to Recording:
April 5: Beyond Sodium: Food and Nutrients that Impact Blood Pressure
Presenters:
Wendy Dahl, Ph.D., UF/IFAS Food Science & Human Nutrition Department
Julie B. England, M.S., UF/IFAS Extension Seminole County
Wendy W. Lynch, M.S., UF/IFAS Extension Putnam County
Link to Recording:
April 19: Medications and Blood Pressure
Presenter:
Rhonda Cooper-DeHoff, Pharm D, MS, FAHA, FACC, FCCP, UF College of Pharmacy
Link to Recording:
May 3: Blood Pressure, Kidneys, and Complications
Presenter:
Rajesh Mohandas, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Hypertension Clinic
Division of Nephrology, Hypertension & Transplantation
University of Florida
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CONTACT
Wendy Wood Lynch Regional Specialized Extension Agent- Central / Family & Consumer Sciences/ Food Systems (904)-209-0430 wendyw74@ufl.edu
UF/IFAS St. Johns County Extension 3125 Agricultural Center Drive St. Augustine, FL 32092
UF/IFAS Publications
State & Federal Agencies
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Healthfinder--National Health Information Center
- MyPlate--USDA
- National Institutes of Health
- Nutrition.gov
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- USDA
Organizations & Associations
- American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Cancer Society
- American Diabetes Association
- American Heart Association
- American Psychiatric Association
- National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
- National Eating Disorders Association