What to know
- The Women's Health Research and Practice Series focuses on risk factors and conditions that disproportionately affect women and girls across the life course. In the video below, speakers explore Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH) as a public health concern.
Overview
Presented by: Office of Women's Health in the Office of Health Equity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The goal of this educational activity is to identify MHH as a public health concern and to describe various structural and organizational improvements to reduce disparities, stigma, and discrimination faced by menstruators across the life course.
Objectives
- Describe MHH as an emergent global public health concern.
- Recognize salient issues at the intersection of menstruation, menopause, and employment.
- Identify multiple contexts that may impact an individual's ability to participate in safe and healthy MHH practices.
- Highlight a cross-sector of structural and organizational improvements to reduce disparities in safe and healthy menstrual management practices.
- Identify collaborative efforts across multiple disciplines to increase recognition of disparities related to MHH practices.
Accreditation statements
In support of improving patient care, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
CME: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this activity for 2.75 nursing contact hours.
CEU: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer 0.3 CEU's for this program.
CECH: Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 3.0total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 3.0 Continuing Competency credits available are 3.0. CDC provider number 98614.
For Certified Public Health Professionals (CPH)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a preapproved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) recertification credits and is authorized to offer 3.0 CPH recertification credits for this program.
DISCLOSURE: In compliance with continuing education requirements, all planners and presenters must disclose all financial relationships, in any amount, with ineligible companies during the previous 24 months as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or products under investigational use.
CDC, our planners, and content experts wish to disclose they have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
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Content will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use.
CDC did not accept financial or in-kind support from ineligible companies for this continuing education activity.
Menstrual Health and Hygiene. Beginning and Ending with Dignity. Period.
Training Details
ORIGINATION DATE: July 12, 2023
EXPIRATION DATE: July 12, 2025
URL: https://tceols.cdc.gov/Course/Detail2/8920
HARDWARE/SOFTWARE: Computer Hardware; Internet connection; Browser
MATERIALS: None
TARGET AUDIENCE: Administrators, Advanced Practice Nurses, Certified Health Educators, Educators, Epidemiologists, Health Educators, Industrial Hygienists, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses, Medical Assistants, Medical Doctors (MDs), Osteopathic Doctors (DOs), Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Program Managers, Registered Nurses (RNs)
PREREQUISITES: None
FORMAT: Webcast
CONTACT INFORMATION: Office of Women's Health, owh@cdc.gov
Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Education
To receive continuing education (CE) for WD4648-Women's Health Research and Practice Series: Menstrual Health and Hygiene – Beginning and Ending with Dignity. Period. please visit CDC TRAIN and search for the course in the Course Catalog using WD4648. Follow the steps below by July 12, 2025.
- Register for and complete the course.
- Pass the post-assessment at 80%.
- Complete the evaluation.
- Visit Your Learning to access your certificates and transcript.
FEES: No fees are charged for CDC's CE activities.