Patient Education Resources

 

Health Care Goals Patient Education Brochure (pdf)  Take charge of your health by "checking up" on your doctor and making sure your health care goals are being met!

 

The links listed below are sources of reliable health information to help you learn more about specific diseases and conditions, as well as preventing future disease.  By exploring the resources listed below, you can actively take charge of your own health!

Search for Information on: Diabetes, Nutrition, Heart Disease and Stroke, High Blood Pressure, Heart Failure, Atrial Fibrillation, Cancer Screening, Vaccines, Infections, Asthma, Nutrition and Dieting, Smoking Cessation, Alcohol Abuse, Depression and Inappropriate Medication for the Elderly.


 

Diabetes:
General Information

National Diabetes Education Program

American Diabetes Association

WebMD

Diabetes Self-Management

 

Nutrition Information

American Diabetes Association

Food Pyramid

 

Other Information

Diabetes and Potential Complications from the Family Practice Notebook

The Heart of Diabetes from the American Heart Association

Online glucose, blood pressure, and cholesterol trackers from the American Heart Association
 

Heart Disease and Stroke

Live Healthier, Live Longer from National Cholesterol Education Program

Heart Healthy Diet Information

Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) Diet Information

Information on Cholesterol Lowering Medications

Managing Cholesterol Interactive Tutorial

Calculator for 10-Year Risk of Having a Heart Attack

Aspirin: Preventing Heart Attacks

 

High Blood Pressure

Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Blood Pressure Medication Information

Tips to help you remember to take your Blood Pressure Medication

Sample Walking Program from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Facts about the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Eating Plan

Sphygmomanometers for Self-measurement of Blood Pressure (SBPM)


Heart Failure

General Information from the American Heart Association

Facts About Heart Failure from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Medication Information

Potassium Rich Foods

Heart Healthy Diet Information


Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial Fibrillation Information from the American Heart Association

Atrial Fibrillation Patient Page (pdf) (American Heart Association)


Cancer Screening

Facts about Breast Cancer and Mammograms from the National Cancer Institute

The Pap Test: Questions and Answers

Colorectal cancer screening: Questions and Answers from the National Cancer Institute


Vaccines

Flu facts for Everyone from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Childhood and Adolescent Vaccination Schedule (pdf)

Adult vaccination schedule


Infections

Screening for Chlaymidial Infection from the US Preventive Services Task Force

Promoting Appropriate Antibiotic Use in the Community

American Academy of Family Physicians Patient Handout on Sinus Infections 


Asthma

Facts About Controlling your Asthma (pdf)

Your Asthma Can Be Controlled

Asthma and Physical Activity in School


Nutrition and Dieting

American Heart Association Dietary Recommendations

Aim For a Healthy Weight from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator


Smoking Cessation

You Can Quit Smoking, from the Office of the Surgeon General (PDF

5-Day Countdown from the Office of the Surgeon General (PDF)

Help for Smokers: Ideas to Help You Quit

 

Alcohol Abuse

Alcoholism: Getting the Facts from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

How to cut down on your drinking

Frequently Asked Questions on Alcoholism


Depression

Depression Information from the National Institute of Mental Health

Medication Information from the National Institute of Mental Health

Men and Depression from the National Institute of Mental Health


 

Inappropriate Medication for the Elderly

Use of drugs always inappropriate in patients 65 years of age or older: Barbiturates, flurazepam (Dalmane), meprobamate (Miltown, Equanil), chlorpropamide (Diabinese) , meperidine, pentazocine (Talwin), trimethobenzamide (Tigan), belladonna alkaloids (Donnatal and others), dicyclomine (Bentyl), hyocyamine (Levsin, Levsinex), propantheline (Pro-Banthine)

Use of drugs rarely appropriate in patients 65 years of age or older: Chlordiazopoxide (Librium), diazepam (Valium), propoxyphene, carisoprodol (Soma), chlorzoxazone (Paraflex), cyclobenzaprine (Flexiril), metaxalone (Skelaxin), methocarbamol (Robaxin)