My Health Counts!

Welcome! If you care about your health, you are in the right place! Thank you for taking the first step. Here, you will find personal stories, tools, and resources to help you.

Show 3, Quest for Quality, airs on WNED Wednesday, July 1 at 9:30 pm & on ThinkBright Monday, July 6 at 8 pm

From Partnering With Your Doctor: Partnering with Your Doctor Create Your Personal Health Record Finding Dr. Right How to Get Copies of Your Tests & Records More Questions to Ask the Doctor

From Self-Management: Wellness & Self-Management Goals & Action Planning Learn Problem Solving Steps Finding Resources & Support Finding Credible Information

From Quest for Quality: Your Role in Getting Quality Care More About Quality Health Care

Ann's Story

“I believe in doing everything you can to decrease the advancement of your disease. I heard about this Healthy Living Program through a mailer from my insurance company. It was put together by some people at Stanford University and it sounded very, very interesting. So I asked my husband if he thought we could consider going and I thought, well, we'll go there and just see what we can learn.”

 

“I knew attitude was important. But it's a difference in knowing that attitude is important in theory, and listening to other people with chronic conditions and how their attitude has helped them. There's nothing like listening to someone whose been there and done that and how they've done it.”

 

“You have to realize when you have a chronic condition that you have the condition. It's your responsibility to get the help you really need.”

 

For more information about goals and action planning like Ann did, click here. See how Ann learned problem solve and overcome obstacles by clicking here.

For more of Ann's Story and to read about others, click here.