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Family HistoryThe U.S. Surgeon General allows you to create a personalized family health history report from any computer with an Internet connection and an up-to-date Web browser. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Family History Resources & Tools Valuable information about family health history that includes FAQs, fact sheets and case studies, news articles, multimedia presentations and disease-specific information. Family History is Important to Your Health Fact sheet from the U.S Surgeon General's Family History Initiative Los antecedents familiares son importantes para su salud Spanish fact sheet from the U.S Surgeon General's Family History Initiative |
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Personal Health RecordThe iHealthRecord now integrates with Google Health. Google Health is a free online service that puts patients in charge of their health information by letting them store and manage their health information online in one safe, secure place. This site guides you through the process of creating your own Personal Health Record. It has free downloadable forms, tools and resources. Erie County Department of Senior Services - Personal Health Record This site guides you through building your own personal health record. It provides links and downloadable forms. You can use the record to keep track of your medicine and dietary supplements. The information can be saved on your computer to make any needed changes. |
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Partnering with Your DoctorPartnering with Your Providers Your role as a Partner on your Healthcare Team.
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Work Closely With Your Doctor - Yahoo! Health A primary care physician such as a family medicine doctor or an internist who knows and understands your needs can be your most valuable health partner.
Work Closely With Your Doctor – WebMD Use your doctor as a teacher and coach. |
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Finding the Right Doctor Who's
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Who in Health Care? (part II) Your relationship with your physician involves trust and vulnerability and finding the right doctor can be tough and confusing. |
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Medicine) How to Talk to Your Doctor About Alternative Therapies (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) Provides a forum for people to ask questions, exchange ideas, and share resources, best practices, stories and concerns about improving care for those with chronic conditions. It is a project of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. |
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Check Tools The tutorials listed below are interactive health education resources from the Patient Education Institute . Using animated graphics each tutorial explains a procedure or condition in easy-to-read language. You can also listen to the tutorial. A health resource including personal health tools, news and an encyclopedia maintained by the Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Online source for credible health information. News
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Languages MedLinePlus Guide to Healthy Web Surfing What should you look for when evaluating the quality of health information on Web sites? Here are some suggestions based on our experience. Health information from the National Institutes of Health. Links to a variety of free, user friendly health assessment tools including: The Longevity Game, Body Mass Index Calculator, Diabetes Risk Test, Heart Attack Risk, Lifescan, How's Your Health and Stress Assessor from the Healthy Memphis Common Table. Mayo Clinic Health Tools: Calculators, Self-Assessments & Quizzes The Mayo Clinic website hosts dozens of links to useful health tools. Access stress assessment tools, BMI calculators, health scorecards, and health quizzes, or view health videos and slideshows on a variety of different health topics. HealthStatus.com features an assortment of free, membership-based, health assessment tools covering topics such as diabetes and cardiac risk, along with several general health assessment tools. This privately held company created its Internet health risk assessment tool based on the Healthier People project of the Carter Center of Emory University. Guide
to Health Care Quality: How to know it when you see it How To Be An Active Health Care Consumer Navigating the Health Care System—Advice from Dr. Carolyn Clancy, Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. How to be Prepared for Medical Appointments Interactive tool to help build your question list from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Your checklist for health from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Women: Stay Healthy at Any Age Your checklist for health from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. This easy-to-use website features health and wellness information for older adults from the National Institutes of Health. |
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