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Tag Archives: Conditions and Diseases
Spanish-language Guides Help Consumers with Treatments for Common Illnesses
http://bit.ly/pKAyD4 AHRQ has released six new Spanish-language guides that help patients compare treatments for common illnesses. They are: Guia para pacientes que están en tratamiento de una cardiopatía coronaria estable (“ACE Inhibitors” and “ARBs” to Protect Your Heart?) Controle el … Continue reading
New Website Helps Cancer Patients Connect
The following was posted on the BHIC Blog. A new website, developed with the participation of The American Cancer Society is using unique technology to help people facing cancer more easily find the peers, resources, and information they need. See … Continue reading
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August NIH News in Health
The following was posted on the BHIC Blog. http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/ The August issue of NIH News in Health, the monthly newsletter bringing you practical health news and tips based on the latest NIH research, is now available! In this edition: Claims … Continue reading
Principles of Community Engagement
“Principles of Community Engagement, 2nd Edition Read full text online at http://1.usa.gov/reZWkU The new National Institutes of Health publication, Principles of Community Engagement, 2nd Edition updates and expands the 1997 booklet published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Continue reading
Disability Resources
The following is a recent post to the BHIC Blog. Advancing Choice and Control for People Living with Disabilities http://www.bc.edu/schools/gssw/nrcpds/ New Online Resource Center Launches to Advance Participant-Directed Services and Promote Independence for People Living with Disabilities A new … Continue reading
Diabetes Health Sense
http://ndep.nih.gov/resources/diabetes-healthsense/ New videos and website offer important resources for people affected by diabetes New videos to help people make lifestyle changes and cope with the demands of diabetes were announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National … Continue reading
AIDSVu: Map of HIV in the US
The following was posted on the BHIC Blog. AIDSVu: Map of HIV in the US http://aidsvu.org/ AIDSVu provides a high-resolution view of the geography of HIV in the United States, 30 years into the epidemic. It is an online tool … Continue reading
[HealthLiteracy 5688] Health Literacy and Outcomes Among Patients With Heart Failure — JAMA Article
The following was a post on the HealthLiteracy Listserv, posted by Siobhan Champ-Blackwell. Peterson PN, Shetterly SM, Clarke CL, et al. “Health literacy and outcomes among patients with heart failure.” Journal of the American Medical Association. 2011; 305(16): 1695-1701 http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/305/16/1695.abstract … Continue reading
Generation Alzheimer’s: The Defining Disease of the Baby Boomers
The following was posted on the BHIC Blog. http://www.alz.org/boomers/ A new report from the Alzheimer’s Association , “Generation Alzheimer’s: The Defining Disease of the Baby Boomers,” sheds light on a crisis that is no longer emerging – but here. This … Continue reading
Traumatic Brain Injury Program
The following was posted on the BHIC Blog. http://www.hrsa.gov/gethealthcare/conditions/traumaticbraininjury/ Helps State and local agencies develop resources so that all individuals with TBI and their families will have accessible, available, acceptable, and appropriate services and supports. [Rural Assistance Center Health Update]
