Resources for Patient Education

Asthma    
     Asthma Education Materials for patients. Center for Health Care Stategies, Inc (CHCS)
     National Asthma Education and Information Program
     ask About Asthma - Your Treatment & You: Working Together for Better Health.  
     Glaxo Smith Kline

Better Health
     HealthCoach4Me.com.   An interactive health coaching web site providing people with
     tools to help them achieve important health goals

Blood Pressure/Hypertension
     ask About High Blood Pressure - Your Treatment & You: Working Together for Better
     Health. GlaxoSmithKline
     High Blood Pressure University Professional, Patient and Community Campuses 
    
Cholesterol and High Triglycerides

     ask About High Cholesterol and High Triglycerides - Your Treatment & You: Working
     Together for Better Health, GlaxoSmithKline
     Lipid Screening, recommendations- U.S. Preventive Services TaskForce.  Agency for
     Healthcare Research and Quality, 2001  
     Risk Assessment Tool for Estimating 10-year risk of developing CHD (Myocardial
      Infarction and Coronary Death). National Cholesterol Education Program

Chronic Disease

    ask About Multiple Health Problems - Your Treatment & You: Working Together for
    Better Health, GlaxoSmithKline

Chronic Kidney Disease

     Michigan’s Keys to Kidney Health. The National Kidney Foundation.  An innovative
     worksite- based health education and health behavior change program designed to raise
     awareness about chronic kidney disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure and empower
     Michigan workers to make healthy lifestyles choices 

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Health Information for Professionals. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute     
    COPD Toolkit.   American Lung Association 
    ask About COPD - Your Treatment & You: Working Together for Better Health,
    GlaxoSmith Kline

Coronary Artery Disease

     Coronary Artery Disease Educational Links. Nation Heart, Lung and Blood Institute  

Depression
    ask About Depression - Your Treatment & You: Working Together for Better Health. 
    GlaxoSmithKline
     Screening for depression in adults: recommendations and rationale. U.S. Preventive
     Services Task Force. 
    Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale 
    Two Question Depresion Screen

Diabetes

    National Diabetes Education Program. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Diabetes Self Management Education programs in Michigan. 
    ask About Type 2 Diabetes - Your Treatment & You: Working Together for Better Health. 
    GlaxoSmithKline    
    Diabetes Literacy and Numeracy Education Toolkit. Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and
    Training Center. This is a compilation of training and patient care tools.  
          
Heart Failure    
     Deliver Reliable, Evidence-Based Care for Congestive Heart Failure. IHI
     What is coronary artery disease?  National Heart Lung and Blood Institute 

Tobacco Cessation
    Stop Smoking. American Lung Association
    Michigan Providers Tobacco Cessation Toolkit. MDCH 
    Health Care Provider Guide to Free or Reduced Cost Smoking Cessation Medication for
    Michigan Residents. MDCH 
  
Weight
   
BMI Body Mass Index Table