Health Topics

Preventing Disease and Staying Healthy

Health information topics about Preventing Disease and Staying Healthy:

Children

    1. Healthy Living: Passing on Healthy Habits to Your
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    http://familydoctor.org/781.xml

    2. Newborn Screening Tests
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/medical/newborn_screening_tests.html

    3. Screening Tests for Children (Up to 12)
    American Association for Clinical Chemistry
    http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/wellness/b_children.html

    4. Pocket Guide to Good Health for Children
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/childguide/

    5. Screening Tests for Newborns and Infants
    American Association for Clinical Chemistry
    http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/wellness/a_newborn.html

Dictionaries/Glossaries

    1. GetFit Glossary of Terms for Physical Health
    Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
    http://getfit.samhsa.gov/PhysicalHealth/Information/glossterms.aspx

Law and Policy

    1. Medicare's Proposed Regulation to Implement N
    Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
    http://www.cms.hhs.gov/media/press/release.asp?counter=1135

Men

    1. Men's Screening Tests: What, Why, and How Oft
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=MC00009

    2. Men: Stay Healthy at Any Age
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/healthymen.htm

    3. Screenings for Men
    Harvard Medical School, InteliHealth
    http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/EMIHC267/9105/24369/282699.html?d=dmtC...

    4. Tips for a Healthy Life for Men
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    http://www.cdc.gov/men/tips.htm

Nutrition

    1. Finding Your Way to a Healthier You: Based on the
    Dept. of Agriculture
    http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/document/pdf/brochure.pdf

Organizations

    1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    http://www.cdc.gov/

    2. American Academy of Family Physicians

    http://familydoctor.org/

Overviews

    1. Preventive Services for Healthy Living
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    http://familydoctor.org/175.xml

    2. Pocket Guide to Good Health for Adults
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/adguide/adguide.pdf

    3. Staying Healthy in an Era of Patient Responsibilit
    American Association for Clinical Chemistry
    http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/features/screening.html

    4. Healthy Living: What You Can Do to Keep Your Healt
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    http://familydoctor.org/086.xml

Related Issues

    1. Remember That Goal for 2005? It's Time to Spr
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=GA00008

Research

    1. Why Johnny Is Sick: Researcher Strengthens Health,
    National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
    http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/inside/spr03/pg2.asp

    2. New Study Shows Critical Role for Primary Care Spe
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/fs040826.htm

    3. How Are We Doing? Researchers Aim to Measure Natio
    National Institute on Aging
    http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/dec2004/nia-02.htm

Seniors

    1. Pocket Guide to Staying Healthy at 50
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/50plus/50plus.pdf

    2. Screening Tests for Adults (50 and Up)
    American Association for Clinical Chemistry
    http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/wellness/e_over50.html

    3. Take Care of Yourself: A Healthy Habit for Healthy
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HA00017

Specific Conditions

    1. Screening Tests for Adults (Ages 30-49)
    American Association for Clinical Chemistry
    http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/wellness/d_adult.html

    2. Physical Activity and Good Nutrition: Essential El
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/aag/aag_dnpa.htm

    3. Mind/Body Connection: How Your Emotions Affect You
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    http://familydoctor.org/782.xml

    4. Keep the Faith and Keep Your Health
    Harvard Medical School, InteliHealth
    http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9273/28982/347928.html?d=dmtC...

    5. Smallstep.gov
    Dept. of Health and Human Services
    http://www.smallstep.gov/

    6. Do You Know the Health Risks of Being Overweight?
    NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network
    http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/health_risks.htm

    7. How Can Spirituality Affect Your Family's Hea
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/spirituality.html

    8. Healthy Living: How Common Behaviors Affect Your H
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    http://familydoctor.org/786.xml

Statistics

    1. WISEWOMAN: Improving the Health of Uninsured Women
    National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
    http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/aag/aag_wisewoman.htm

    2. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/

    3. Leading Health Indicators
    Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
    http://www.healthypeople.gov/Document/HTML/uih/uih_4.htm

    4. CDC’s Prevention Activities That Target Ac
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/fs040309b.htm

Teenagers

    1. What Every Young Woman Should Know about Health Sc
    Adolescent Wellness and Reproductive Education Foundation
    http://www.awarefoundation.org/parents/articles/womens_health_screenings.as...

    2. College Transition: Managing Stress and Maintainin
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00965

    3. Screening Tests for Teens
    American Association for Clinical Chemistry
    http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/wellness/c_youngadult.html

    4. Teenagers: How to Stay Healthy
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    http://familydoctor.org/285.xml

Women

    1. Staying Healthy at All Ages
    American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZF5F3LI6C&sub_...

    2. Women with Medicare: Visiting Your Doctor for a Pa
    Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
    http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/women.pdf

    3. Women's Screening Tests: Prevent Small Proble
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01685

    4. Tips for a Healthy Life
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Women's Health
    http://www.cdc.gov/od/spotlight/nwhw/tips.htm

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