Home Health Resources National

National Resources

Arizona residents can take advantage of some of these national health resources:

Government Resources

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Dedicated to making health care safe and effective and improving health care quality and efficiency.
  • 20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors in Children - By following these tips, you can be proactive in avoiding potential medical errors in your child's treatment.
  • Health Care Innovations Exchange - A program that assists health care professionals with learning about innovative products that may improve the quality of health care professionals provide to their patients.
  • Información en español - Spanish version of materials available from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
  • Ways You Can Help Your Family Prevent Medical Errors - Use these tips to avoid potential errors with medicines and treatment.
  • When Planning for Surgery - Take a proactive approach to surgical procedures by communicating about all aspects of the procedure, such as learning about your options and what to expect from the procedure.
  • Your Medicine: Play It Safe - Learn how to use medicines, when to communicate with care providers about medicines you're taking, and which questions to ask.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Enhances the quality of life by striving to prevent and control disease, injury, and disability.
  • Health-e-Cards - Visit the CDC website and send an e-card to your friends and family members to remind and encourage them about healthy behaviors. There are over 100 cards to choose from. Also available in Spanish.
  • Información en español - CDC resources in Spanish.
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Provides information on Medicare and Medicaid programs and services.
  • Medicare - The official website for people with Medicare
  • FirstStep - A tool to help make the connection for those who are homeless to Federal benefit programs
• Environmental Protection Agency - Indoor Air Quality - Implements and promotes programs to improve indoor air quality.
• Health.gov - Provides Web site links to health initiatives and activities for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other Federal departments and agencies.
• Health Literacy and Older Adults - Health literacy guide to assist those who work with older adults on aging and health issues.
• Healthfinder® - Provides consumer health information gathered from the best government and non-profit health and human services.
• MEDLINEplus from the National Library of Medicine - Combines information from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations.
• National Diabetes Education Program - Educates about the seriousness of diabetes, preventing diabetes, and caring for people with diabetes.
• National Diabetes Education Program adolescent resources:
  • Be Active Brochure - Read through this brochure for tips on how to use exercise to help manage diabetes and lower your risk of developing diabetes.
  • Dealing with the Ups and Downs of Diabetes Brochure - Read through this brochure for tips on dealing with your feelings and communicating with others.
  • Lower Your Risk for Type 2 Diabetes - Discover what puts you at risk for diabetes and how to lower your risk through exercise and diet.
  • Make Healthy Food Choices Brochure - Read through this brochure for tips on eating healthy foods.
  • Stay at a Healthy Weight Brochure - Read through this brochure for tips on maintaining a healthy weight and losing weight.
  • Test Your Diabetes Knowledge - Take a quiz and learn more about diabetes and how to manage it.
  • What is Diabetes? Brochure - Read through brochure for an overview on diabetes.
• National Health Information Center - Matches healthcare professionals and consumers to the organizations that can help them with specific issues.
• National Institute on Aging - Provides health information related to aging, caregiving, medications, diseases, and more.
• NIH Senior Health - Site dedicated to providing seniors with aging-related health information in a format that is easy and reliable for seniors to understand.
• Office of Minority Health - Spanish Language Website - Addresses health needs of Latinos in the United States by providing health information in Spanish.
• Office of the Surgeon General - Educates about improving health and reducing the risk of injury.
• SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center - Provides mental health information by phone number, the Internet, and publications.
• United States, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health - Specialized Information Services - A division that creates information resources and services in toxicology, environmental health, chemistry, and HIV/AIDS and makes an effort to improve health care access and health information for underserved and special populations.
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - The U.S. government's primary health care agency designed to protect American health and provide essential human services, especially for those who are unable to help themselves.
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information - Provides information about substance abuse prevention and treatment for addiction.

Education and Resources

• Aetna InteliHealth® - Empowers people with credible information from trusted health professionals and organizations.
• American Association of Diabetes Educators - A professional association for diabetes educators.
• Defeat Diabetes Foundation, Inc. - Provides education information on treatment and prevention options for diabetes.
• Familydoctor.org - Health information written and reviewed by members of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
• Hardin M.D. - Directories for health and medical information on the Internet.
• Healthy Steps for Young Children Program - National program designated to address physical, emotional, and intellectual development in children up to three years in age.
• Lung Cancer Alliance - Offers information on lung cancer treatment, support, and resources, as well as advocacy information and volunteer options.
• March of Dimes - Strives to prevent birth defects, premature births, and infant mortality.
• MayoClinic.com - Provides information, services, and tools for managing and learning about your health.
• Med Help International - The pioneering force behind putting consumer health information on the Internet.
• Medicine.org - Blog provides quality information and serves as a resource for patients, families, and medical professionals.
• MedicineNet.com - Part of the WebMD network dedicated to providing a trusted source for health and medical information.
• MedSurfer - Provides information to healthcare professionals and consumers.
• NetWellness - Provides scientifically sound and unbiased health information.
• Susan G. Komen for the Cure - Learn about breast cancer, such as diagnosis, treatment, and medical care.