Archive for the ‘COPD - Patient Resources’ Category

Navigating the Health Care System - Improving Your Health Literacy

AHRQ - Dr. Carolyn Clancy
There is a truism in health care: When you don’t fully understand or can’t act on information about your health care, you are more likely to be in poorer health.
Nearly all of us, about 9 of every 10 American adults, have some problems with health literary.
Health literacy is not only about [...]

September 7, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: COPD - Getting Good Health Care, COPD - Patient Resources  No Comments

I have a chronic illness (or someone I care about does)

If you live with chronic illness or someone you care about does, we invite you to check out the following programs and resources that we provide.
I have a chronic illness
Rest Ministries – this organization is the sponsor/founder of National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week and we are the largest Christian organization that serves people who [...]

September 4, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: COPD - Living With It, COPD - Patient Resources, COPD caregivers, Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week  No Comments

Resources For Elders and Families

The Administration on Aging is pleased to provide the following off-site resources to connect older persons, caregivers and professionals to important federal, national, and local programs.
Please select from the list below to learn more:
Find Local Programs The AoA-sponsored Eldercare Locator Website links you to state and local agencies on aging and community-based organizations that serve [...]

August 29, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: COPD - Getting Good Health Care, COPD - Patient Resources, COPD caregivers  No Comments

Tracking Your Health

Some websites let patients enter daily health data and observations and provide useful feedback that can be shared with doctors:
TheCarrot.com: Online journal lets users track 30-plus health factors including weight, food intake, energy level and exercise and input data from an iPhone. Produces reports that track factors together, such as exercise and mood.
PatientsLikeMe.com: Offers surveys [...]

August 27, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: COPD - Patient Resources  No Comments

Links To COPD Information Shared By Cecil Montgomery

Thanks go to Cecil Montgomery for sharing his valuable collection of links. Cecil is also working on a new website for the COPD community - click here to visit COPD Information for Patients, sign Cecil’s guest book and say hello!
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Benefits Check Up - Find programs that can help you pay for prescription drugs, health care, [...]

August 17, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: COPD - Patient Resources  No Comments


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