Adult Health

Additional resources from the American Academy of Family Physicians

Alcohol

• Harmful Interactions--Mixing Alcohol with Medicines (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholsim): English | Spanish
• How to Cut Down on Your Drinking (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholsim): English | Spanish

Allergies & Asthma

• How to Help Your Allergies and Asthma (American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology): English | Spanish

Anemia

• Anemia: When Low Iron is the Cause (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish

Birth Control

• Birth Control--Choosing a Method That's Right for You (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish
• Planning Your Family (National Center for Farmworker Health): English | Spanish
• What Kind of Birth Control is Best for You (Food & Drug Administration): English | Spanish
• Specific Methods:
  • Birth Control Pill--for teens (Nemours Foundation): English | Spanish
  • Depo-Prevera--An Injectable Contraceptive (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish
  • Male Condoms (Children's Hospital Boston): English | Spanish
  • Natural Family Planning (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish
  • Spermicide (Children's Hosptial Boston): English | Spanish
  • Vasectomy (MedlinePlus Tutorial): English | Spanish
  • Vasectomy--What to Expect (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish
  • Withdrawl (Children's Hospital Boston): English | Spanish

Breast Self-Exam

• Breast Self-Exam (MedlinePlus Encyclopedia):
  • Visual Inspection : English | Spanish
  • Manual Inspection--Reclining: English | Spanish
  • Manual Inspection--Standing: English | Spanish

Common Cold

• Common Cold: Spanish

• Colorectal Cancer--Basic Facts on Screening (CDC Screen for Life Campaign): English | Spanish

Cholesterol

• How Can I Lower High Cholesterol? (American Heart Association): English | Spanish
• Learn Your Cholesterol Number (National Heart Lung & Blood Institute): English & Spanish
• Managing Cholesterol (MedlinePlus Tutorial): English | Spanish
• Protect Your Heart--Lower Your Blood Cholesterol (National Heart Lung & Blood Institute): English & Spanish

Domestic Violence

• Domestic Violence Hurts the Whole Family (Healthy Roads Media, Virginia Department of Health): Multiple Languages
• Homes Free of Violence--Options and Help for Abused Women (National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence): English | Spanish
• Protecting Yourself and Your Children (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish

Drug Use

• Substance Abuse--What It Is and How to Quit (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish

Food Safety

• Foodborne Illness- Basics (Partnership for Food Safety Education): English | Spanish

HIV/AIDS

• Age is No Protection Against HIV/AIDS (Illinois Department of Public Health): English | Spanish
• HIV Counseling and Testing (Illinois Department of Public Health): English | Spanish
• HIV--Know the Facts (Illinois Department of Public Health): English | Spanish
• HIV--What You Need to Know (Illinois Department of Public Health): English | Spanish

Hormone Replacement Therapy & Menopause

• Menopause and Hormones (Food & Drug Administration): English | Spanish
• Menopause (MedlinePlus Tutorial): English | Spanish<="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/menopausespanish.html" onClick="openOutWin('')" target="TheNewWin">Spanish
• Menopause (National Institute on Aging): English | Spanish
• Menopause--What to Expect When Your Body Is Changing (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish
• Menopause and Bladder Control (National Institute of Diabetes Digestive & Kidney Diseases): English | Spanish

Hypertension

• High Blood Pressure (National Institute on Aging): English | Spanish
• High Blood Pressure (National Center for Farmworker Health): English | Spanish
• High Blood Pressure--Things You Can Do to Lower Yours (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish
• Hypertension (MedlinePlus Tutorial): English | Spanish

Influenza

• Key Facts About the Flu: How to Prevent the Flu and What to Do if You Get
  Sick (CDC): English | Spanish
• Surviving the Cold and Flu Season (Health Roads Media): Multiple Languages

Kidney Disease

• Kidney Failure (MedlinePlus Tutorial): English | Spanish

Medications

• Your Medicine--Play it Safe (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality): English | Spanish

Nutrition

• 2-3 Gram Sodium Diet (University of Utah Health Sciences Center): English | Spanish
• Calcium and Vitamin D--Important at Every Age (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center): English | Spanish
• Cut Down on Fat--Not on Taste (National Heart Lung & Blood Institute): English & Spanish
• Cut Down on Salt and Sodium (National Heart Lung & Blood Institute): English & Spanish
• Delicious, Heart-Healthy Latino Recipes (National Heart Lung & Blood Institute): English & Spanish
• Eat Right! (American Cancer Society): English | Spanish
• Getting Enough Calcium--Helpful Tips (National Institute of Child Health & Human Development): English | Spanish
• A Guide to Choosing Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Foods (University of Utah Health Sciences Center): English | Spanish
• Heart Healthy Substitutions (University of Utah Health Sciences Center): English | Spanish
• High Residue or High Fiber Diet (University of Utah Health Sciences Center): English | Spanish
• How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label: English | Spanish
• My Meal Planning Guide (University of Utah Health Sciences Center): English | Spanish
• Nutrition--Tips for Improving Your Health (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish
• Rules for Healthy Eating (National Center for Farmworker Health): English | Spanish

Obesity

• Watch Your Weight (National Heart Lung & Blood Institute): English & Spanish

Occupational Health

• A-Z List of ToxFAQs (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry): English & Spanish

Physical Activity

• Exercising for a Healthy Heart (MedlinePlus Tutorial): English | Spanish
• Get Active! (American Cancer Society): English | Spanish
• Stay Active and Feel Better (National Heart Lung & Blood Institute): English & Spanish

Pre-conceptual Counseling

• Are You Emotionally Ready? (March of Dimes): English | Spanish
• Are You Financially Ready? (March of Dimes): English | Spanish
• Things to Think About Before You're Pregnant (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish

Preventive Health Checklists

• Women- Check List for Your Next Checkup (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality): English | Spanish
• Men- Check List for Your Next Checkup (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality): English | Spanish

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

• Sexually Transmitted Diseases (MedlinePlus Tutorial): English | Spanish
• STDs--Common Symptoms and Tips on Prevention (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish

Smoking/Tobacco

• Kick the Smoking Habit (National Heart Lung & Blood Institute): English & Spanish
• How Can I Quit Smoking--Why? How? and What Happens After? (American Heart Association): English | Spanish
• Quitting Smoking--FAQs (American Lung Association): English | Spanish
• Second-Hand Smoke and Your Family (American Lung Association): English | Spanish
• Smoking--The Facts, for Youth (MedlinePlus Tutorial): English | Spanish
• Smoking--Steps to Help You Break the Habit (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish

Testicular Self-Exam

• Testicular Cancer--What to Look For (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish

Tuberculosis

• Learn About Tuberculosis (National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease): English | Spanish
• Stop TB Infection Before it Makes You Sick (Healthy Roads Media, Virginia Department of Health): Multiple Languages
• Tuberculosis (MedlinePlus Tutorial): English | Spanish
• What is a TB Test? (Healthy Roads Media, Virginia Department of Health): Multiple Languages