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2 Apps from SmokeFree.gov:
These free apps offer 24/7 help with quitting smoking from a smartphone. They give the support and skills people need to get ready to quit and stay smokefree.
A 20-page PDF booklet from The National Institutes of Health:
The booklet gives tips on how to get moving and eat well regardless of your age.
Fit and Fabulous as You Mature
A 3-page tip sheet from The American Heart Association:
Inside: The prevalence of high blood pressure in African Americans is among the highest in the world. High blood pressure affects more than 40 percent of African Americans. Includes: tips on prevention.
What About African Americans and High Blood Pressure?
A fact sheet from The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism:
Inside: People have used alcohol to relieve pain since ancient times. Laboratory studies confirm that alcohol does indeed reduce pain in humans and in animals. Moreover, recent research suggests that as many as 28 percent of people experiencing chronic pain turn to alcohol to alleviate their suffering. Despite this, using alcohol to alleviate pain places people at risk for a number of harmful health consequences.
Using Alcohol to Relieve Your Pain: What Are the Risks?
A 6-page overview on anxiety disorder from The National Insitute of Mental Health:
Inside: All of us worry about things like health, money, or family problems. But people with Generalized Anxiety Disorder are extremely worried about these and many other things, even when there is little or no reason to worry about them. Includes: signs, symptoms and treatments.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder: When Worry Gets Out of Control
A 2-page overview on blood thinners from The American Heart Association:
Inside: Anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents are medicines that reduce blood clotting in an artery, a vein or the heart. Blood clots can block the blood flow to your heart muscle and cause a heart attack. They can also block blood flow to your brain, causing a stroke. Includes: a phone number to call for more info.
What Are Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents?
An 8-page booklet on body weight from The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases:
Inside: No matter who you are or where you live, eating well and getting regular exercise are important ways to be healthy. These activities may help you maintain a healthy weight and prevent or delay certain health problems, such as diabetes. Includes: tips on staying fit.
A 75-page booklet on Types 1 and 2 diabetes from The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases:
Inside: Describes diabetes, pre-diabetes, signs and symptoms of the disease, and why proper care is important. The booklet elps patients learn how to take care of diabetes and prevent some of the serious problems diabetes can cause.
Your Guide to Diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2
Children’s Health Topics
2 pages of charts on child immunizations from The American Academy of Family Physicians:
2015 Recommended Immunizations for Children from Birth Through 6 Years Old
2015 Recommended Immunizations for Children (Spanish Language)
A 4-page tipsheet for children with diabetes from The National Diabetes Education Program:
Inside: Colorfully designed points on healthy foods and a healthy food guide.
Tips for Kids with Type 2 Diabetes
An 11-page overview on child weight issues from The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases:
Inside: Here are ways parents and caregivers can help children reach and maintain a healthy weight. Includes: healthy eating and physical activity habits for the whole family.