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When Nutrition Becomes Personal: A Retired Nurse’s Story
Have you noticed a subtle difference on your grocery’s shelves? New Nutrition Facts labels are starting to show up on some of your favorite packaged foods. This change reflects new scientific information, including the link between diet and chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease. The new
Make Exercise a New Vital Sign in Your Practice
Physical inactivity has been established to be an independent risk factor for many chronic diseases and conditions that threaten the health of the nation. Additionally, older adults are at particular risk for leading sedentary lifestyles.
June is good time to add exercise as a new vital sign
There are many ways to keep in touch with the work Qsource is doing in Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee.
Top Five Most Downloaded Patient Resources 2015
Qsource aims to help patients get the information, skills, and confidence they need to manage their health and healthcare. These are the top-five, patient-focused resources downloaded from www.atomAlliance.org in 2015
A visit to the hospital can be stressful. If you’re hospitalized, bringing along medical information and a few personal items will make your stay go more smoothly.
As a patient, you can make your care safer by being an active, involved and informed member of your healthcare team. The Speak Up™ initiative provides simple advice on how you can help make healthcare a good experience.
Someone’s looking out for you. The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) is dedicated to patient safety. Their vision is to create a world where patients are free from harm by partnering with patients and families, the healthcare community and others.
CaringInfo.org is a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization that provides free resources to help people make decisions about end-of-life care and services before a crisis happens.
If you’re a caregiver or a potential caregiver of an older adult, the AARP Home & Family Caregiving website is an excellent resource for you.
Influenza, most commonly known as flu, is a serious disease that can lead to hospitalization and sometimes even death. Every flu season is different, and the flu infection can affect people differently.
