The USA Wellness Initiative is dedicated to improving the health of all Americans.  Patient education is an important part of our mission because information empowers patients to make better decisions concerning their health.  From seeking care, to determining the best course of action, to following through on a course of treatment, appropriate information will allow patients to do what is best for them to enjoy healthy lives.  Please click on the links that follow for patient educational material on various health care topics.

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NUTRITION:
Nutrition is important to maintain a healthy body.  We need to eat a variety of foods in moderation to obtain the right balance of nutrients to properly fuel the body for optimum health.

Information on nutrition and how to develop a personalized plan from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA):

Download Health Pyramid

To Develop a Personalized Pyramid Plan

EXERCISE:
Exercise is important for better health.  It boosts the immune system, increases energy, improves muscle mass and tone, and reduces the effects of stress.

Information on exercise from the American Heart Association (AHA):

Exercise and Fitness

Information on fitness from WebMD:
Setting Your Goals on Fitness

SPECIFIC DISEASES:

Asthma:

Ten Steps to Healthy Living with Asthma (coming soon)

Patient information on asthma from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI):

Diseases and Conditions – Asthma

Health Information and Publications - Asthma

Sample Patient Self-Assessment for Follow-up (coming soon)

How to Use your Metered-Dose Inhaler (coming soon)

How to Control Things that Make Your Asthma Worse (coming soon)

Diabetes:

Information from the National Diabetes Information Clearing House (NDIC), a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH):

Diabetes from A to Z

Introduction to Diabetes

Treatments

Complications

Statistics

Clinical Trials, Guidelines, and Research

Information on Diabetes in Spanish

Comprehensive information on diabetes from the American Diabetes Association (ADA):

ADA Home Page

Patient information on diabetes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):

CDC Diabetes Public Health Resource

Diabetes information and free publications from the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP):

NDEP Home Page

Hypertension:

Information from the American Heart Association (AHA):

High Blood Pressure

Ten Ways to Control Your High Blood Pressure

Blood Pressure Tracker

Information from the American Society of Hypertension, Inc. (ASH):

Download Patient Information Guide

Information on hypertension/high blood pressure from WebMD:

Hypertension/High Blood Pressure

Information on hypertension from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI):

What is High Blood Pressure?