Resource And Promotion of Health Alliance, Inc.
Monthly XM Radio 169 Broadcast on the "On With Leon" Show. Each Second Saturday at 12 noon, we will discuss health, health policy and health promotion topics. The shows will be re-broadcast on the following Sunday at 1 PM with a link to a recording of the show posted to this website by the following Wednesday. Some of the shows will allow for call-in questions. You may send questions ahead of time by using the "Contact Us" page. Several of these broadcasts are sponsored by the HHS Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (see the schedule).
National Patient Safety Foundation
February 27, 2010: Cardiovascular and Peripheral Vascular Health
American Heart Association: My Life Check
National Stroke Association
Heart Attack, Stroke and Cardiac Arrest Warning Signs
AHRQ Effective Health Care Program
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Comparing Two Kinds of Blood Pressure Pills (Consumer Guides in English and Spanish)
English:
Spanish:
Comparación De Dos Tipos De Pastillas Para La Presión Arterial Alta
English: · Your Guide to Preventing and Treating Blood Clots Spanish: Video—Staying Active and Healthy with Blood Thinners People often worry about how routine medicines like blood thinner pills will affect their lifestyles. With a few simple steps, taking a blood thinner can be safe and easy. In fact, more than 2 million people take blood thinners every day to keep them from developing dangerous blood clots. Staying Active and Healthy with Blood Thinners is a 10-minute video that shows how small changes in daily routines can help people take blood thinners safely. What is a blood thinner? What does it do? Why it is helpful? These questions are answered in this video, which features easy-to-understand explanations of how blood thinners work and why it Be Careful
High Blood Pressure is the Most Commonly Treated Health Condition for Middle-Aged Women
BLOOD CLOTS
Your Guide to Preventing and Treating Blood Clots (Consumer Guides in English and Spanish)
Eat Right
Stick to a Routine
Test Regularly
AHRQ Healthcare 411 Podcasts:
Advice Columns from Dr. Carolyn Clancy
HIGH CHOLESTEROL
English:
· Renal Artery Stenosis: Treatments (A Consumer Guide)
- How to Talk to Your Provider About High Cholesterol How to Talk to Your Provider About High Cholesterol
January 9, 2010: Glaucoma
Glaucoma Research Foundation
Eyecare America
National Glaucoma Research
American Optometric Foundation
National Eye Institute
November 21, 2009: Diabetes
Click to listen to the broadcast -- "Rev. Dr. Miriam Burnett discusses Diabetes and Breast Cancer."
This broadcast is sponsored by the HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - see details below
AHRQ Effective Health Care Program
Pills for Type 2 Diabetes (Consumer Guides in English and Spanish)
Type 2 diabetes means the body has a problem with insulin. This causes blood sugar to get too high. Insulin is a hormone, or chemical, made by the body that is needed to change food into energy. When you have type 2 diabetes, your body either does not make enough insulin, or it doesn
This guide can help you talk with your doctor or nurse about pills for type 2 diabetes.
English:
Spanish:
What Is Type 2 Diabetes? Part 1 (Video, Flash®)
What Is Type 2 Diabetes? Part 2 (Video, Flash®)
What Is Type 2 Diabetes? Part 3 (Video, Flash®)
AHRQ Healthcare 411 Podcasts:
- How to Manage Chronic DiseasesHow to Manage Chronic Diseases
October 31,
2009: Health Literacy
Health Literacy Fact Sheets from Center for Health CareStrategies, Inc.
National Network of Libraries of Medicine
Click to listen to the broadcast -- "Rev. Miriam Burnett discusses lateset swine flu H1N1 information and healthy literacy"
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To order hard copies of these publications contact
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