Library : Useful Websites : Patient Education

Life West provides links to external websites as a service to students who want to diversify their studies.  No endorsement is implied.

ACA News

http://www.acatoday.org/content_css.cfm?CID=1085  Check each monthly issue for short articles on timely health issues.

 

Finding Health and Wellness @ the Library http://www.library.ca.gov/lds/docs/healthtoolkit.pdf  Guide published in 2010, recommends hand-picked websites for consumers, and also provides guidance for health professionals on improving verbal and written communication with consideration for patients’ age, culture, language, and literacy.

 

Healthy Living: Patient Information from the American Chiropractic Association

http://www.acatoday.org/level3_css.cfm?T1ID=11&T2ID=118&T3ID=33
Two-sided color handouts in PDF format, on dozens of topics.  A few are in Spanish language.  Available to ACA members and subscribers of JACA Online.

Information from Your Doctor

Available at Life West only, or by subscription to American Family Physician.

http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/journals/afp.html

The 2-page handouts, reviewed by medical doctors for the American Academy of Family Physicians, are a feature of each issue of American Family Physician.  Printable versions are also posted online, often enhanced with a video.  The associated consumer site provides similar, printable information at http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home.html; and the companion site for young people, parents and educators at http://kidshealth.org/ is full of ideas for how to present health information to various age groups.

 

Straighten Up America Chiropractic Toolbox

http://straightenupamerica.org/
Ron Kirk, D.C. of Life University. This website provides an array of tools to help empower you, your patients and community in better health habits. Includes handouts and presentations.