Today’s Health Headlines - Jessie Gruman's Tweets
Health behavior stories from the news media
Health behavior stories from the news media
Prepared Patient:
Do You Need a Yearly Checkup? (Updated) | Last: Do I Have to Go to the Dentist? | Archives
Do You Need a Yearly Checkup? (Updated) | Last: Do I Have to Go to the Dentist? | Archives
States that Support Access to Health Information Can Decrease Colon Cancer Deaths
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Evidence Does Not Back-Up Spinal Manipulation for Acute Lower Back Pain
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Topical NSAIDs Provide Relief from Arthritis Pain
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No Evidence that Black Cohosh Relieves Menopause Symptoms
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Keeping Mom and Baby Together After Delivery Beneficial
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More Nurses for Hospital Patients: Impact on Quality Questionable
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Even With Personalized Assessments, Many Underestimate Disease Risks
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Parents Prefer Some, Often Less-Effective, Birth Control Methods for Teens
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Check out the latest blogs on the Prepared Patient Forum
Health Insurance Decisions Still Tough for Many - Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, Guest Blogger
Getting Engaged - Elaine Waples, Guest Blogger
Trolling for Insurance Prospects on Twitter - Trudy Lieberman, CFAH William Ziff Fellow
Kellogg Health Scholars Program
"This program is unique among public health training programs with thich I am familiar in that scholars not only hone rigorous health disparities methods training, we also learn to translate our academic research into evidence-based resources for use in ongoing community-based social studies efforts and for policy-makers seeking to develop evidence-based policies to reduce health disparities.
Kellogg Health Scholar, 2008
- Snapshot of People’s Engagement in Their Health Care
- Getting Tools Used: Lessons for Health Care from Successful Consumer Decision Aids
- Supporting Patients’ Engagement in Their Health and Health Care
- Supporting Patient Engagement in the Patient-Centered Medical Home
- Engagement Behavior Framework: A New Definition of Patient Engagement
- Creating a Patient Guide for a "Medical Home" Physician Practice
- Creating a Patient Guide for a Clinic or Medical Practice
- A couple of weeks ago, I was asked to speak as a patient about “consumers and cost information” while being videotaped for use in the annual meeting of the Aligning Forces for Quality initiative funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Here's what I had to say
Revised and UpdatedAfterShock:
What to Do When the Doctor Gives You –
Or Someone You Love –
A Devastating Diagnosis
For more information visit:
www.aftershockbook.com
