Health Care Tips

This site contains a list of English titles with links to Spanish text publications and websites.


20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors [English version]

20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors in Children [English version]

ABC's For Good Health (pdf)

ADHD Medicines [English version]

Air Travel Health Tips [English version]

ALL KIDS: Notification of Privacy About the Health Insurance Program for Children in Alabama (pdf)

ALL KIDS: Pediatric Health Form (pdf)

ALL KIDS: You Are Not a Legal Residence but Your Children Are? (pdf)

Antibiotics: When They Can and Can't Help [English version]

Antihistamines [English version]

Balance, Dizziness and You [html] [English version]

Be a Fit Kid [English version]

Be Prepared for Medical Appointments [English version]

Blood Thinner Pills: Using Them Safely [English version]

Check Your Medicines

Choosing and Using a Health Plan

Chronic Pain Medicines [English version]

Communicating with Your Doctor or Healthcare Worker

Do You Know How to Be Street Smart? [English version]

Dog Bites: How to Teach Your Children to Be Safe [English version]

Drug Reactions [English version]

Exercise for the Elderly [English version]

Five Steps to Safer Health Care #1 [html]

Five Steps to Safer Health Care #2

Getting a Second Opinion Before Surgery (pdf)

Got a Sick Kid? [html]

Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home (pdf)

Having Surgery? What You Need to Know

Health Care Workers: Avoiding Infections at Work [English version]

Health Quackery: Spotting Health Scams [English version]

Heat-Related Illness: What You Can Do to Prevent It [English version]

High-Altitude Illness: How to Avoid It and How to Treat It [English version]

Housekeeping Tips to Reduce Lead Exposure [Englsh verstion]

How to Help Your Doctor Help You [html] [English version]

Increasing Lifestyle Activity (pdf)

Improving Fitness with a Structured Exercise Program (pdf)

Improving Health Care Quality: A Guide for Patients and Families

Information About Health for Kids (web site)

Information About Health for Parents (web site)

Information About Health for Teens (web site)

International Travel: Tips for Staying Healthy [English version]

Life Changes Require Health Choices. Know your Benefit Options (pdf)

Lifting Safety: Tips to Help Prevent Back Injuries [English version]

Medical Errors: Tips to Help Prevent Them [English version]

Medicare [web site]

Medicare [html] [English version]

Medicare and Home Health Care (pdf)

Medicare and You 2007 (pdf)

Medicare Hospice Benefits (pdf)

Medicare Mental Health Benefits (pdf)

Medicine and Food: When They Don't Mix [English version]

Medicine and Your Child: How to Give Your Child the Right Dose [English version]

Medicines: Use Them Safely [English version]

Men: Stay Healthy at Any Age-Checklist for Your Next Checkup

Miracle Cures Can Make You Sick! [English version]

Next Steps After Your Diagnosis: Finding Information and Support [English version]

Nursing Homes: Making the Right Choice [English version]

Obesity and Children: Weight Issues in Children [English version]

Outdoor Air Pollution: Possible Health Effects [English version]

Pocket Guide to Good Health for Adults

Progestin-only Contraceptives [English version]

Questions and Answers About Health Insurance: A Consumer Guide [English version]

Quick Tips-When Getting a Prescription

Quick Tips-When Getting Medical Tests

Quick Tips-When Planning for Surgery

Quick Tips-When Talking with Your Doctor

Sensitive Information: Privacy and Your Medical Records (pdf) [English version]

Snakebites: Reducing Your Risk [English version]

Stop Germs: Kitchen Clean-up

Stop Germs: Kitchen Mistakes

Stop Germs: Wash Your Hands!

Stopping Germs at Home, Work and School [English version]

Stopping the Spread of Germs at Workl [English version]

Stress: How to Cope Better With Life's Challenges [English version]

Taking Care of Myself: A Guide for When I Leave the Hospital [English version]

Teenagers: How to Stay Healthy [English version]

Tips for Preventing Heat-Related Illness [English version]

Wash Those Hands [html] [English version]

Ways You Can Help Your Family Prevent Medical Errors

Women: Stay Healthy at Any Age-Checklist for Your Next Checkup

Working Safely: Advice for Teens [English version]

Your Guide To Reliable Information About Health (web site)

Your Medicine: Play It Safe

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Page was last updated: October 29, 2010