Health Resources
Dr . Beney would like to provide you with tools to self-manage and monitor your health. Please find the following online tools and below downloadable documents to help you reach your health goals that we talked about at your last visit.
ONLINE PATIENT SELF-MANAGEMENT RESOURCES
African American Health
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/healthdisp/health-education-materials/african-american.htm
Choose My Plate
US Department of Agriculture
www.choosemyplate.gov
Common Health Conditions Affecting Women
(Over 40 free fact sheets in English, Spanish, and other languages)
US Food and Drug Administration (USDA)
www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ByAudience/ForWomen/FreePublications/ucm116738.htm
Diabetes in Asian and Pacific Islander Americans
National Diabetes Clearinghouse
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/asianamerican/index.htm
Diabetes Portion Quiz
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/portion/index.htm
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov
National Quality Measures Clearinghouse
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov
Women’s Health Publications
FDA Office of Women’s Health (OWH)
www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ByAudience/ForWomen/FreePublications/default.htm
USEFUL LINKS
Christopher Beney, MD wants to make sure you are familiar with your disease and encourages patient input in the decision-making process for treatment. There are a number of conditions we treat, here are some more common conditions. They are below, along with links that patients can access to learn more about their disease state and the process of care of that disease:
- Resources including video and audio programs, on many health topics and in several languages at: Medline Plus
- Resources on various conditions, topics and information: FamilyDoctor.org
- Recursos, incluyendo programas de video y audio, en varios temas en español: Medline Plus Español
- Health information resources in multiple languages: Refugee Health Information Network
Diabetes
- American Diabetes Association
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Web MD
- National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
- Medline Plus
- eMedicine Health
Coronary Artery Disease (Heart Disease)
- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- American Heart Association
- eMedicine Health
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependency
ACOG: American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
AAA Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Hypertension or High Blood Pressure
Anxiety
Depression
Blood Pressure & Follow Up
Cholesterol