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Quality Insights:
Clinical Quality in Primary Care
Helpful Resources
Women’s Health
Breast Cancer
- American Cancer Society: Breast Cancer Resources
- BreastCancer.org: Breast Cancer - Lower Your Risk
- Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition
- National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.: Breast Cancer Signs and Symptoms
- National Cancer Institute: What You Need to Know About Breast Cancer
Cervical Cancer
Chlamydia
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Chlamydia Fact Sheet
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease: Health and Research Topics: Chlamydia
- US Food & Drug Administration: Condoms and the Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Heart Health and Cholesterol
- Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality: Taking Aspirin to Reduce Your Risk of Heart Attack:
- American Heart Association: About Cholesterol
- National Heart Lung & Blood Institute: Be Heart Smart! Eat Foods Lower in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol
- National Heart Lung & Blood Institute: Check Your Physical Activity & Heart Disease IQ
- National Heart Lung & Blood Institute: High Blood Cholesterol--What You Need To Know
- National Heart Lung & Blood Institute: The Healthy Heart Handbook for Women '07 20th Anniversary Edition
Asthma
- New England Chapter of the American Asthma and Allergy Foundation
- American Lung Association
- Massachusetts Pediatric Asthma Action Plan
- National Heart Lung & Blood Institute: Asthma
- National Heart Lung & Blood Institute: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma
Diabetes
- Massachusetts Guidelines for Adult and Diabetes Care 2009
- National Diabetes Education Program Fact Sheet: The Link Between Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
- National Diabetes Education Program: Guiding Principles for Diabetes Care
- National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse: Am I at Risk For Type 2 Diabetes?
- National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse: Directory of Diabetes Organizations
- Take Charge of Your Diabetes: Kidney Problems
High Blood Pressure
- American Heart Association: High Blood Pressure: Facts and Information
- American Heart Association: Prevention and Treatment of High Blood Pressure
- National Heart Lung & Blood Institute: Protect Your Heart! Prevent High Blood Pressure
- National Heart Lung & Blood Institute: Questions To Ask Your Doctor If You Have High Blood Pressure
- National Heart Lung & Blood Institute: Tips for Reducing Sodium in Your Diet
- National Heart Lung & Blood Institute: Tips on How to Make Healthier Meals
- National Heart Lung & Blood Institute: Your Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure
- National Institute on Aging: Age Page: High Blood Pressure
Back Pain
- American Academy of Family Physicians: Acute Low Back Pain
- Medline Plus Medical Encyclopedia: Back Pain-Low
- The Mayo Clinic: Back Pain
Mental Health
- National Institute of Mental Health: Depression (Easy to Read)
- National Women’s Health Information Center: Depression
Child and Adolescent Care
- Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality: The Pocket Guide to Good Health For Children
- American Academy of Pediatrics: Immunization Information
- Bright Futures at Georgetown University: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents
- MHQP Pediatric Preventive Care Guidelines
- MHQP Perinatal Preventive Care Guidelines
Pediatric ADHD
- Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Easy to Read Booklet
- National Institute of Mental Health: Summary Web Page for ADHD
- National Resource Center on ADHD
Pediatric URI
- CDC Campaign: GET SMART—Know When Antibiotics Work
- Colds, Flu, and Bronchitis: Treatment and Care
- Pediatric URI (Common Cold)
Cancer
Colorectal Cancer
- ACS: Colon testing saves lives
- National Health Information Center: Healthfinder.gov: Colon Cancer
- NCI: Colon and Rectal Cancer
- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Colorectal Cancer Screening
Medication Management
- American Heart Association: Medication for High Blood Pressure
- Consumer Reports: Anticonvulsants Drugs: Summary of Recommendations
- The Institute for Safe Medication Practices
- The Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors: Know Your Medications for Better Health
- The Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors: Patient Guide: Your Role in Safe Medication Use
- The Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors: Resource List
- US Food and Drug Administration: Be An Active Member of Your Health Care Team
Medication Management: Anticonvulsants
- Consumer Reports: Anticonvulsants Drugs: Summary of Recommendations
- The Institute for Safe Medication Practices
- The Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors: Know Your Medications for Better Health
- The Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors: Patient Guide: Your Role in Safe Medication Use
- The Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors: Resource List
- US Food and Drug Administration: What You Need to Know to Use Medicine Safely
COPD
- American Lung Association: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Fact Sheet
- American Lung Association: COPD - Help with Treatment Decisions
- American Lung Association: COPD Center
- National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute: Learn More; Breathe Better, COPD Campaign
- National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute: What is COPD?
Acute Bronchitis
- American Academy of Family Physicians: Patient Information Sheet on Treatment for Acute Bronchitis
- CDC Campaign: GET SMART—Know When Antibiotics Work
- Colds, Flu, and Bronchitis: Treatment and Care
- FamilyDoctor.org: Acute Bronchitis
- U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institute of Health's MedlinePlus: Antibiotics
General
- Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality: 5 Steps to Safer Health Care
- Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality: A Guide for Patients and Families: Improving Health Care Quality
- Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality: Medical Errors and Patient Safety: Tools for Hospitals and Health Care Systems
- Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality: The Pocket Guide to Good Health for Adults
- Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality: The Pocket Guide to Staying Healthy at 50+
- Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality: Your Guide to Choosing Quality Health Care
- California Health Care Foundation
- Healthcare 411
- Heath Care For All
- Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement
- Managing for Quality
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- MHQP Adult Guidelines
- National Initiative for Children’s Health Care Quality
- National Patient Safety Foundation: Health Literacy 'Ask Me 3'
- NCQA Quality Profiles
- Patients First
- The Partnership for Healthcare Excellence: One Stop Guide to Quality Healthcare
- Your Disease Risk: The Source on Prevention
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