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General Approach to the Patient


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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
Recommendations on preventative interventions in primary care in the form of systematic reviews by a panel of experts. Includes screening tests, immunizations, counseling, and chemoprophylaxis for over 80 conditions, including cancers and cardiovascular diseases.
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National Immunization Program - CDC
Vaccination schedule for adults and children, descriptions of vaccine-preventable diseases, and other vaccine related information from the CDC. Also available in Spanish.
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Shots 2004 - Immunization Schedule for PDAs
For Palm- or PocketPC-compatible PDAs, Shots is a quick reference guide to the 2003 Childhood Immunization Schedule and the 2002-2003 Adult Immunization Schedule. Also includes a guide to catch-up immunizations.
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Tobacco Information and Prevention Source - CDC
A wealth of patient information about tobacco and tools for quitting. Includes information in Spanish and material designed for kids and teens.
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Tobacco Cessation Materials - Surgeon General
Useful information for clinicians and patients about quitting smoking. Includes information in Spanish.
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Quitnet - Smoking Cessation Program
A commercial program affiliated with the Boston University School of Public Health. Useful information available without signing up, starting with how much money and days of life you can save by quitting.
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Guidelines and Calculators - National Cholesterol Education Program
This resource from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute includes their 2002 ATP III cholesterol guidelines, online risk calculators, and a Palm-compatible tool that calculates cardiovascular risk and displays cholesterol treatment recommendations.
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Heart to Heart Risk Calculator - Med-Decisions.com
An online and Palm-compatible tool that calculates an individual's risk for coronary heart disease events. Unlike similar tools, this one shows the expected risk reduction for interventions such as smoking cessation and cholesterol reduction. Great for teaching patients.
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Cancer Information - National Cancer Institute
A wealth of authoritative information about cancer prevention, treatment, clinical trials, support groups, and other resources.
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Your Disease Risk - Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention
An online tool to calculate a specific patient's risk for over 10 common cancers, diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis, and storke. Information about prevention of each disease is also included.
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Preventing Chronic Disease - CDC Journal
A peer reviewed electronic journal published by the CDC. Its mission is to address the interface between applied prevention research and public health practice in the context of chronic disease.
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Alcoholism - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
"This site contains a wealth of information on alcohol abuse and alcoholism including an excellent FAQ for patients in English and Spanish. The 'databases' link contains a comprehensive searchable database of related documents and a 'quick facts' sheet with useful statistics.
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Common Drugs of Abuse - National Institute on Drug Abuse
Information about commonly abused drugs, listed alphabetically. A useful chart includes street names of drugs and the routes by which they are taken. The parent site contains links to support organizations and other resources.
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