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GENERAL HEALTH

General

Advanced Directives, Power of Attorney for Healthcare and Declaration to Physicians (Living Will)

Seniors

Children

Vaccines

Women

Men

Tobacco Cessation

Depression

Domestic Violence

Cancer

Nutrition and Weight Management

Eye Health

Following are links that you may find helpful:

General:

American Academy of Family Physicians: http://familydoctor.org/

Practice Partner Research Network: http://www.musc.edu/pprnet/educate.htm

Wisconsin Antibiotic Resistance Network (WARN): http://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/warn

Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure from the National Institutes of Health:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp

U.S. Department of Agriculture customized food pyramid: http://www.mypyramid.gov

Prevent Blindness: http://www.preventblindness.org

Headlice: www.headlice.org

Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin: www.chw.org

Poison Prevention Week Council: www.poisonprevention.org

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Advanced Directives, Power of Attorney for Healthcare and Declaration to Physicians (Living Will):

Advanced Directives Planning: http://www.legalexplorer.com/

Declaration to Physicians (Living Will) Form Download: http://wisbar.org/

Power of Attorney for Healthcare Form Download http://www.plymouthfamily.com/forms.htm

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Seniors:

The National Institute on Aging: http://www.nih.gov/nia

Practice Partner Research Network: http://www.musc.edu/pprnet/educate.htm

Inappropriate Medication for the Elderly: Practice Partner Research Network: http://www.musc.edu/pprnet/educate.htm#elderly

New Medicare Guidelines Offer Additional Cataract Treatment Options- http://pba.convio.net/site/R?i=z-6JLbuFpv0Sd3L-J6IRBw.

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Children:

American Academy of Pediatrics: http://www.aap.org/

Children's Health System: http://www.chw.org

Toy safety information: www.toysafety.net and www.toy-tma.com/consumer/parents/safety/4toysafety.html

Hand washing fun for small children: www.henrythehand.com   

Request a free copy of Prevent Blindness America's Newborn, Toddler and Infant Vision Guide http://pba.convio.net/site/R?i=ScAkwrWU5XOPUBTAVMiOMg.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
www.nhtsa.dot.gov.

For information on the Wisconsin Booster Seat Law www.dot.wisconsin.gov

Wisconsin Information Network for Safety www.BoosterSeat.gov 

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Vaccines:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/ACIP-list.htm

Vaccine for HPV: Gardasil

www.immunize.org

www.vaccineinformation.org

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Women:

Women's Health Initiative: http://www.whi.org

Cancer.gov - Facts About Breast Cancer and Mammograms: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/breast

National Cancer Institute - The Pap Test: Questions and Answers: http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/5_16.htm

Motherisk on-line - Your source for evidence-based information about the safety or risk of drugs, chemicals and disease during pregnancy and lactation. http://www.motherisk.org

Postpartum: http://www.plymouthfamily.com/postpartum.htm

Vaccine for HPV: Gardasil

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Men:

Men's Health Network: www.menshealthnetwork.org

Men's Health Week: www.menshealthweek.org

Check up & Screening Checklist: http://www.menshealthnetwork.org/library/pdfs/GetItChecked.pdf

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Tobacco Cessation:

Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line: http://www.ahcpr.gov/consumer/index.html#smoking
1-877-270-7876, Spanish-1-877-266-3863, TTY: 1-877-777-6534

Interactive site aimed at self-help for tobacco cessation:
http://www.quitnet.org

Office of the Surgeon General Tobacco Cessation Guideline: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/default.htm

American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org

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Depression:

Postpartum: http://www.plymouthfamily.com/postpartum.htm

Screening for Mental Health, Inc.: http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org

Mental Health Association in Sheboygan County, Inc.: http://www.mhasheboygan.org

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Domestic Violence:

Family Violence Prevention Fund: http://endabuse.org

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Cancer:

Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation
www.preventcancer.org/colorectal

American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org

Center for Disease Control
www.cdc.gov

Virtual Colonoscopy study
www.acrin.org.

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Nutrition and Weight Management:

If you feel you have been a victim of fraudulent diet supplement claims there are places you can go to file a complaint.

  • Attorney General of Wisconsin:  www.doj.state.wi.us
  • The Consumer Protection Agency:  www.consumercounselgroup.com
  • The U. S. Federal Trade Commission
    Correspondence Branch 6th and Pennsylvania Ave., NW
    Washington, DC 20580
    www.ftc.gov
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration
    Consumer Affairs & Information
    5600 Fishers Lane, HFC-110
    Rockville MD 20852-9787
    Hotline Telephone 1-800-238-7332
    Consumer Affairs Telephone 301-443-5006
    Fax: 1-800-344-3332
    www.fda.gov

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Eye Health:

New Medicare Guidelines Offer Additional Cataract Treatment Options- http://pba.convio.net/site/R?i=z-6JLbuFpv0Sd3L-J6IRBw..

Request a free copy of Prevent Blindness America's Newborn, Toddler and Infant Vision Guide- http://pba.convio.net/site/R?i=ScAkwrWU5XOPUBTAVMiOMg..

Visit PBA's Web Forum to discuss eye health and safety issues here http://pba.convio.net/site/R?i=7bFKwRleI7o2NTZToPsm6Q..

Vision Screening Programs at PBA for children http://pba.convio.net/site/R?i=gEXhZI9VGVkPyVc2vD28xQ..

Vision Screening Programs at PBA for adults http://pba.convio.net/site/R?i=sir-ryDvSYCyV2mvuTheUg..

Training and certification http://pba.convio.net/site/R?i=NY1zVTmBnFli5BJJCC_9Uw..

Find out about Prevent Blindness Programs in Your State http://pba.convio.net/site/R?i=1XMMywyWKOuDXsDxgq2Wbg.

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