Osteoporosis and Falls (Haga clic aquí para recursos de osteoporosis y caídas en español) Osteoporosis: Can It Happen to You? (National Osteoporosis Foundation) Osteopororis and Arthritis: Two Common but Different Conditions (NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases) The Surgeon General’s Report on Bone Health and Osteoporosis: What It Means to You (U.S. DHHS – National […]
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Vision (Haga clic aquí para recursos de vista en español) Physical Activity Protect Your Eyes When You Exercise (Go4Life – NIH) Low Vision Living Well with Low Vision (Prevent Blindness America) NIH Senior Health: Low Vision (National Institutes for Health) Resources Eye Care America (The Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology) Guidelines for Vision
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Smoking Cessation (Haga clic aquí para recursos de dejar de fumar en español) I’m Ready to Quit! Quit Guide (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) I’m Ready to Quit! Resources to Help You Quit Smoking (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Smoking Health Consequences (Smokefree.gov) Benefits of Quitting (Smokefree.gov) Depression Basics (Smokefree.gov) Medications to Help
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Obesity (Haga clic aquí para recursos de obesidad en español) Weight Management Aim for a Healthy Weight (NIH – National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute) Healthy Living – Arthritis and Obesity (Missouri Arthritis and Osteoporosis Program) Tips to Weight Loss Success (NIH – National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute) Resources Healthfinder.gov Resources on: Obesity
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Heart Disease and Stroke (Haga clic aquí para recursos de enfermedades del corazón y ataque cerebral en español) Heart Health (National Institute on Aging – Go4Life) Quality Improvement Organizations Toolkit: Reducing Cardiac Risk Factors (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) Stroke Community Resources and Patient Education (American Heart Association) Reducing Risk and Recognizing Symptoms
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Diabetes (Haga clic aquí para recursos de diabetes en español) What is Diabetes? NIHSeniorHealth: Diabetes (National Institutes of Health) Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Pain Map (American Chronic Pain Association) Prevention All About Your Risk for Pre-Diabetes, Diabetes Type 2, and Heart Disease (American Diabetes Association) Learn How to Lower Your Risk for Type 2 Diabetes (Healthfinder.gov)
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Arthritis (Haga clic aquí para recursos de artritis en español) Tips for Better Exercise (Missouri Arthritis and Osteoporosis Program) Arthritis Exercises (Arthritis-health.com) Arthritis – CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Arthritis At A Glance 2012 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases (NIH – Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource
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Asthma (Haga clic aquí para recursos de asma en español) Prevention Exercising with Asthma (Exercise is Medicine) Prevent Allergy and Asthma Attacks at Home (Healthfinder.gov) Resources Healthfinder.gov Resources on: Asthma (Healthfinder.gov) Missouri DHSS – Asthma Resources (Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services – Asthma Prevention and Control Program) Missouri Foundation for Health – Chronic
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Allergies (Haga clic aquí para recursos de alergias en español) Allergy Prevention Online Guide to Allergy Friendly Restaurants (Allergy Eats) Prevent Allergy and Asthma Attacks at Home (Healthfinder.gov) Resources Healthfinder.gov Resources on: Allergies (Healthfinder.gov) This list, though thorough, is not complete. If you would like more suggestions on specific activities or techniques for
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Many of us have either spent time hospitalized or have spent time with a loved one who has been hospitalized. For those of us who have been in either position, the last place we want to be after being discharged from the hospital is right back in it. However, sometimes our health necessitates a return
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