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Patient Education Resources at FamilyDoctor.org

Familydoctor.org is the AAFP’s award-winning consumer website, featuring physician-reviewed patient education materials.
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Patient Education Resources from the Mayo Clinic Organization

Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit organization committed to clinical practice, education and research, providing expert, whole-person care to everyone who needs healing.
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Patient Education Resources Pertaining to Children

AboutKidsHealth is a health education website for children, youth and their caregivers. 
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How Will Treating My Early-Stage Prostate Cancer Affect My Quality of Life?

Early-stage prostate cancer can be treated in different ways. The three main ways are active surveillance, surgery, and radiotherapy. Active surveillance means having your prostate checked every few months to make sure the cancer is not spreading. Surgery would take out the prostate, and...

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PREPARE for your care website

PREPARE is a program that can help you:

  • make medical decisions for yourself and others
  • talk with your doctors
  • get the medical care that is right for you
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PREPARE Patient Web Tool

Author/s: The Regents of the University of California

PREPARE is a step-by-step program with video stories to help you:

  • Have a voice in YOUR medical car

  • Talk with your doctors

  • Give your family and friends peace of mind

PREPARE videos help you answer questions...

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The EveryONE Project Neighborhood Navigator

As part of a continued commitment to help our members address social determinants of health (SDOH) at point of care, the AAFP’s EveryONE Project offers tools for ...

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The Mediterranean Diet: What You Need to Know About Eating the Mediterranean Way

Author/s: Smith, Melinda, Segal, Robert

When you think about Mediterranean food, your mind may go to pizza and pasta from Italy, or lamb chops from Greece, but these dishes don’t fit into the healthy dietary plans advertised as “Mediterranean.” A true Mediterranean diet consists mainly of fruits and vegetables, seafood, olive oil,...

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Your Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure with DASH

Author/s: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

A condensed version of "Your Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure With DASH" this easy-to-read fact sheet includes an overview of DASH research findings and suggestions on how to start and stick with a eating plan.  
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Influenza (The Flu)

Author/s: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Influenza information handout from the CDC.
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