Effective self-management allows patients to have a central role in determining their care and fosters a sense of self-responsibility for health and well-being. Collaborative self-management programs encourage dialogue and agreements between the provider and patient/family that define problems, set priorities, establish goals, create treatment plans, and solve problems. Below are tools that may facilitate this process.
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Printable Documents
Other Online Resources
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2005 Food Pyramid
US Department of Agriculture
www.mypyramid.gov
African American Health
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/joinhin/news/lifestyle62703.htm
Cholesterol Information
National Business Coalition on Health Healthsmart
www.healthsmart.org/cholesterol/
Diabetes in Asian and Pacific Islander Americans
National Diabetes Clearinghouse
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/asianamerican/index.htm
Diabetes Portion Quiz
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion/
Diabetes Spanish Language Publications
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
www.niddk.nih.gov/health/spanish.htm
Health Disparities Collaboratives Library, Health
Literacy/Limited Literacy
Health Literacy Resources
www.healthdisparities.net/hdc/html/library.aspx?
folderId=3-3-2005.Health%20Literacy/Limited%20Literacy.8044
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/
Put Prevention into Practice – Tools and Resources
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
www.ahrq.gov/clinic/ppipix.htm
Quality Tools Clearinghouse
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
www.qualitytools.ahrq.gov/
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