Teen Contraception

A New England Journal of Medicine Quick Take

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From the NEJM website: "Each year more than 700,000 teens in the United States become pregnant. If we could eliminate some of the barriers to teens having access to contraception, would the pregnancy rates fall?" 

Beyond Malaria

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Managing Malaria and similar conditions


From the New England Journal of Medicine website: "As the incidence of malaria diminishes, a better understanding of nonmalarial fever is important for effective management of illness in children."

Health Information Exchange

A use case of HIE in Pennsylvania

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Screenshot of the Pennsylvania HIE YouTube video

From the Pennsylvania HIE YouTube page: "A brief history of how the Pennsylvania eHealth Partnership Authority was formed and how it is establishing statewide exchange of electronic medical records."

What Is The Health Insurance Marketplace?

Find Insurance Options from HealthCare.gov

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Screenshot from the healthcare.gov youtube video on navigating the healthcare insurance marketplaceFrom the HealthCare.gov website: When key parts of the health care law take effect in 2014, there’ll be a new way for individuals, families and small businesses to get health insurance. Whether you’re uninsured, or just want to explore new options, the Marketplace will give you more choice and control over your health insurance options. Learn about a new way to find health insurance: the Health Insurance Marketplace. The Marketplace is designed to help you find health insurance that fits your budget, with less hassle. 

dLIFE

Its Your Life - a Resource for People with Diabetes

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dLIFE ScreenshotFrom the dLIFE website: dLife was established to address the overwhelming consumer need for real, practical solutions to the 24/7 challenge of managing diabetes vs. episodic clinical treatment.

dLife is all about diabetes in real life:

  • Empower self-management via creative consumer mechanisms
  • Deliver engagement in consumer's daily life stream at point of need vs. point of care
  • Consider the whole person - especially emotional, motivational, and practical needs
In other words, break out of the clinical box and put it in their hands.

Since its inception in 2004, dLife has become the premiere platform to inform, inspire, and connect with millions of diabetes patients, consumers, and caregivers and in the process positively impact engagement and ultimately health outcome.

dLife's award-winning media outlets include dLife.com, the leading online diabetes destination attracting over one million unique visitors each month and featuring the widest and deepest variety of original content and resources anywhere; dLifeTV, the only TV series dedicated to people with diabetes with almost half a million viewers, airing every Sunday on CNBC (7 p.m. ET, 4 p.m. PT), dLife Mobile applications, and other consumer and professional programs driving proactive diabetes self-management with improved health outcome.

What is Identity Theft?

Consumer Information from the Federal Trade Commission

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Identity Theft Video

From the FTC website: Identity theft affects millions of people each year. You can learn how to make protecting yourself from identity thieves part of your daily routine.

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High Blood Pressure Basics

A Centers for Disease Control Streaming Health Resource

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Screenshot from the CDC Blood Pressure Basics video

From the CDC You Tube page: "When left untreated, hypertension can cause life-threatening consequences like stroke or heart attack. Find out what's really happening in your body when your heart is working overtime due to high blood pressure."


Health IT for You

Giving You Access to Your Medical Records

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From HealthIT.gov: Health Information Technology, or Health IT for short, is upgrading our healthcare system for the 21st Century. Today's technology is converting the information in our paper records into an electronic format which allows you and your doctors to have access to your health information when and where it's needed. Learn more about the benefits of health IT and how online, secure access to your health record can help make sure you get the best care.

Living with Diabetes:

Finding the Support You Need Video from the National Diabetes Education Program

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Screenshot from the Living with Diabetes Video

Living with Diabetes: Finding the Support You Need Video from the National Diabetes Education Program

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