Encouraging Healthy Lifestyles
Client Education and Motivational Interviewing
Physical Activity
- America on the Move
- Be Active Your Way
- Physical Activity and Your Heart (NIH)
- 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans-toolkits and information for clients, healthcare professionals, organizations and communities (HHS)
- Physical Activity and Nutrition State Plan (Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment)
- Physical Activity Topics (CDC)
- How much physical activity do adults need? (CDC)
- CDC Physical Activities and Intensities (CDC)
- Fitness In-depth (Mayo Clinic)
Older adults
- Videos: Exercise for Older Adults (NIH Senior Health)
- Exercise & Physical Activity: Your Everyday Guide (National Institute on Aging)
Kids
People with disabilities
Cool Tools
Cholesterol Management
- Cholesterol and Triglycerides Health Center (WebMD)
- The Basics of Cholesterol (WebMD)
- About Cholesterol (American Heart Association)
- Cholesterol Facts (CDC)
- What Your Cholesterol Level Means (American Heart Association)
- Cholesterol: Top Foods to Improve Your Numbers
- What You Can do to Manage Cholesterol (CDC)
- High Cholesterol: Heart Healthy Diet (WebMD)
- High Cholesterol: Healthy Choices When Eating Out
- Cholesterol-Lowering Medication (WebMD)
- Lifestyle Cholesterol Management (emedicinehealth.com)
- Prevention and Treatment of High Cholesterol (American Heart Association)
- Recipes for Cholesterol Management (American Heart Association)
- Life’s Simple 7 (American Heart Association)
Cool Tools
Obesity and Weight Management
- How Can I Manage My Weight? (American Heart Association)
- Why should I lose weight? (American Heart Association)
- Guide to Behavior Change (NIH, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute)
- Helpful Publications, Handbooks, and Fact Sheets (NIH, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Childhood Overweight and Obesity (CDC)
- Weight-Control Information Network (HHS)
- Do you know the risks of being overweight? (Overweight and Obesity Statistics, National Institute of Health)
- Overweight and Obesity Statistics (National Institute of Health)
- Adult Obesity Facts (CDC)
- Child Obesity (Harvard School of Public Health)
Cool Tools
Blood Pressure Management
- Women’s health.gov
- Diabetes and High Blood Pressure (WebMD)
- Menopause and High Blood Pressure (Mayo Clinic)
Cool Tools
- Quiz Yourself: Check your High Blood Pressure IQ (American Heart Association)
- Lung Cancer Risk Factors (CDC)
- Smoking Cessation Health Center (WebMD)
- Smoking and Heart Disease (WebMD)
- Smoking and Tobacco Use Resources in English and Spanish (CDC)
- Colorado Quit Line (information, free patches and telephone support)
- SmokeFree.gov
- Smoking Cessation (CDC)
- Smoking Cost Calculator (American Cancer Society)
- Questions About Smoking, Tobacco, and Health (American Cancer Society)
- The Toll of Tobacco in Colorado (Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids)
Help Quitting
Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Drug Abuse
- Drug Abuse (Medline)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH)
- Drug Abuse and Addiction (HelpGuide.org)
- Get Smart About Drugs (Drug Enforcement Administration)
Alcohol Abuse
Treatment Resources
Health Screening and Preventive Healthcare
Health Screening and Preventive Healthcare
Health Screening Recommendations
- Recommendations for Adults (U.S. Preventive Services Task Force)
- Women: Screening Tests and Immunizations Guidelines for Women (Women’s Health.gov) Spanish
- Men: Screening Tests and Immunizations Guidelines for Men (Women’s Health.gov)
CDC Vaccine recommendations
- Immunization Schedules (all)
- Infants and Children (birth through 6 years old) Spanish
- Preteens & Teens (7 through 18 years old) Spanish
- Adult Schedule (with tools for healthcare providers)
- Immunization Schedule Tools for Health Care Professionals
- Vaccine-Preventable Adult Diseases
- Vaccines for adults 65 and over
- Vaccines for Travelers
- Vaccines for Healthcare workers
Cool Tools
Affordable Care Act Links
Affordable Care Act
- Affordable Care Act Overview (August 2012)
- Learn more: Why Do We Need the Affordable Care Act?
- ACA Basics and Background webpage (American Public Health Association)
- ACA Basics and Background (American Public Health Association) features links to summaries of the law, FAQs, “myths and facts” pages and fact sheets on benefits for different populations
- Healthcare.gov is the official Affordable Care Act website, with easy-to-understand information for consumers and others: find insurance options, learn about prevention, compare care quality, understand the new law
- Kaiser Family Foundation Health Reform Source has overviews, a health reform FAQ and glossary, research and analysis, interactive resources, public opinion data, state resources, and more
- Basics of state-based insurance exchange explained (Public Health Newswire, Nov. 2012): post-election Q & A provides an overview of exchanges and an update on state and federal progress toward implementing them
- ACA Websites (non-APHA) (American Public Health Association)