Improve your healthcare by taking an active role and asking questions, understanding your condition and evaluating your options. This U.S. government site gives you the tools and resources.
Guide to help consumers evaluate health websites as well as an extensive list of recommended consumer health websites for general health and disease specific questions.
Take an active role in your health care by creating a personal health record. This website developed by a national non-profit professional organization provides information on on creating a personal health record.
PubMed Health provides information for consumers and clinicians on prevention and treatment of diseases and conditions. PubMed Health specializes in reviews of clinical effectiveness research, with easy-to-read summaries for consumers. Clinical effectiveness research finds answers to the question “What works?” in medical and health care.
The National Institutes of Health offers several publications that can help promote meaningful interactions between patients and doctors.
