Patient Education - Adults

Advance Directives: Ask for these in the office.
Advance Directives and Do Not Resuscitate Orders (explanation of terminology)
California Advance Health Care Directive (handout- main wall)
Advance Health Care Directive consent form (English only)

Allergies:
Avoiding Dust Mites in the Home Spanish
Things You Can Do to Control Your Symptoms Spanish
Allergy Medicines: How to Use Nasal Sprays Spanish
Environmental Control (handout- main wall) (English only)

Asthma:
Controller and Quick Relief Medicine Spanish
Asthma: Learning to Control Your Symptoms Spanish
Asthma Action Plan (PDF)
Environmental Control (handout- main wall) (English only)
Using an Inhaler

Behavioral Health:

Exercise: A Healthy Habit to Start and Keep Spanish
Exercise: 10 Tips to Get You Started (handout - drawer 2)
Starting a Walking Program (handout -drawer 2) (English only)
Six Good Ways to Lower Your Risk of Diabetes (handout- main wall)
Grieving: Facing Illness, Death and Other Losses Spanish
Mental Health: Keeping Your Emotional Health
Domestic Violence: Protecting Yourself and Your Children Spanish
Guns and Your Family Spanish
Rape: What to Do if You're Raped Spanish
Alcohol Abuse: How to Recognize Problem Drinking Spanish
Drug Abuse: How to Break the Habit Spanish
Substance Abuse: What It Is and How to Quit Spanish
How Tobacco Affects Your Body (handout - drawer 2)
Quit Smoking for 1 Day… For Good (handout - drawer 2)
Quitting for Life, American Lung Assoc.(handout - drawer 2) (English only)
Smoking: Steps to Help You Break the Habit Spanish
How to Cope Better with Life's Challenges Spanish
Keeping Your Emotional Health Spanish
Peace of Mind - meditation (handout - drawer 2)
Stress

Cardiovascular:
Cardiovascular Disease
Angina and Heart Disease
Arrhythmia: A Problem With Your Heartbeat
Atrial Fibrillation
Beta Blockers for Heart Problems
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Congestive Heart Failure: How to Stay Well and Out of the Hospital
Coronary Heart Disease: Reducing Your Risk
Digoxin: A Medicine for Heart Problems
Heart Disease: Assessing Your Risk
Heart Disease and Heart Attacks: What Women Need to Know
Heart Failure
Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
Metabolic Syndrome (English only)
Peripheral Arterial Disease and Claudication
Vascular Disease: How to Prevent Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Attack and Stroke
Heart Attack
Depression After a Heart Attack
Heart Attack: Getting Back Into Your Life After a Heart Attack
Heart Attack: Warning Signs and Tips on Prevention
Heart Disease and Heart Attacks: What Women Need to Know
Hypertension
Blood Pressure Monitoring at Home
The Dash Diet (English only) (Available as handout, as well- nutrition area)
High Blood Pressure: Things You Can Do to Help Lower Yours
High Blood Pressure: Using an Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor
Lipids
Cholesterol: What Your Level Means
Cholesterol - An overview
Healthy Heart - High Triglycerides - Low HDL (English only)
CVA
Stroke: Warning Signs and Tips for Prevention
Stroke Rehabilitation

Dental:
Mouth and Teeth: How to Keep Them Healthy
Stop the Spread of Tooth Decay (handout - main wall)

Dermatology:
Burns: Taking Care of Burns
Cuts, Scrapes, and Stitches: Caring for Wounds
Eczema: Tips on How to Care for Your Skin
Rosacea and Its Treatment
Skin Cancer: Saving Your Skin From Sun Damage
Tinea Infections: Athlete's Foot, Jock Itch and Ringworm
Wound Care Guide (English only)

Diabetes:
Diabetes and CAD
Diabetes and Heart Disease
Diabetes General Information
Blood Tests to Help You Manage Your Diabetes
Helping a Family Member Who Has Diabetes
How Do I Know If I Have It?
Diabetes: Monitoring Your Blood Sugar Level
Diabetes: Preventing Diabetic Complications
Diabetes: Taking Charge
Diabetes: What the Diagnosis Means
Diabetes and You (handout - main wall)
Diabetes, Smoking, and Your Health (handout - main wall)
Diabetes Self-Management Assessment
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Impaired Fasting Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes
Manifesto for the care of patients with diabetes and other chronic illness at SCWHC
Self-Testing (handout - main wall)
Six Good Ways to Lower Your Risk of Diabetes (handout- main wall)
Taking Action (for Diabetes Management) (handout- English only - main wall)
Diet and Exercise
Diabetes and Exercise (available as handout, as well - main wall)
Diabetes and Nutrition
Living with Diabetes: Get Moving (handout - main wall)
Six Good Ways to Lower Your Risk of Diabetes (handout- main wall)
Foot Care
Diabetes: Foot Care (available as handout, as well - main wall)
Insulin
Diabetes: Why You Need Insulin and How to Use It
Insulin Resistance
Insulin Resistance Syndrome
Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
New Diagnosis
Copy of Diabetic Letter (English only)
Peripheral Neuropathy
Diabetic Neuropathy
Retinopathy
Diabetes and Your Body: How to Take Care of Your Eyes and Feet
Your Eyes (handout - main wall)
Type 1 Diabetes
Diabetes: Type 1
Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Endocrine:
Hypothyroidism and Your Health (handout - drawer 2)
The Thyroid Gland and Your Health (handout - drawer 2)
Thyroid Nodules

Eye Care:
Conjunctivitis (English Only)
Corneal Abrasions

Gastrointestinal System:
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Constipation
Gallstones: What Are They and How Are They Treated?
Giardiasis
Heartburn (GERD): Tips on Dealing with the Discomfort
Hemocult Instructions
Hemorrhoids: Reducing the Pain and Discomfort
Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Tips on Controlling Your Symptoms
Ulcers and H. pylori Infection

Geriatrics:
Dementia: Info and Advice for Caregivers
Dementia: What are the Common Signs
Exercise for the Elderly
Good Health Habits at 60 and Beyond
Memory Loss With Aging: What's Normal, What's Not
Sleep Changes in Older Adults

Gynecology / Women's Health / Birth Control:
Adoption (handouts in bottom of file cabinet in Prenatal Office)
Birth Control
Basal Body Temp (handout - main wall) (Spanish only)
Birth Control: Choosing a Method That's Right for You (available as handout, as well - main wall)
Birth Control: How to Use Your Diaphragm
Condoms and Foam (handout - main wall) (English only)
Depo-Provera: An Injectable Contraceptive
Emergency Contraception (available as handout, as well - main wall)
Female Condom (handout - main wall) (English only)
Female Sterilization (handout - main wall)
Fertility Awareness (handout - main wall) (English only)
Intrauterine Device (IUD)
IUD Aftercare Instructions (English only)
Natural Family Planning
NuvaRing (handout)
Oral Contraceptives (available as handout, as well - main wall)
Ortho Evra (handout - main wall)
ParaGuard (handout - main wall)
Progestin-only Contraceptives
Tubal Sterilization: What You Should Know
Vasectomy: What to Expect
Gyn - General
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Bacterial Vaginosis
Bartholin's Gland Cyst
Breast Self-Examination (BSE) (English only) (available as handout in Spanish and English, as well - main wall)
Chronic Pelvic Pain
Colposcopy (available as handout, as well - main wall)
Colposcopy Aftercare Instructions (English only)
Diagnosis and Treatment of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (English only)
Drinking Instructions for Pelvic Ultrasound (handout - main wall)
Dysmenorrhea: Painful Menstrual Periods
Endometrial Biopsy Aftercare Instructions (English only)
Endometriosis (available as handout, as well)
Fibroids
Interstitial Cystitis
Mammograms (English only) (English and Spanish available as handout, as well - main wall)
Managing Your Symptoms After a Hysterectomy
Menstrual Charts (handout - main wall) (English only)
Ovarian Cyst
Pap Smears: What They Are and What the Results Are
Pap Smears: When Yours is Slightly Abnormal (available as handout, as well - main wall
Pelvic Exam (handout - main wall)
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (available as handout, as well - main wall)
Pessary: What It Is and How to Use One
PMS: What You Can Do to Ease Your Symptoms
PMS charts (handout) (English only)
Urinary Incontinence
Urinary Incontinence: Kegel Exercises for Your Pelvic Muscles
Vaginal Discharge: Changes That May Be Signs of a Problem
Vaginal Yeast Infections
Vulvodynia
Gynecological Cancers
Cervical Cancer (handout- English only - main wall)
Gynecological Cancers (handout - main wall)
Ovarian Cancer (handout - main wall)
Uterine Cancer (handout - main wall)
Menopause
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Menopause: What to Expect When Your Body is Changing
Menopause Information (master for packet)
Menopause Information (packet handout - main wall)
Very-Low-Dose Birth Control Pills for Peri-menopausal Women
Pregnancy Options
Abortion: Ending Your Pregnancy (available as handout, as well)
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Chlamydial Infection (available as handout, as well - main wall)
Cyctitis (handout - main wall)
Genital Herpes - What It Is and How to Deal With It (available as handout, as well - main wall)
Genital Warts (available as handout, as well - main wall)
Gonorrhea (handout - main wall)
HIV and AIDS: How to Reduce Your Risk (available as handout, as well - main wall)
HIV Infection in Women
Human Papillomavirus Testing
Molluscum Contagiosum (English only)
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
STIs - Common Symptoms & Tips on Prevention (available as handout, as well - main wall)
Syphilis (handout - main wall)
Trichomoniasis (for parents) (English only)
Vaginitis (handout - main wall)
Sexuality
Chronic Illness and Your Sex Life
Infertility
Male Infertility

Hypertension:
Blood Pressure Monitoring at Home
The Dash Diet (English only) (Available as handout, as well - nutrition area)
High Blood Pressure: Things You Can Do to Help Lower Yours
High Blood Pressure: Using an Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor

Infectious Disease:
Antibiotics
Antibiotics: When They Can and Can't Help
Should I Take Antibiotics for my Cough? (English only)
Hepatitis
Hepatitis C (available as handout, as well- English only)
Hepatitis C: Info and Resource Guide for Santa Cruz County (handout- English only - drawer 2)
Respiratory Tract
Acute Bronchitis
Chronic Cough: Causes and Cures
Coxsackie Viruses
Sinusitis
Sore Throat: Easing the Pain of a Sore Throat
Strep Throat
The Flu and Colds: Tips on Feeling Better
Tuberculosis: Treatment of Tuberculosis Infection
Whooping Cough(handout - drawer 2) (English only)
Skin
Scabies (English only)
Shingles
STI
Pubic Lice (English only)
Travel
Traveler's Diarrhea
Urinary Tract
Urinary Tract Infections: A Common Problem for Some Women

Nephrology/ Urology:
Interstitial Nephritis (English only)
Kidney Stones (handout - drawer 2) (Spanish only)

Neurology:
Headache
Migraine Headaches: Ways to Deal with the Pain
Tension Headaches (English only)
Epilepsy
The Epilepsy Network (handout - drawer 2)
Parkinson's Disease

Nutrition:
Gluten Intolerance: Dealing with Celiac Disease Spanish
Weight Control: What it Takes to Lose Weight Spanish
Cholesterol: an overview (Available as handout, as well)
Cholesterol: What Your Level Means
The Dash Diet (English only) (Available as handout, as well - nutrition area)
Healthy Heart - High Triglycerides - Low HDL (English only) (Available as handout, as well - nutrition area)
Low Cholesterol Foods (handout - nutrition area) (English only)
Activity and Eating (handout - nutrition area)
Anti-Inflammatory Diet Guidelines (English only) (Available as handout, as well - nutrition area)
The Arginine-Lysine Composition of Protein Foods (handout - nutrition area) (English only)
Dietary Sources of Calcium (handout - nutrition area) (English only)
Fiber: How to Increase the Amount in Your Diet (Available as handout, as well - nutrition area)
Folic Acid (handout - nutrition area)
Foods Containing Good Sources of Iron (handout - nutrition area)
Low Sodium Diet Guidelines (handout - nutrition area) (Spanish only)
Making Meals Matter (handout - nutrition area)
Marilyn's Guide to Good Health
Nutrition and Exercise: Healthy Balance for a Healthy Heart
Six Good Ways to Lower Your Risk of Diabetes (handout- main wall)

Orthopedics:
Ankle Sprains: Healing and Preventing Injury
Arthritis: How to Stay Active and Independent
Bunions (handout - drawer 2) (English only)
Burns: Taking Care of Burns
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Preventing the Pain in Your Hands and Wrists
Concussion in Sports
Exercise treatment for Ankle Sprain (handout - drawer 2) (English only)
Gout
Hammertoe (handout - drawer 2) (English only)
Herniated Disk: What It Is and What You Can Do
Knee Exercises (handout - drawer 2) (English only)
Low Back Pain: Tips on Pain Relief and Prevention
Low Back Exercises (handout - drawer 2) (English only)
Neck Exercises (handout - drawer 2) (English only)
Osteoarthritis of the Knee: Hyaluronic Acid Injections
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Plantar Fasciitis - A Common Cause of Heel Pain
Protecting Your Back (handout - drawer 2) (English only)
Restless Legs Syndrome: What It Is and How to Cope (English only)
Rotator Cuff Exercises
Shoulder Pain
Wound Care Guide (English only)

Osteoporosis:
Bisphosphonate Drug Information Sheet
Exercises for the Prevention and Management of Osteoporosis (English only) (available as handout, as well - drawer 2)
Osteoporosis in Women: Keeping Your Bones Healthy and Strong

Pain:
Chronic Pain: How to Get Relief
Fibromyalgia: What It Is and How to Manage It

Pulmonary
COPD - Living with Long-Term Lung Disease (hand-out)

Psychological Disorders:
Anxiety and Panic: Gaining Control Over How You're Feeling Spanish
Generalized Anxiety Disorder: What You Should Know Spanish
Panic Disorder: Panic Attacks and Agoraphobia Spanish
Social Anxiety Disorder (handout- English only - drawer 2)
Antidepressants: Medicine for Depression
Depression: You Don't Have to Feel This Way
Postpartum Depression and the 'Baby Blues'
PQH - 9 Depression Screening
QIDS-SR
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - What It Is and How to Treat It
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Sleep Disorders:
CPAP Devices for Sleep Apnea Spanish
Insomnia Spanish
Sleep Apnea (English only)

Urology:
Bladder Retraining (English only)
Controlling Your Bladder Symptoms (English only)
How Diet and Daily Habits May Affect Your Bladder (English only)
How To Do Pelvic Muscle Exercises (English only)
What I Need to Know about Kidney Stones (English Only)

Vascular:
Nosebleeds: What to Do When Your Nose Bleeds Spanish

Updated December 9, 2008