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

• 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

• Grieving: Facing Illness, Death and Other Losses Spanish

Mental Health

• Mental Health: Keeping Your Emotional Health

Safety / Abuse / Violence / Rape

• Domestic Violence: Protecting Yourself and Your Children Spanish
• Guns and Your Family Spanish
• Rape: What to Do if You're Raped Spanish

Substance Abuse

• 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

Tobacco

• 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

Stress

• 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 Spanish
• Arrhythmia: A Problem With Your Heartbeat Spanish
• Atrial Fibrillation Spanish
• Beta Blockers for Heart Problems Spanish
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Spanish
• Congestive Heart Failure: How to Stay Well and Out of the Hospital Spanish
• Coronary Heart Disease: Reducing Your Risk Spanish
• Digoxin: A Medicine for Heart Problems Spanish
• Heart Disease: Assessing Your Risk Spanish
• Heart Disease and Heart Attacks: What Women Need to Know Spanish
• Heart Failure Spanish
• Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Spanish
• Metabolic Syndrome (English only)
• Peripheral Arterial Disease and Claudication Spanish
• Vascular Disease: How to Prevent Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Attack and Stroke Spanish

Heart Attack

• Depression After a Heart Attack Spanish
• Heart Attack: Getting Back Into Your Life After a Heart Attack Spanish
• Heart Attack: Warning Signs and Tips on Prevention Spanish
• Heart Disease and Heart Attacks: What Women Need to Know Spanish

Hypertension

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

Lipids

• Cholesterol: What Your Level Means Spanish
• Cholesterol - An overview Spanish
• Healthy Heart - High Triglycerides - Low HDL (English only)

CVA

• Stroke: Warning Signs and Tips for Prevention Spanish
• Stroke Rehabilitation Spanish

Dental:

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

Dermatology:

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

Diabetes:

Diabetes and CAD

• Diabetes and Heart Disease Spanish

Diabetes General Information

• Blood Tests to Help You Manage Your Diabetes Spanish
• Helping a Family Member Who Has Diabetes Spanish
• How Do I Know If I Have It? Spanish
• Diabetes: Monitoring Your Blood Sugar Level Spanish
• Diabetes: Preventing Diabetic Complications Spanish
• Diabetes: Taking Charge Spanish
• Diabetes: What the Diagnosis Means Spanish
• 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 Spanish
• 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 Spanish (available as handout, as well - main wall)
• Diabetes and Nutrition Spanish
• 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 Spanish (available as handout, as well - main wall)

Insulin

• Diabetes: Why You Need Insulin and How to Use It Spanish

Insulin Resistance

• Insulin Resistance Syndrome Spanish

Nephropathy

• Diabetic Nephropathy Spanish

New Diagnosis

• Copy of Diabetic Letter (English only)

Peripheral Neuropathy

• Diabetic Neuropathy Spanish
• The Diabetic Neuropathy Checklist

Retinopathy

• Diabetes and Your Body: How to Take Care of Your Eyes and Feet Spanish
• Your Eyes (handout - main wall)

Type 1 Diabetes

• Diabetes: Type 1 Spanish
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis Spanish

Endocrine:

• Hypothyroidism and Your Health (handout - drawer 2)
• The Thyroid Gland and Your Health (handout - drawer 2)
• Thyroid Nodules Spanish

Eye Care:

• Conjunctivitis (English Only)
• Corneal Abrasions Spanish

Gastrointestinal System:

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

Geriatrics:

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

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 Spanish (available as handout, as well - main wall)
• Birth Control: How to Use Your Diaphragm Spanish
• Condoms and Foam (handout - main wall) (English only)
• Depo-Provera: An Injectable Contraceptive Spanish
• Emergency Contraception Spanish (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) Spanish
• IUD Aftercare Instructions (English only)
• Natural Family Planning Spanish
• NuvaRing (handout)
• Oral Contraceptives Spanish (available as handout, as well - main wall)
• Ortho Evra (handout - main wall)
• ParaGuard (handout - main wall)
• Progestin-only Contraceptives Spanish
• Tubal Sterilization: What You Should Know Spanish
• Vasectomy: What to Expect Spanish

Gyn - General

• Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Spanish
• Bacterial Vaginosis Spanish
• Bartholin's Gland Cyst Spanish
• Breast Self-Examination (BSE) (English only) (available as handout in Spanish and English, as well main wall)
• Chronic Pelvic Pain Spanish
• Colposcopy Spanish (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 Spanish
• Endometrial Biopsy Aftercare Instructions (English only)
• Endometriosis Spanish (available as handout, as well)
• Fibroids Spanish
• Interstitial Cystitis Spanish
• Mammograms (English only) (English and Spanish available as handout, as well - main wall)
• Managing Your Symptoms After a Hysterectomy Spanish
• Menstrual Charts (handout - main wall) (English only)
• Ovarian Cyst Spanish
• Pap Smears: What They Are and What the Results Are Spanish
• Pap Smears: When Yours is Slightly Abnormal Spanish (available as handout, as well - main wall
• Pelvic Exam (handout - main wall)
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Spanish (available as handout, as well - main wall)
• Pessary: What It Is and How to Use One Spanish
• PMS: What You Can Do to Ease Your Symptoms Spanish
• PMS charts (handout) (English only)
• Urinary Incontinence Spanish
• Urinary Incontinence: Kegel Exercises for Your Pelvic Muscles Spanish
• Vaginal Discharge: Changes That May Be Signs of a Problem Spanish
• Vaginal Yeast Infections Spanish
• Vulvodynia Spanish

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 Spanish
• Menopause: What to Expect When Your Body is Changing Spanish
• Menopause Information (master for packet)
• Menopause Information (packet handout - main wall)
• Very-Low-Dose Birth Control Pills for Peri-menopausal Women Spanish

Pregnancy Options

• Abortion: Ending Your Pregnancy Spanish (available as handout, as well)

Sexually Transmitted Infections

• Chlamydial Infection Spanish (available as handout, as well - main wall)
• Cyctitis (handout - main wall)
• Genital Herpes - What It Is and How to Deal With It Spanish (available as handout, as well - main wall)
• Genital Warts Spanish (available as handout, as well - main wall)
• Gonorrhea (handout - main wall)
• HIV and AIDS: How to Reduce Your Risk Spanish (available as handout, as well - main wall)
• HIV Infection in Women Spanish
• Human Papillomavirus Testing Spanish
• Molluscum Contagiosum (English only)
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) Spanish
• STIs - Common Symptoms & Tips on Prevention Spanish (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 Spanish

Infertility

• Male Infertility Spanish

Hypertension:

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

Infectious Disease:

Antibiotics

• Antibiotics: When They Can and Can't Help Spanish
• Should I Take Antibiotics for my Cough? (English only)

Hepatitis

• Hepatitis C Spanish (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 Spanish
• Chronic Cough: Causes and Cures Spanish
• Coxsackie Viruses Spanish
• Sinusitis Spanish
• Sore Throat: Easing the Pain of a Sore Throat Spanish
• Strep Throat Spanish
• The Flu and Colds: Tips on Feeling Better Spanish
• Tuberculosis: Treatment of Tuberculosis Infection Spanish
• Whooping Cough(handout - drawer 2) (English only)

Skin

• Scabies (English only)
• Shingles Spanish

STI

• Pubic Lice (English only)

Travel

• Traveler's Diarrhea Spanish

Urinary Tract

• Urinary Tract Infections: A Common Problem for Some Women Spanish

Nephrology/ Urology:

• Interstitial Nephritis (English only)
• Kidney Stones (handout - drawer 2) (Spanish only)

Neurology:

• Epilepsy Spanish
• The Epilepsy Network (handout - drawer 2)
• Parkinson's Disease Spanish

Headache

• Migraine Headaches: Ways to Deal with the Pain Spanish
• Tension Headaches (English only)

Nutrition:

• Gluten Intolerance: Dealing with Celiac Disease Spanish
• Weight Control: What it Takes to Lose Weight Spanish
• The Dash Diet (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 Spanish (Available as handout, as well - nutrition area)
• Folic Acid (handout - nutrition area)
• Foods Containing Good Sources of Iron (handout - nutrition area)
• Heart Protective Foods List
• Low Sodium Diet Guidelines (handout - nutrition area) (Spanish only)
• Making Meals Matter (handout - nutrition area)
• Marilyn's Guide to Good Health Spanish
• Nutrition and Exercise: Healthy Balance for a Healthy Heart Spanish
• Six Good Ways to Lower Your Risk of Diabetes (handout- main wall)

Lipids

• Cholesterol: an overview Spanish (Available as handout, as well)
• Cholesterol: What Your Level Means Spanish
• Healthy Heart - High Triglycerides - Low HDL Spanish (Available as handout, as well - nutrition area)

Orthopedics:

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

Osteoporosis:

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

Pain:

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

Pulmonary

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

Psychological Disorders:

• Bipolar Disorder Spanish
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - What It Is and How to Treat It Spanish
• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Spanish

Anxiety & Panic

• 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

Depression

• Social Anxiety Disorder (handout- English only - drawer 2)
• Antidepressants: Medicine for Depression Spanish
• Depression: You Don't Have to Feel This Way Spanish
• Postpartum Depression and the 'Baby Blues' Spanish
• PQH - 9 Depression Screening Spanish
• QIDS-SR Spanish
• Seasonal Affective Disorder Spanish

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 March 11, 2009