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Advice on managing the health team, staying as healthy as possible, trying complementary therapies, maintaining a sense of humor, working at being optimistic.
www.seniornet.org
National Center on Caregiving offers fact sheets, advice, research reports, public policy briefs, and newsletters.
www.caregiver.org
British Columbia resources for physicians, patients and researchers. Includes success stories, self-management program, reports, research and Chronic Care Model.
www.healthservices.gov.bc.ca
Report of the Working Group on Long-Term Care
US Department of Labor, Advisory Council Report to recommend policy changes and education on broad scope of findings.
www.dol.gov
Household Management Questions for Others with Chronic Illness
Practical advice on adjusting expectations, cleaning, time management and recommended books. Short thread in The New Homemaker.
www.thenewhomemaker.com
Chronic Health Conditions not a Barrier to Successful Aging
Advice on 'successful aging' with good management of several chronic conditions by HealthLink, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
healthlink.mcw.edu
A volunteer non-profit organization helping to rehabilitate people with chronic mental or physical illness into the community. Includes details of training and resources.
www.procovery.com
Ten Steps for Coping with a Chronic Condition
Harvard Health Publication Letter. Patient oriented advice.
www.health.harvard.edu
Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases
Combined World Health Organization and Food and Agriculture Organization expert report on prevention of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, dental diseases and osteoporosis. (PDF)
www.who.int
Managing Long Term Conditions (Chronic Disease Management)
A National Primary and Care Trust Development Funds program aimed to produce personalized care plans involving all medical and associated disciplines. No longer updated, it still contains valuable information for health care professionals.
www.natpact.nhs.uk
Patient Self-Management - Chronic Disease Care
Overview of research and publications showing evidence patient self-management interventions lead to improved health status, increased patient satisfaction and reductions in hospital and emergency room costs, listed by the Californian Health Care Foundation.
www.chcf.org
Patients, doctors and researchers discuss diseases: Gulf War Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, AIDS, biological and chemical weapons. Many articles.
www.chronicillnet.org
Patient information publication of the Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health (USA).
www.nlm.nih.gov
Next steps after your diagnosis: finding information and support
Consumer health information for people with a disease or chronic condition on how to obtain reliable treatment information by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (USA).
www.ahrq.gov
E-book on chronic disease management available for free online reading or download.
www.stormpages.com