Online resources are available for those employees interested in learning more about preventative & personal health measures. Knowing your numbers is the first step in understanding and changing your personal health habits. Topics in prevention & personal health include preventive health guidelines, arthritis, cancer, cardiovascular disease (heart attack & stroke), diabetes (Type I & II) and hypertension (high blood pressure). In order for us to help our employees we want to give you a bit more guidance on where to find this information!

General Sites

• For age-specific prevention guidelines visit the URMC
• For information on vision loss visit VisionAware
• Cancer Institute: www.cancer.gov
• Allergy and Infectious Disease: www.niaid.nih.gov
• Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: www.niddk.nih.gov
• American Heart Association: www.heart.org
• American Cancer Society (ACS): www.cancer.org
• Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: www.aaos.org
• Adult use of Clinical Services

Arthritis

• For detailed information on arthritis visit the CDC
• Quick Stats from the CDC
• Physical Activity Programs
• FAQ's from the CDC
• Arthritis Stats

Blood Pressure

• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• American Stroke Association
• National Institute of Aging – High Blood Pressure
• FamilyDoctor.org – High Blood Pressure
• High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease
• What is High Blood Pressure (BP)
• Guide to Lowering BP
• Facts about High BP
• Dangers of High BP

Cholesterol

• American Heart Association – High Cholesterol
• The Journal of the American Medical Association – High Cholesterol
• CDC's Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention – High Cholesterol