Related Reading and Resources from the AAFP and Other Organizations -- Annual Clinical Focus -- American Academy of Family Physicians

Related Resources

Screening for Osteoporosis -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that women aged 65 and older be screened routinely for osteoporosis

Your Guide to Better Health Series -- The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has developed science-based consumer education bookets that include step-by-step action plans for establishing and maintaining heart and sleep health.

Screening and Interventions to Prevent Obesity in Adults -- This statement summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening for obesity in adults based on the USPSTF's examination of evidence specific to obesity and overweight in adults.

Care Quality and Implementation of the Chronic Care Model: A Quantitiative Study -- This article from the AAFP's Annals of Family Medicine reviews whether improvements in care qualty were correlated with changes in the Chonic Care Model.

Challenges of Change: A Qualitative Study of Chronic Care Model Implementation -- This article from the AAFP's Annals of Family Medicine looks at issues associated with the implementation of the CCM in one large health care organizaiton.

Lay Understanding of Familial Risk of Common Chronic Diseases: A Systematic Review and Synthesis of Qualitative Research -- This article from the AAFP's Annals of Family Medicine investigates evidence that suggests lay understanding about inheritance may conflict with medical models.

National Diabetes Education Program -- This is the leading Federal government public education program that promotes diabetes prevention and control, offering patient education, online access to campaigns and tools, and more.

Better Diabetes Care -- This program is part of the National Diabetes Education Program that provides the background, resources and tools to help you enact system changes.

Peers for Progress -- The AAFP Foundation and Eli Lilly and Company foundation partner to develop this program that will identify and train lay volunteers who have diabetes and certify them to be “Diabetes Mentors.”

Guide to Implementing the Chronic Care Model (CCM) -- This document of the CCM provides examples of options to implement in each categoy of the model. There are also many online resources listed.
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