Patient Education for Chronic Conditions | Health Education | UC Davis Health

PDF Documents: 

• Self-Check Plan for Heart Failure Management 
• Heart Failure Tools and Resources

Referrals:  

• Class: Keep the Beat - Strategies for a Healthy Heart 
• Class: Do More with Heart Failure 
• Dietary/Nutrition Referral 

 Websites: 

• AHA (American Heart Association) 
• CDC (Centers for Disease Control) 
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 

Also consider the following classes: 

• Stress Management 
• Healthcare Decisions and Living Wills 
• Strategies for Healthy Living

PDF Documents 

• Chronic Kidney Disease 
• Choosing a Treatment for Kidney Failure
• Phosphorus and Diet
• Plant Based Diet and Chronic Kidney Disease 
• Potassium and Diet
• Low Sodium Eating
• NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance) Kidney Health Patient Infographic 
• Nutrition and Chronic Kidney Disease
• Renal Grocery List

 Referrals: 

• Class: Caring for your Kidneys 
• Dietary/Nutrition Referral 

Websites: 

• National Kidney Foundation

Also consider the following classes: 

• Stress Management 
• Healthcare Decisions and Living Wills 
• Strategies for Healthy Living

PDF Documents 

• COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Action Plan
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Signs, Symptoms, and Effects (cdc.gov) 
• How to Use a Dry Powder Inhaler | NHLBI, NIH
• How to Use a Metered-Dose Inhaler | NHLBI, NIH
• How to Use a Nebulizer | NHLBI, NIH

Referrals: 

• Pulmonary Rehabilitation Clinic 

 Websites: 

• COPD Foundation 
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) | CDC
• American Lung Association
• CDC - Asthma - Using an Asthma Inhaler Videos
• Asthma Action Plans | CDC

Also consider the following classes: 

• Stress Management 
• Healthcare Decisions and Living Wills 
• Strategies for Healthy Living

PDF Documents 

• What is Diabetes?
• Hypoglycemia (Low Blood Glucose)
• Diabetes and Heart Disease
• Physical Activity
• Checking Blood Glucose
• Diabetes Placemat
• Managing your Medicines
• The Emotional Side of Diabetes
• Plate Method (On CRC in education) 
• Hypoglycemia (On CRC in education) 
• Diabetes Handbook (On CRC)

Referrals: 

• RN Individual Diabetes Education 
• Dietary/Nutrition Referral
• Class: Diabetes Getting Started
• Class: Diabetes Nutrition Part 1
• Class: Diabetes Moving Forward
• Class: Diabetes Tips and Tools
• Support Group: Type 1 Diabetes (Adults)

Websites: 

• What is diabetes? | CDC 
• Diabetes Symptoms, Causes, & Treatment | ADA
• Type 1 Diabetes: Diabetes Education Online (ucsf.edu)

Also consider the following classes: 

• Stress Management 
• Healthcare Decisions and Living Wills 
• Strategies for Healthy Living

PDF Documents 

• NIMH Information about Depression 
• NAMI-Depression 
• Pediatric Mental Health Brochure 
• Pediatric Pocket Card
• Adult Mental Health Brochure

 Websites:  

• Anxiety and Depression Association of America 
• NIMH - Depression
• Depression Toolkit
• Mental Health Services (saccounty.gov)
• CalHOPE
• Mindful
• 211 Sacramento

Also consider the following classes: 

• Stress Management 
• Healthcare Decisions and Living Wills 
• Strategies for Healthy Living

PDF Documents:  

• Learning About Healthy Weight 
• Helpful Guidelines for Successful Weight Loss
• Eating Out Without Breaking the Calorie Bank 

 Referrals:  

• Class - Achieving a Healthy Weight 
• Class Series - Living Light Living Well 
• Dietary/Nutrition Referral (Individual Medical Nutrition Therapy) 
• UC Davis Health Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery 
• Non-Surgical Weight Loss Program  "Nutrema" by Robard (Very Low-Calorie Diet)  

 Websites: 

• Healthy Weight, Nutrition and Physical Activity
• Overweight and Obesity
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases | Weight Management
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute | Overweight & Obesity 
• U.S. Department of Agriculture MyPlate Plan 

Also Consider the following classes:

• Stress Management 
• Healthcare Decisions and Living Wills 
• Strategies for Healthy Living

Please visit the Clinical Resource Center (CRC) for access to the following databases