Patient Education for Chronic Conditions
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
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Choosing a Treatment for Kidney Failure (PDF)
- Phosphorus and Diet (PDF)
- Plant Based Diet and Chronic Kidney Disease (PDF)
- Potassium and Diet (PDF)
- Low Sodium Eating (PDF)
- Nutrition and Chronic Kidney Disease (PDF)
- Renal Grocery List (PDF)
Referrals:
- Class: Caring for your Kidneys
- Dietary/Nutrition Referral
Websites:
Also consider the following classes:
- Stress Management
- Healthcare Decisions and Living Wills
- Strategies for Healthy Living
- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Action Plan (PDF)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Signs, Symptoms, and Effects (cdc.gov) (PDF)
- How to Use a Dry Powder Inhaler | NHLBI, NIH (PDF)
- How to Use a Metered-Dose Inhaler | NHLBI, NIH (PDF)
- How to Use a Nebulizer | NHLBI, NIH (PDF)
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
- What is Diabetes? (PDF)
- What is Diabetes? (Spanish) (PDF)
- Hypoglycemia (Low Blood Glucose) (PDF)
- Diabetes and Heart Disease (PDF)
- Physical Activity (PDF)
- Checking Blood Glucose (PDF)
- Diabetes Placemat (PDF)
- Diabetes Placemat (Spanish) (PDF)
- Managing your Medicines (PDF)
- The Emotional Side of Diabetes (PDF)
- 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
- Diabetes Care schedule | CDC
- Diabetes Food Hub | 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
- NIMH Information about Depression (PDF)
- NAMI-Depression (PDF)
- Pediatric Pocket Card (PDF)
- Adult Mental Health Brochure (PDF)
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
- Learning About Healthy Weight (PDF)
- Helpful Guidelines for Successful Weight Loss (PDF)
- Eating Out Without Breaking the Calorie Bank (PDF)
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.
- UpToDate - a database for evidence-based information and clinical guidance from Wolters Kluwer
- DynaMed - a database for evidence-based information and clinical guidance
- Essential Evidence Plus - a database for evidence-based information and clinical guidance
- PubMed - literature review database
- CINAHL (nursing and allied health) - literature review database
- Diagnosaurus - differential diagnosis decision support tool
- Micromedex - drug database
- Lexicomp - drug database