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Tools To Help You Track Your Preventive Health Needs

Tools To Help You Track Your Preventive Health Needs. Marie K. Schmit, MS, Outreach Coordinator Sarah L. Patrick, MPH, PhD Professor/Director, National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health Region VIII Demonstration Project October 27, 2005. During This Presentation. You have props to use!

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Tools To Help You Track Your Preventive Health Needs

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  1. Tools To Help You Track Your Preventive Health Needs Marie K. Schmit, MS, Outreach Coordinator Sarah L. Patrick, MPH, PhD Professor/Director, National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health Region VIII Demonstration Project October 27, 2005

  2. During This Presentation • You have props to use! • Important Tests for a Women’s Good Health slide rule • A Lifetime of Good Health: Your Guide to Staying Healthy booklet • To Someone Special: A Bouquet of Good Health from Medicare • 4 Girls Health Pocket Planner • Take one of each and get ready to play!

  3. What Do We Have? • Important Tests for a Women’s Good Health • Age range covered: 18 - 65 years and older • Good for looking up age-specific preventive screening test recommendations and for documenting results and appointments Give Away Exercise #1 (find the answer, yell it out and WIN!) How often should a woman age 40-49 have her blood pressure tested? Personal curiosity (keep this information to yourself): Find one test on the green sheet, one on the pink sheet, and one on the purple that you or a friend or family member should have. Make a note of it.

  4. What Do We Have? • A Lifetime of Good Health: Your Guide to Staying Healthy • Preventive Screenings by Age-Group for women at average risk (18-65+ yrs) • Preventive Screenings by Age-Group for women at high risk (18-65+ yrs) • General guidelines for heart and stroke prevention for women • Warning signs for heart attack and stroke • Additional information on other health conditions and risk factors • Information on how to talk to your doctor or nurse • A place for you to write down your questions for your doctor or nurse • National Centers of Excellence in Women’s Health contact information (includes North and South Dakota projects) • Give Away Exercise #2 (yell out the answer when you find it!):What is the telephone number to call if a person is in danger of violence in the home?

  5. What Do We Have? • To Someone Special: A Bouquet of Good Health from Medicare • Target group: men and women people 65 years of age or older OR some people with disabilities OR people with end-stage renal disease • Welcome to Medicare Preventive Screening services available • Booklet describes new drug benefits available January 1, 2006 • Place to record the name, contact number, and reason for visiting your doctor(s) • Name and contact of your pharmacist • A place to record your medications Give Away Question #3 (next page): Get together with a partner or small group and draw a line between the cause of death in Indian Country in SD and rank.

  6. #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 Diabetes Accidents Heart Disease Cancer Chronic Liver Disease What Are The Most Common Causes of Death Among American Indian People in SD? Name some of the Medicare benefits in the brochure that might be most useful to prevent some of these causes of death.

  7. What Do We Have? • 4-Girls Health Pocket Planner • Target age range: pre-teen to early teens • Calendar with tips, reminders • Place to keep friend and family contact information • Small enough to fit in purse or backpack Give Away Exercise #4: What is the theme for October? Share: What is being done in your community about this?

  8. For more information, please contact us at: The National Center of Excellence (CoE) in Women’s Health Region VIII Demonstration Project University of South Dakota School of Medicine 1400 W. 22nd Street Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57105 (605) 357-1500 mkschmit@usd.edu www.usd.edu/coe4women

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