The following resources for providers and patients were aggregated by the team at Clinical Compass as part of our Health Promotion and Clinical Preventive Services initiative.
Clinical Preventive Services
Cultural Competence
Brief Interventions for Health Behavior Change
- 8 Evidence-Based Strategies for Encouraging Behavior Change (US)
- Pocket Guide to Brief Intervention and Behavior Change (UK)
- Helping People Change (S. Africa)
- US Veterans Administration: Cognitive Behavioral Theory Therapist Manual
Screening and Counseling – General
- USPSTF (US)
- Health Maintenance and Counseling (US American Family Physician)
- Medicare Coding Guide
- Psychosocial Determinants Influencing Recovery
Self-Help Resource for Patients:
- Are You Up-to-Date on Your Preventive Services? (US, Medicare)
Screening for Low Back Pain
- STarT Back Screening Tool for stratified LBP care
Alcohol Misuse
Self-Help Resource for Patients:
- SAMHSA’s US National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP
- SAMHSA information on finding treatment (US)
- Alcoholics Anonymous (Global)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for alcohol and substance use
Blood Glucose
- CDC—Monitoring blood sugar (US)
- HealthLink BC Reactive Hypoglycemia (CA)
- Diabetes management in primary care
- Resources on Glucose Monitoring
Self-Help Resource for Patients:
- CDC—Monitoring blood sugar (US)
- HealthLink BC Reactive Hypoglycemia (CA)
- What Is Glucose?
Body Mass Index (BMI)
- NHLBI (US): BMI Calculator
- NHLBI (US): BMI Chart
Self-Help Resource for Patients:
Breastfeeding
Self-Help Resource for Patients:
- CDC Breastfeeding information for parents (US)
- La Leche League International (Global)
- Breastfeeding support and information (US, Office of Women’s Health)
- International Breastfeeding Centre (CAN)
- Supporting Breastfeeding in the Workplace (S. Africa)
- Breastfeeding tips for moms: KellyMom
Depression
- NIDA: Depression screening—Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (US)
- NIMH: Depression Fact Sheet (US)
- Beck Depression Inventory
Self-Help Resource for Patients:
Fall Prevention
- US/UK Geriatric Societies: Clinical Practice Guideline for Assessment and Management of Fall prevention
- CDC: Provider screening and pocket guide for fall prevention (US)
- Falls prevention for health professionals toolkit (Aus)
Self-Help Resource for Patients:
- CDC: Fall prevention brochure (US)
- CDC: Fall prevention checklist (US)
- NCOA: Falls Prevention for Older Adults (US)
Healthy Food Choices
- USDA/HHS Dietary Guidelines (US)
- Canadian Dietary Guidelines (CA)
- Harvard Health: Anti-inflammatory diet (US)
- Arthritis Foundation: Anti-inflammatory diet (US)
- HHS/PCSFN: Nutrition resources (US)
- American College of Cardiology: Summary of 2020 Dietary Guidelines (US)
Self-Help Resource for Patients:
- Mediterranean Diet (US)
- USDA Choose My Plate tips on healthy diet (US)
- USDA: What’s On Your Plate? Quiz and resources
- Harvard Health: Anti-inflammatory diet
- Anti-inflammatory diet patient brochure
- Arthritis Foundation: Anti-inflammatory diet
- CDC: Healthy Eating for Healthy Weight (US)
- USDA: Healthy Eating (US)
Hypertension
Self-Help Resource for Patients:
- DASH diet
- NHLBI patient brochure: Your Guide to Lowering your Blood Pressure with DASH
- Mayo Clinic: 10 ways to control high blood pressure without medication
- CDC patient brochure: High Blood Pressure Symptoms and Causes
Infection Control
- General information on immunization (AU)
- CDC: Immunization schedules (US)
- WHO: Infection control (Global)
- OSHA: Infection control for medical and dental offices (US)
- WHO: COVID-19 – Coronavirus technical guidance (Global)
Self-Help Resource for Patients:
- General information on immunization (AU)
- CDC: Basic information on infection control (US)
- CDC: Handwashing (US)
- WHO: COVID-19 advice for the public (Global)
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
- CDC: Intimate Partner Violence Resources (US)
- CDC: Preventing Intimate Partner Violence fact sheet (US)
Self-Help Resource for Patients:
- National Domestic Violence hotline (US)
- National Sexual Assault hotline (US)
- ACOG patient information: Intimate Partner Violence
Physical Activity
- HHS: Physical Activity Guidelines (US)
- ACSM: Preparticipation Screening recommendations (US)
- ACSM: Exercise Is Medicine
Self-Help Resource for Patients:
- ODPHP: Patient resources for physical activity – Move Your Way
- CDC: Physical activity resources (US)
- HHS President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition: PCSFN resources on physical activity (US)
Skin Cancer
- CDC: Observation of skin lesions (US)
- CDC: Counseling on skin cancer prevention (US)
Self-Help Resource for Patients:
- CDC: Skin cancer prevention (US)
- USDHHS patient brochure: Anyone Can Get Skin Cancer
Stress Management
Self-Help Resource for Patients:
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health: Information on relaxation techniques
- US Veterans Health Administration: Manage Stress Workbook
Suicide Prevention
Self-Help Resource for Patients:
Tobacco
- N·AHRQ: 5 A’s tobacco cessation brochure for clinicians (US)
- Australian Dept of Health: Health professionals’ evidence-based cessation
- CDC: Pocket card with 2 A’s, 5 A’s and Ask, Advise Refer (US)
- CDC: Clinical Tools for Smoking & Tobacco Use (US)
Self-Help Resource for Patients:
- CDC: How to Quit (US)
- Australian Department of Health: Make Smoking History
Tertiary Prevention of Pain
Self-Help Resource for Patients:
- Patient resources for chronic musculoskeletal pain: Tame The Beast
Unhealthy Drug Use
- HS/NIH: Screening for drug use in health care settings (US)
- CAGE-AID Substance Abuse Screening Tool
- American Society of Addiction Medicine: Pocket Guideline to Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
Self-Help Resource for Patients:
- National Institute on Drug Abuse: Patient resources on drug abuse (US)
- CDC resources for opioid use disorder: Recovery is Possible Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for alcohol and substance use (US)
Weight Management
- Canadian Medical Association Journal: Clinical practice guideline on obesity in adults (CA)
- NIDDHK: Talking with patients about weight loss – tips for primary care providers (US)
- American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology: Guideline for management of overweight and obesity in adults (US)