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Guide for Finding and Understanding Health Information

                                   Patients talking with doctor

How Do I Talk to My Healthcare Provider?

Nemours TeensHealth: Talking to Your Doctor: Nemours is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the country. It's Teens Health website aim to give everyone the tools and confidence needed to make the best health choices.  This site includes doctor reviewed information and easy to read articles.

National Institute for Aging (NIA): Talking with Your Doctor: Website with articles about topics you might want to discuss with your doctor, information on choosing the right doctor for you, and ideas for bringing up sensitive topics with your health care teaThe NIA is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its goal is to help everyone understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life for all.

Patient Tips: Healthcare Provider Appointments for Post-COVID Conditions: Informational website provided by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).  The CDC is one of the major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services. It is the nation’s leading science-based service organization that protects the public’s health.                                                                                      

Staying Healthy- Your DoctorResource created by Florida's Family Literacy Resource Center. This is an interactive English language learners guide to health care that contains audio, texts and images

Ethnomed: How does the American Health System work?  Link to an article written in 2022 by Jessica Jue from the University of Washington School of Medicine. (Available in English, Chinese, Spanish, and Vietnamese)

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