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Knowing how to take care of yourself is the key to living longer and better. Our Learning Center has hundreds of topics to answer your questions. From bath safety and food poisoning to rattlesnake bites and car seats for children, the information is here. Do you want to know about immunizations? Are you wondering if you should have a cholesterol test? We can help.
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening
- Abnormal Pap Test
- Abuse: Signs of Abuse-Related Injuries
- Accidental Needle Sticks
- Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy
- Adult Immunization Schedule
- Alcohol and Drugs: When to Get Help for an Intoxicated Person
- Allergy Shots for Insect Stings
- Antibiotics
- Antioxidants
- Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Panel (AJGP)
- Aspirin to Prevent Heart Attack and Stroke
- Assistive Devices and Orthotics
- Autism and Vaccines
- Avoiding Infections in the Hospital
- Avoiding Mercury in Fish
- Baby's Sleep Position and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
- Basic Dental Care
- Blood and Body Fluid Precautions
- Blood Pressure Screening
- Blood Transfusion
- Breast Cancer Screening
- Breast Cancer: Lymph Node Surgery for Staging Cancer
- Brushing and Flossing a Child's Teeth
- Burns and Electric Shock
- Campylobacteriosis
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Protecting Your Home
- Cardiac Rehabilitation: Exercise
- Caregiving: Foot and Toenail Care
- Caregiving: How to Help With a Sink Bath
- Caregiving: How to Turn Someone in Bed
- Caregiving: Making a Home Safe
- Caregiving: Preventing Rashes in the Groin Area
- Caregiving: Reducing Germs and Infection in the Home
- Caregiving: Skin Care for Immobile Adults
- Caregiving: Using Disposable Gloves
- Caregiving: Washing Soiled Clothes and Linens
- Caring for Your Skin When You Have Diabetes
- Cervical Cancer Screening
- Cervical Cell Changes on a Pap Test
- Checklist for Preventing Falls at Home
- Child Car Seats
- Child Safety: Air Pollution
- Child Safety: Bathing
- Child Safety: Bicycles and Tricycles
- Child Safety: Drowning Prevention in Pools and Hot Tubs
- Child Safety: Fires
- Child Safety: Guns and Firearms
- Child Safety: Pets
- Child Safety: Preventing Burns
- Child Safety: Preventing Child Abduction
- Child Safety: Preventing Drowning
- Child Safety: Preventing Falls
- Child Safety: Streets and Motor Vehicles
- Child Safety: Strollers and Shopping Carts
- Child Safety: Washing Toys to Prevent Germs
- Childbirth: Strep Infections During Delivery
- Childhood Immunization Record
- Childhood Immunization Schedule: Ages 0 to 6 Years
- Childhood Immunization Schedule: Ages 7 to 18 Years
- Chili Pepper Burns
- Cholera Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- Chronic Kidney Disease: Medicines to Be Careful With
- Cold Exposure: Emergency Equipment
- Cold Exposure: Ways the Body Loses Heat
- Cold Exposure: What Increases Your Risk of Injury?
- Cold Temperature Exposure
- Colorectal Cancer Genetic Testing
- Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Common Questions About Giving Yourself Shots
- Common Questions About the Flu Vaccine
- Controlling Dust, Dust Mites, and Other Allergens in Your Home
- Controlling Indoor Mold
- Controlling Pet Allergens
- COVID-19 Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- COVID-19: Advice if You're Planning a Pregnancy, Pregnant, Recently Pregnant, or Breastfeeding
- Creating a Healthy Schedule When Working From Home
- Crib Safety
- Deciding to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine
- Dehydration
- Dengue Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- Depression Screening
- Diabetes: Checking Your Feet
- Diabetes: How to Prepare for a Colonoscopy
- Diabetes: Protecting Your Feet
- Diabetes: Steps for Foot-Washing
- Disasters and Other Public Health Threats
- Domestic Violence: Checklist of Things to Take When You Leave
- Domestic Violence: Getting a Protective Order
- DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis) Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- Ebola or Marburg Virus Infection
- Ebola Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- Effects of Diethylstilbestrol (DES) Exposure
- Elbow Bursitis and Tendon Injury: Preventing Pain
- Emergency First Aid for Heatstroke
- Finding Good Footwear
- Fluoride During Childhood
- Food Poisoning and Safe Food Handling
- Food Poisoning During Pregnancy
- Food Poisoning: Clostridium Perfringens
- Food Poisoning: Toxoplasmosis
- Food Poisoning: Vibrio Vulnificus
- Food Safety: Cooking
- Food Safety: Following the Package Instructions
- Food Safety: Preparing
- Food Safety: Storing
- Food Safety: Tips for Grocery Shopping
- Genetics
- Giardiasis
- Glaucoma Screening
- Good Posture for a Healthy Back
- Guidelines for Lung Cancer Screening
- Gum Disease
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- Hand-Washing
- Headache Prevention: Posture and Body Mechanics
- Health and Safety, Ages 2 to 5 Years
- Health and Safety, Birth to 2 Years
- Health Screening: Finding Health Problems Early
- Healthy Aging
- Healthy Habits to Prevent Osteoporosis
- Heart Attack and Stroke Risk Screening
- Heat Waves
- Heat-Related Illnesses
- Heel Bursitis or Tendon Injury: Preventing Pain
- Heimlich Maneuver for Adults and Children Older Than 1 Year
- Helping a Person During a Seizure
- Helping Children During Immunizations
- Helping Your Child Who Is Overweight
- Helping Your Teen Become a Safe Driver
- Hemochromatosis Genetic Screening
- Hepatitis A Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- Hepatitis B Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- High Blood Pressure: Over-the-Counter Medicines to Avoid
- Hip Bursitis or Tendon Injury: Preventing Pain
- HIV: Preventing Infections
- Hospital Isolation Rooms
- How to Get Up Safely After a Fall
- HPV (Human Papillomavirus) Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- Immunization Schedules
- Immunizations
- Immunizations and Pregnancy
- Immunizations for Premature Infants
- Importance of Immunizations
- Indoor Tanning: Is It Safe?
- Influenza (Flu) Vaccine (Inactivated or Recombinant): What You Need to Know
- Influenza (Flu) Vaccine (Live, Intranasal): What You Need to Know
- Influenza (Seasonal Flu)
- Insect Repellents
- Interactive Tool: Do Your BMI and Waist Size Increase Your Health Risks?
- Interactive Tool: How Does Smoking Affect Your Lifespan?
- Interactive Tool: What Is Your Stress Level?
- Interactive Tool: Which Health Screenings Do You Need?
- Interactive Tools
- Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- Knee Bursitis and Tendon Injury: Preventing Pain
- Lead Poisoning
- Lead Poisoning Screening
- Lifestyle Changes That May Help Prevent Cancer
- Listeriosis
- Live Zoster (Shingles) Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- Log Roll Method for Safe Movement
- Low-Vision Accommodations in Your Home
- Making a Plan to Cut Back on Alcohol Use
- Making It Easier to Wear a Mask to Help Prevent Infections
- Manage Stress for Your Heart
- Marine Toxins
- Master List of Medicines
- Meningococcal ACWY Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- Meningococcal B Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- MMR Vaccine (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella): What You Need to Know
- MMRV Vaccine (Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella): What You Need to Know
- Mobility Problems: Getting In and Out of a Car Safely
- Mouth Guard
- Noroviruses (Norwalk Viruses)
- Office Ergonomics
- Osteoporosis Screening
- Overtraining
- Pediatric Preparation for Medical Tests
- Physical Activity Helps Prevent a Heart Attack and Stroke
- Playground Safety
- Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- Poison Ivy, Oak, or Sumac: Tips for Washing
- Poisoning
- Polio Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- Pregnancy: Chemicals, Cosmetics, and Radiation
- Pregnancy: Hot Tub and Sauna Use
- Premature Infant: Safe Travel With Your Baby
- Prevent Medical Errors
- Preventing Bee Stings
- Preventing Blisters
- Preventing Children's Injuries From Sports and Other Activities
- Preventing Falls in Older Adults
- Preventing Falls in Older Adults Who Take High-Risk Medicines
- Preventing Falls in the Hospital
- Preventing Flea Bites
- Preventing Foot Cramps
- Preventing Insect Stings
- Preventing Spider Bites
- Preventing Tetanus Infections
- Prostate Cancer Screening
- Protecting Your Child From Infections
- Protecting Your Skin From the Sun
- Pseudomonas Infection
- Puncture Wounds
- Purifying Your Drinking Water
- Quick Tips: Babyproofing Your Home
- Quick Tips: Modifying Your Home and Work Area When You Have Arthritis
- Quick Tips: Safely Giving Over-the-Counter Medicines to Children
- Quick Tips: Staying Active in Cold Weather
- Quick Tips: Staying Active in Hot Weather
- Quick Tips: Taking Medicines Wisely
- Quick Tips: Using Backpacks Safely
- Quitting Smoking
- Rabies
- Rabies Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- Radiation Exposure: Risks and Health Effects
- Radon
- Recombinant Zoster (Shingles) Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- Returning to Play After a Head Injury During a Sporting Event
- Rotavirus Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- Rubella (German Measles)
- Safer Sex
- Salmonellosis
- Screening for Gestational Diabetes
- Screening for Hearing Problems
- Screening for Weight Problems
- Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening
- Shigellosis
- Shoulder Bursitis and Tendon Injury: Preventing Pain
- Skin Cancer Screening
- Smallpox/Monkeypox Vaccine (JYNNEOS™): What You Need to Know
- Smoking: Health Risk for Family Members
- Smoking: Problems With Pregnancy
- Snake Antivenom
- Spinal Cord Injury: Safe Transfers To or From a Wheelchair
- Staph Food Poisoning
- Staying Healthy Around Animals
- Staying Safe When You Take Several Medicines
- Stroke: Preventing Injury in Affected Limbs
- Sun Protection to Prevent Sunburn
- Sunburn
- Swallowed or Inhaled Objects
- Tattoo and Piercing Safety
- Td (Tetanus, Diphtheria) Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis) Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- Teen Smokers: Reasons to Quit
- Testicular Cancer Screening
- Tetanus
- Thinking About Child Safety
- Thyroid Screening Recommendations
- Ticks: How to Avoid and Remove Ticks
- Tips for Reducing Indoor Pollutants in Your Home
- Travel Health
- Tuberculosis (TB) Screening
- Type 2 Diabetes: Screening for Adults
- Type 2 Diabetes: Screening for Children
- Typhoid Vaccines: What You Need to Know
- Ultraviolet Rays From the Sun
- Understanding Virtual Care (Telemedicine)
- Using a Cane
- Using a Walker
- Using Crutches
- Vaccine Information Statements
- Vaccine Safety
- Vaccines to Prevent the Flu
- Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- Vertigo: Staying Safe When You Have Balance Problems
- Vertigo: Walking Exercises
- Vision Screening and Eye Exams for Adults
- Vision Screening and Eye Exams for Children and Teens
- Warning Signs of Suicide
- Warning Signs of Suicide in Children and Teens
- Warning Signs of Suicide in Older Adults
- Wear Proper Clothing to Prevent Cold Injury
- Weight and Coronary Artery Disease
- Weight-Bearing and Strengthening Exercises to Maintain Healthy Bones
- Well-Child Visits
- Yellow Fever Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- Your Child's First Vaccines: What You Need to Know
- Allen Test
- Antibiotic Sensitivity Test
- Bone Density
- Breast Exam
- Breast Self-Awareness
- Breast Ultrasound
- Colonoscopy
- Colposcopy
- Digital Rectal Examination
- Endometrial Biopsy
- Genetic Testing and Screening
- Gonioscopy
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Test of the Cervix
- Lung Cancer Screening: Low-Dose CT Scan
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Breast
- Mammogram
- Pap Test
- Phenylketonuria (PKU) Test
- Rubella Test
- Sigmoidoscopy (Anoscopy, Proctoscopy)
- Stool Tests for Colorectal Cancer
- Testicular Examination and Testicular Self-Examination
- Ultrasound
- Virtual Colonoscopy
- Vitamin D Test
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Should I Get a Screening Test?
- Breast Cancer Risk: Should I Have a BRCA Gene Test?
- Colorectal Cancer: Which Screening Test Should I Have?
- Coronary Artery Disease: Should I Have an Angiogram?
- Flu Vaccines: Should I Get a Flu Vaccine?
- Healthy Aging: Is It Time to Stop Driving?
- HPV: Should I Get the Vaccine?
- HPV: Should My Child Get the Vaccine?
- Lung Cancer: Should I Have Screening?
- Osteoporosis: Should I Have a Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) Test?
- Prediabetes: Which Treatment Should I Use to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes?
- Prostate Cancer Screening: Should I Have a PSA Test?
- Shingles: Should I Get a Vaccine to Prevent Shingles?
- Aging Well: Making Your Home Fall-Proof
- Back Problems: Proper Lifting
- Bowel Disease: Caring for Your Ostomy
- Dental Care: Brushing and Flossing Your Teeth
- Diabetes in Children: Preparing a Care Plan for School
- Diabetes in Children: Treating Low Blood Sugar
- Diabetes: Taking Care of Your Feet
- Fitness: Increasing Core Stability
- Healthwise Self-Care Checklist: Do I Need to Go to the Doctor?
- Heart Failure: Avoiding Medicines That Make Symptoms Worse
- Hepatitis B: How to Avoid Spreading the Virus
- Managing Job Stress
- Preventing Choking in Small Children
- Preventing Falls: Exercises for Strength and Balance
- Preventing Poisoning in Young Children
- Skin Cancer: Preventing It and Watching for Early Signs
- Vertigo: Balance Exercises
- Vision Problems: Living With Poor Eyesight
- Wrist Care: Preventing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Current as of: October 24, 2023
Author: Ignite Healthwise, LLC Staff
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