UPMC Health Plan: Health & Wellness

In This Issue:

Have questions about a chronic condition or surgical procedure? Know the signs of DVT Track your progress with MyHealth How do I read the Nutrition Facts panel? New publication supports our approach to integrated care Recipe: Grilled Caribbean-style chicken Make your doctor appointment worth the wait Ask the Medical Director Health Resources

Health Plan starts new Respiratory Health Management program Asthma tips Mold: A growing problem COPD? What's that?

Diabetes tips Take care of your feet Diabetes care checklist

Healthy heart rules to live by Know the warning signs for heart attacks and strokes High cholesterol — not just a man's problem Go over your heart checklist with your doctor

MyHealth

Find a Provider Pharmacy Formulary Preventive Care About Us

Health Resources

Respiratory Health Management

American Lung Association of Pennsylvania
www.lunginfo.org

American Respiratory Alliance of Western Pennsylvania
www.healthylungs.org

American Lung Association
www.lungusa.org

Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America
www.aafa.org

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
www3.niaid.nih.gov

Diabetes

American Diabetes Association
www.diabetes.org

American Diabetes Association Local Page
www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-localevents/whatslocal.jsp

Food and Nutrition Information Center
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000013.html

Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
www.jdf.org

National Institute of Diabetes and
Digestive and Kidney Diseases
www.niddk.nih.gov

National Diabetes Education Program
ndep.nih.gov

National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion
www.cdc.gov/diabetes

Medicare
www.medicare.gov/Health/Diabetes.asp

Cardiovascular Disease

American Heart Association
www.americanheart.org

American Association for Clinical Chemistry
www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/
analytes/cardiac_risk/glance.html

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart

National Women's Health Information Center
womenshealth.gov/ForYourHeart

University of Pittsburgh
www.hsls.pitt.edu/guides/chi/diseases/
heart_disease

Working Hearts
www.workinghearts.org

General Resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov

Children’s Hospital
www.chp.edu

Food and Drug Administration
www.fda.gov

National Institutes of Health
www.health.nih.gov

U.S. National Library of Medicine
www.nlm.nih.gov

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
patienteducation.upmc.com