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ADULT AUTISM AND ASPERGER'S	HYPERTENSION
AFFILIATES	HEARING LOSS
AGING AND ELDER CARE	HEALTH INSURANCE
ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE	HEART HEALTH AND HIGH CHOLESTEROL
ALLERGIES	INFLUENZA
ANTIBIOTICS	LYME DISEASE
ANXIETY	MEDICAL SUPPLIES
ASTHMA	MIGRAINE
CANCER	NUTRITION
CELIAC DISEASE	OSTEOPOROSIS
COPD/EMPHYSEMA	PAIN
CONSTIPATION	PARKINSON'S DISEASE
COLON CANCER SCREENING	PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS
DEMENTIA	RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
DEPRESSION AND BIPOLAR	SLEEP APNEA
DIABETES	STROKE
EATING DISORDERS	SMOKING AND TOBACCO
ESOPHAGEAL REFLUX	TRAVEL MEDICINE AND SAFETY
EXERCISE	URGENT CARE
EYE PROBLEMS	VACCINES
FALLS FUTURE PLANNING & AGING	WEIGHT MANAGEMENT AND NUTRITION

ADULT AUTISM and ASPERGER’S:

Facts, Statistics, and Resources

Local Advocacy and Support

AFFILIATES:

eClinicalWorks RCM (billing)

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Lifebridge Health

Aledade

Aledade Primary Care ACO

AGING AND ELDER CARE:

Adult Day Programs:  please contact the office for up-to-date listings

Alert bracelets, buttons, systems

Baltimore County

Caregiver Support

Chair Exercises Video

Depression care-giving

Depression in elderly men

Depression in older adults

Exercise Programs

Fall Prevention

Fall risk factors

Grief and Bereavement

Hearing loss general information

Hearing testing and hearing aids

Jewish Community Service

Maryland Relay (phone service for hearing-impaired)

Standing Exercises Video

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ALCOHOL  AND  SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE:

Al Anon (for families of alcoholics and addicts)

Alcoholics Anonymous

Drug and Alcohol Resources

Father Martins Ashley

Narcotics Anonymous

Rethinking Drinking

Alcohol and Anxiety

Alcohol and Insomnia

Alcohol-Drug Interactions

Smart Recovery

ALLERGIES:

Food Allergies

General information

Gluten

Seasonal Allergy Tips

ANTIBIOTICS:

General Information

Resistance

Risks of Overuse

ANXIETY:

Anxiety Disorders

Coping Strategies

ARTHRITIS:

Hopkins patient education site

"Living With Arthritis”

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ASTHMA :

Patient Interactive Site

CANCER: 

American Cancer Society

Breast Cancer

Lung Cancer

Maryland patient and family support

Patient-centered cancer information and research

Prostate Cancer

Screening Guidelines

CELIAC DISEASE:

Gluten-free

Gluten

Celiac Disease

COPD/EMPHYSEMA:

Information and Treatment

CONSTIPATION:

Patient Information

COLON CANCER SCREENING:

Centers for Disease Control

DEMENTIA: 

Alzheimer’s Association

Caregiver Resources

Future Planning

The 36 Hour Day by Dr. Peter Rabins, a book for caregivers and loved ones

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DEPRESSION AND BIPOLAR:

Advocacy and Support Resources

Bipolar Disorder

Lifestyles that Improve Depression

DIABETES:

American Diabetes Association

Living with Diabetes  

Diabetes and Depression

La Diabetes en Espanol

Self-Management

Glucose Monitoring - link to blood glucose journal

EATING DISORDERS:

Maryland Resources

National Information and Resources

ESOPHAGEAL REFLUX:

Diagnosis and Management

EXERCISE:

Brick Bodies

Downtown Athletic Club

Lifebridge Gym

Maryland Athletic Club

EYE PROBLEMS:

Living with Blindness

Glaucoma

Glaucoma Risk factors and Screening

Low Vision Service at Wilmer

Treating Macular Degeneration

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FALLS IN OLDER OR FRAIL INDIVIDUALS:

Alert Buttons

Fall Prevention

Fall risk factors

Falls Prevention Checklist

Guidelines for Programs

Tips/Video for Home

Questions to ask provider

FUTURE PLANNING AND AGING

*Please share a copy of your Advance Directive with us so that we may support your care goals.  We would like to include it as part of your electronic record.  You may also want to carry a card in your wallet, available from Maryland website.

Advance Directive Form Maryland

Health and Support

End-of-Life Decisions

Gilchrist Hospice

Prognosis

Stella Maris Hospice

HYPERTENSION:

DASH Diet

DASH Diet Interactive Site  

HEARING LOSS:

General Information

Hearing Testing and Hearing Aids

Maryland Relay (phone service)

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HEART HEALTH AND HIGH CHOLESTEROL:

Active Lifestyle Interactive Sites:  

Cholesterol Lowering

Health  Information on Heart Disease

Health Topics Related to Heart

Heart Failure Diet

Heart Failure Self-Care

Heart Attack and Stroke Prevention

Heart Attack Risk Assessment

Mediterranean Diet Food Pyramid

Woman and Heart Disease

HEALTH INSURANCE RESOURCES

Health Insurance Access

Health Insurance FAQ’s

Understanding Insurance Terminology

Maryland Department of Health

Medicare Website

INFLUENZA:

Faces of Influenza

Facts from CDC

Flu Shot Facts (multiple languages)

Flu Vaccine FAQs

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LYME DISEASE:

Maryland Expert Site

MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT:

Diabetes Supplies

Medic Alert Bracelets

Northwest Baltimore- Weiner's

Northeast Baltimore- Northern Rexall

MIGRAINE:

Dietary Factors

Dizziness with Migraine

Triggers

NUTRITION: 

DASH Diet

DASH Diet Interactive Site

Mediterranean Diet Food Pyramid

OSTEOPOROSIS:

FRAX Risk Calculator

National Osteoporosis Foundation

Treatment

PAIN:

Living with Pain

Support and Resources

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PARKINSON’S DISEASE:

Exercises

Information

Resources

PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS:

State of Maryland Patient Bill of Rights

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS:

Diagnosis/Rx

Pregnancy and RA

SLEEP APNEA:

Complications

Dangers of Untreated Sleep Apnea

Help with Sleep Apnea

Home Sleep Study

Tips to avoid CPAP Problems

STROKE:

Advocacy

Help for Survivors

Preventing Stroke

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SMOKING AND TOBACCO CESSATION:

Freedom from smoking

Interactive websites on quitting

Nicotine Replacement

Smoke Enders

Connect to be Tobacco Free

State of Maryland Hotline: 1-800-QUIT NOW

TRAVEL MEDICINE AND SAFETY:

Centers for Disease Control

State Department

URGENT CARE

If you are having a medical emergency, call 911. Otherwise, call us.  Our phone service is available 24x7 for urgent and non-urgent calls.  We have same-day appointments available Monday through Wednesday from 8 am to 7 pm and Thursdays and Fridays from 8 am to 4:30 pm.  Please call our office before heading to Urgent Care, because we may be able to assist you.  Please have any other health provider you see send us a copy of your note and any test results.

VACCINES:

Adult Vaccines

Travel Vaccines

WEIGHT MANAGEMENT AND NUTRITION:

Please contact our office if you are interested in attending our monthly Weight Management Group Visit to discuss aspects of nutrition, activity, and mindful approaches to help put into place the permanent lifestyle changes required to manage weight.

Bariatric (Weight Loss) Surgery at Johns Hopkins

Bariatric Surgery

Bariatric Surgery at University of Maryland

Farmer’s Markets:  see up-to-date information posted in the Patient Portal

Johns Hopkins Weight Management

Johns Hopkins Nutrition and Public Health

Restaurant Meal Planning

Permanent Lifestyle Approaches

Weight Watchers

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