Self-Management
Self-management is you personally taking control of your health. It is a good investment and can help you do the things you want to do. To begin, you should know the basics about medication safety and doing a review of your medications with your healthcare team. Practice makes perfect. Only you can make the decision to get involved and stay involved in your healthcare.
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Self-Assessment - analyze your behavioral and health risks to make decisions that will benefit both you and your provider
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Helpful Tips - to prevent medical errors and improve your health and communication
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Risk Reduction - to improve medication safety and avoid problems
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Healthy Eating: This will take you out of the Play it Safe center to the healthy living center
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Physical Activity: This will take you out of the Play it Safe center to the healthy living center
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Coping Skills - understand your feelings about taking medications
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Track Health - provides tools to help you monitor and record all your medications
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Learning Activities - to get the most from your medicine
Updated May 2011
Clinical Advisory Board Sponsor: Rose Mary Pries, PhD
Clinical Subject Matter Experts: Maureen Layden, MD, MPH; Eric Spahn, PharmD
Patient Education Subject Matter Experts: Kathy Horvath, PhD