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 Clear Communication Offers materials and resources for professionals to use in reaching individuals with literacy challenges or individuals with disabilities and disorders that serve to create obstacles to communication.
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 Clinical Trials Publications A website and other resources to help educate people about clinical trials.
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 Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Oncology Comprehensive multimedia curriculum in palliative and end-of-life care for health care professionals caring for patients with cancer. It consists of lecture text with associated slides, trigger videos, and commentary.
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 National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP) Public and professional education campaign focused on early detection and timely treatment of glaucoma and diabetic eye disease and appropriate treatment for low vision.
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 Learn More Breathe BetterSM A national education program that raises awareness about lung diseases and conditions and coordinates the Breathe Better Network.
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 The Heart Truth® A national health education program that raises awareness about heart disease prevention among the general public and higher risk populations such as women and racial/ethnic minorities.
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 We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity & Nutrition)® A national public education outreach program, focusing on parents, youths and families in home and community settings, designed to help children 8-13 years old maintain a healthy weight through three behavioral objectives: eating right, moving more and reducing screen time.
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 Family History Initiative Web-based tool from NHGRI and the U.S. Surgeon General's Family History Initiative that helps families create a family health history.
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 National DNA Day Unique day when students, teachers and the public can learn more about genetics and genomics.
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 Underage Drinking Research Initiative Campaign that addresses variables that influence the progression to harmful use and abuse of alcohol among children and adolescents. Designed to intensify research, evaluation, and outreach efforts regarding underage drinking.
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 College Drinking: Changing the Culture Multifaceted education initiative that provides comprehensive research-based information on alcohol abuse and binge drinking among college students, including specific recommendations and tools for college presidents, parents of college and high school students, high school administrators, and students themselves.
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 Rethinking Drinking The Rethinking Drinking initiative includes an interactive Web site and companion booklet that provide evidence-based information about risky drinking patterns in U.S. adults, along with support for cutting back or quitting.
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 Educational Health Resources for Your Community Free resources such as flyers, newsletters and social media tools to help educate patients and community members about bone, joint, muscle, and skin health. The information is also available in Spanish and some Asian languages.
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 Health Topics A–Z Mobile-friendly health topics related to bones, joints, muscles, and skin. For each health topic, you’ll find a “Basics” version, which provides essential facts, and an “In-Depth” version, which provides more details.
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 Safe to Sleep Formerly the Back to Sleep campaign, Safe to Sleep promotes ways of reducing the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related causes of infant death to parents, family members, child care providers, health care providers, and other caregivers.
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 It’s a Noisy Planet. Protect Their Hearing® (Noisy Planet) Noisy Planet is a public education campaign aimed at preteens, parents, and educators to increase awareness of the causes and prevention of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). The Noisy Planet website features science-based information on NIHL, including an e-newsletter, quizzes, and interactive games for preteens, videos, and other instructional content for the classroom and for social media.
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 Developmental Disabilities and Oral Health Provides dental professionals in the community with basic information needed to deliver quality oral health care to people with special needs, including individuals with physical, mental, and behavioral challenges.
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 Cancer Treatment and Oral Health The publication series "Oral Health, Cancer Care, and You" informs health care providers and patients about steps they can take before, during and after cancer treatment to reduce the risk and impact of these often painful side effects. The series includes materials for oncologists, dentists, and patients.
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 Oral Cancer: What African American Men Need to Know This educational campaign provides African American men with information about oral cancer and the importance of detecting the disease early. Campaign materials include a brochure, fact sheet, posters, video, radio PSAs, and widgets.
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 Sisters Together: Move More, Eat Better Sisters Together: Move More, Eat Better works with various community-based groups and the news media to develop and share with African American women and their families culturally relevant tips and tools about the health benefits of regular physical activity and healthier eating.
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 Learn the Link - Drugs and HIV The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), national public service campaign aims to educate teens on the link between non-injection drug use and HIV transmission. The campaign features an innovative television spot blending English and Spanish and a Webisode series.
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 National Drug Facts Week Building upon its annual Drug Facts Chat Day, when NIDA scientists chat live with teens in schools around the country, NIDA has created National Drug Facts Week, a national health observance for teens that aims to shatter the myths about drugs and drug abuse. Read about community-based events, take a national drug IQ quiz, or to learn how to become a social media partner.
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 PEERx Rx abuse IS drug abuse. NIDA developed PEERx to reach teens with information about prescription drug abuse and misuse. Focusing on teen to teen communication, this web site provides science-based facts, ideas for teachers, and downloads.
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 Know Stroke: Know the Signs. Act in Time. Public education and outreach campaign about the symptoms of stroke and the importance of getting to the hospital quickly.
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 Mind Your Risks Scientists are working hard to learn more about this connection. In the meantime, don’t take unnecessary risks. Keep your blood pressure under control.
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 Migraine TrainerTM Migraine Trainer is an app that allows teens to take control of their migraines, by keeping track of what brought a migraine on, and what helped them get through it.
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 Palliative Care: Conversations Matter This campaign will increase the use of palliative care for children living with serious illnesses or life-limiting conditions.
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 Know the Science Know the Science provides tools to help you better understand complex scientific topics that relate to health research so that you can be discerning about what you hear and read and make well-informed decisions about your health.
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