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Health Resources
Advance Care Planning
Advance Care Planning Communicates Health Decisions When You are Unable
Download Better Ending's A Guide for a Better Ending: English, Spanish, Vietnamese, and African American
Download Massachusetts Health Care Proxy Form from Better Ending: English, Spanish Instructions and Form, and Vietnamese Instructions and Form
Cancer
Rare Type of Breast Cancer Doesn't Look Like Cancer (Inflammatory Breast Cancer)
Diabetes
Learn Your Risk to Take Control of Your Health
Disaster Planning
Download from the American Red Cross: Disaster Preparedness for Seniors by Seniors
Disposing of Medications, Needles, and Syringes
Web Page: Disposal of Waste Medications at Private Residences by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Download from the FDA: How to Dispose of Unused Medicines
Download from Massachusetts Office of Health and Human Services: Proper Use and Disposal of Needles and Syringes and Disposal Sites in Massachusetts, February 2011
Your local board of health may have additional disposal guidelines and resources.
Fall Prevention
Four Steps Older Adults Should Take to Prevent Debilitating Falls
Download: Checking Your Home for Fall Hazards
Download: Fall Prevention — Breaking the Cycle
Download: Fitness — a Key to Fall Prevention
Download: Preventing Falls — A Safety Checklist
Video: Fall Prevention and the Safe at Home Program
Video: Speak Up: Reduce the Risk of Falling
Video: Reducir el riesgo de caídas
Fitness
Download: Fitness — a Key to Fall Prevention
Keep Travel from Taking a Toll on Your Feet and Legs
Flu
Website: Flu.gov
Grief
Seven Steps for Resolving Grief
Beating the Holiday Blues Starts with Caring for Yourself
Health Care Reform/Health Insurance
Website: HealthCare.gov
Website: Health Connector
Heart Disease
Download: Heart Failure — Self-Management Tips
Hospice
Ten Things You Should Know About Hospice
Video: Learn About Hospice's Life Affirming Care
Medical Alert Service
Download: Medical Alert Service — A Self-Assessment
Medication Management
Taking Medications Safely
Download: Taking Medications — A Key to Good Health
See above for Disposing of Medications, Needles, and Syringes.
Nutrition
Slimmed-Down Desserts for Holiday Entertaining
Patient's Rights
Voice Your Choice for Nonprofit Home Health Care
Getting the Right Care Involves More than Asking for the VNA
Summer Safety
Hot Temperatures and High Humidity Bring Danger of Heat Stress