Medical Conditions Educational Resource List

As a service for its patients and the general public, Chestnut Ridge Family Medical is pleased to provide links to a variety of educational web sites for anyone who has one or more of the medical conditions noted below. To access any of the health care resources listed, click on the appropriate link and you will be taken to the web site you wish to visit.

Diabetes

• American Diabetes Association - www.diabetes.org
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention - www.cdc.gov/diabetes
• Web MD - http://diabetes.webmd.com
• National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse - http://www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov

Coronary Artery Disease (Heart Disease)

• Center for Disease Control and Prevention - http://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease
• American Heart Association - http://www.hearthub.org
• eMedicineHealth - http://emedicinehealth.com/coronary_heart_disease/article_em.htm

ACOG: American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

• Information you can trust from the leading experts in women's health care. Information regarding Contraception, Gynecologic Problems, Labor, Delivery, Postpartum Care, Pregnancy, Special Procedures, and Women's Health - http://www.acog.org/Patients

AAA (Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm)

• National Institutes of Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/aorticaneurysm.html

What if I want to help my Provider in managing my disease? The Providers at Chestnut Ridge Family Medical office want to make sure you are familiar with your disease and encourage patient input in the decision-making process for treatment. There are a number of conditions that we treat, here are some more common conditions. They are as follows, along with links that patient can access to learn more about their disease state and the process of care of that disease:

• Diabetes - http://www.ndei.org/ADA-2014-guidelines-diabetes-diagnosis-A1C-testing.aspx
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD - http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/guidelines.html
• Cellulitis - http://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/1001/p1215.html
• Treating Tobacco Use and Dependency - http://www.nysmokefree.com/Subpage.aspx?P=0&P1=70
• Keeping up to date on Well Child Physicals - http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/screening.html

Logs

You will see a list of printable or downloadable logs, at the bottom of screen, that you may use to print or download to your computer to keep track of your blood sugars or blood pressure at home. Bring this with you to your next office visit or send it to us via the patient portal for Dr. Dilamarter to review your at home readings.
As always, call if you have serious concerns.

• BLOOD PRESSURE LOGS
• BLOOD SUGAR LOGS

Additional Patient Resources

For free or low cost health insurance for eligible patients: http://www.health.state.ny.us/health care

To apply for Meals on Wheels go to http://www.mealsonwheelswny.org or Contact the Intake department at (716) 822-2002, Monday through Friday, any time between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.

The New York State Smokers Quitline offers its Refer-to-Quit program for health care providers to help their patients stop-smoking. As a confidential service, we offer counseling and cessation-related services to patients who use tobacco products. http://www.nysmokefree.com

WIC provides supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk. http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic