Effective self-management allows patients to have a central role in determining their care and fosters a sense of self-responsibility for health and well-being. Collaborative self-management programs encourage dialogue and agreements between the provider and patient/family that define problems, set priorities, establish goals, create treatment plans, and solve problems. Below are tools that may facilitate this process.

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PRINTABLE DOCUMENTS

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OTHER ONLINE PATIENT SELF-MANAGEMENT RESOURCES

African American Health
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

Choose My Plate
US Department of Agriculture

Common Health Conditions Affecting Women
(Over 40 free fact sheets in English, Spanish, and other languages)
US Food and Drug Administration (USDA)

Diabetes Portion Quiz
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

Health Care Innovations Exchange: Improving Patient Self-Management
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Healthy Eating Resource Tool
National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH)
Spanish Version

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases

Two Reasons I Find Time to Prevent Diabetes: My Future and Theirs (Tips for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders)
Tip sheet that can help Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders at risk for type 2 diabetes move more and eat less to lower their risk for diabetes

Women’s Health Publications
FDA Office of Women’s Health (OWH)