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a multidisciplinary unit of The University of Michigan Health System. It has been funded by the National Institutes of Health since 1977 and is one of five centers in the United States.
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A service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK), NIH
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Resources related to the prevention and control of diabetes can be found in the categories.
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Take Charge of your Diabetes(English 2003 and Spanish 2004) A variety of diabetes related publications and products.
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The Quick Guide to Health Literacy including fact sheets and strategies to increase the usability of health information.
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A grassroots, empowerment model providing people with diabetes the tools they need to communicate with their health care provider, encourage consumer independence and stimulate community action to create awareness of the need and advantages of quality diabetes care within diverse community settings.
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Resources/tools/guidelines/curriculum for diabetes prevention programs, etc. that are free and downloadable.
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Health literacy incorporates a range of abilities: to read, comprehend, and analyze information; decode instructions, symbols, charts, and diagrams; weigh risks and benefits; and, ultimately, make decisions and take action.
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Eligible veterans and their dependents may receive cancer treatment at a Veterans Administration Medical Center. Treatment for service-connected conditions is provided, and treatment for other conditions may be available based on the veterans financial need.
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The Food Stamp Program serves as the first line of defense against hunger. It enables low-income families to buy nutritious food with Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards. Food stamp recipients spend their benefits to buy eligible food in authorized retail food stores. Go to find local food stamp and search by state.

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Offers youth and those who care about them, confidential, non-judgmental and non-threatening access to the services they need with absolutely no strings attached.SCV Youth Project, Inc.20880 Centre Pointe Pkwy.Santa Clarita, CA 91350800-920-9688
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Answers to frequently asked questions about the diseases caused by tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis infections. The sheet also present information about the recently licensed tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (Tdap)vaccines.
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A algunos padres les preocupa que el timerosal, un conservante que contienemercurio y se encuentra en la vacuna contra la gripe, provoque autismo. Sin embargo, durante los útimos años, una serie de estudios biolígicos y epidemiolígicoshan demostrado que esta preocupación no tiene fundamento. A continuación sepresenta un resumen de la evidencia que demuestra que, aunque algunas cosas sí causan autismo, el mercurio de las vacunas no es una de ellas.
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En Febrero de 2006, los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) recomendaron una nueva vacuna para proteger a los lactantes contra el rotavirus. El rotavirus provoca fiebre alta, vómitos y diarrea persistentesennios pequeños, normalmente durante el invierno en los Estados Unidos.
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Answers to frequently asked questions about the diseases caused by human papillomavirus infections. Also present information about the recently licenced human papillomavirus(HPV) vaccines.
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The Declaration of Helsinki, developed by the World Medical Association, is a set of ethical principles for the medical community regarding human experimentation. It was originally adopted in June 1964 and has since been amended multiple times.
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The Nuremberg Code is a set of principles for human experimentation set as a result of the Nuremberg trials at the end of the Second World War. Specifically, they were in response to the inhumane Nazi human experimentation carried out during the war.
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IMPACT's mission is to provide high quality FREE prostate cancer treatment to Californian men with little or no health insurance. FREE Treatments for prostate cancer paid for by IMPACT include: Radical Prostatectomy, External Beam Radiation Therapy, Hormone Therapy, Watchful Waiting, Brachytherapy, Chemotherapy.
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