HEALTH EDUCATION SERIES
brought to you by
WELLNESS, DIABETES, HIGH CHOLESTEROL AND ALLERGIES ARE HEALTH Use these publications to increase
ISSUES AFFECTING ALL OF US. NOW THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY
your understanding of the
PHYSICIANS IS OFFERING A PUBLICATION SERIES THAT ADDRESSES THESE
importance of a healthy lifestyle,
COMMON ISSUES WITH ADVICE AND GUIDANCE FROM FAMILY PHYSICIANS
your medical needs and possible
AND OTHER MEDICAL EXPERTS.
treatments (including self-care).
H
ea Your visits with your family doctor
Liv
ing w
ith
L
lth
I
y
V
will be all the better for it.
D
IA
B
E
T
E
S
Part
I
of
N
the A
AFP
G
Pati
ent E
duca
am
tion
Prog
ram
Part of
the AA
FP Pati
ent Edu
cation
Progr
nut
ritio
n
preve
ntion
avo
a
id
d
i
d
n
i
g
medi
cine
ctio
w
n
eigh
t
risk
loss
prev
en
facto
rs
treatm
ent
s
ti
l
o
e
n
e
i
p
s

sue
s
exerc
ise
exe
r
nutrit
ion
cise
you
m
r
helpin
g
kids a
nd ind
chil
d
obe
sity
other
s
diabe
tes
brough
t to you by
brought to y
ou by
through this patient education program the AAFP aims to
Understand current Enhance Get sound advice Boost your
health issues your diet and self-help solutions wellness quotient
Founded in 1947, the American care. Nearly one in four of all offi ce of health care where many medical
Academy of Family Physicians visits are made to family physicians. specialties limit their practices to a
represents more than 94,600 That’s 208 million offi ce visits each particular organ, disease, age or sex,
physicians and medical students year — nearly 83 million more than family physicians are dedicated to
nationwide. It is the only medical the next largest medical specialty. In treating the whole person across the
society devoted solely to primary this increasingly fragmented world full spectrum of ages.
For more health information, visit www.familydoctor.org
AAFP Filler ad1.indd 1 17/9/09 10:03:09
Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36