Index: All Patient Care Topics

Antibiotics

• Treatment of Viral Respiratory Infections
• Antibiotics Are Ineffective Against the Flu
• Antibiotics Don't Work on a Cold
• Sample Acute Sinusitis Treatment Protocol (pdf)
• Sample Adult Acute Bronchitis Algorithm (pdf)
• Sample OTC Prescription Pad (pdf)
• Tips for Talking to Patients about Viral Respiratory Infection (pdf)

Asthma

• Asthma Web Resources
• Chest Physicians Recommend Work History for Adult Asthma Patients

Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Better Bridges: Helping Young Adults with Special Health Care Needs
• Better Bridges: Physician Directory

Colds, Flu and Viruses

• Colds and Flu
• Employee Flu Immunization Campaign Kit
• Look Out for Emergency Warning Signs
• Are You at High Risk for Flu Complications?
• Attendance at School: Should My Child Be in School with This Illness?
• Colds, Flu and Bronchitis: Treatment and Care (pdf)
• Colds, Flu, and Bronchitis: Treatment and Care
• Employee Flu Immunization Calendar and Progress Chart
• Facts About the Flu
• Flu Kit Step 4: Operate Clinics and Track Progress (pdf)
• Flu Kit Step 5: Celebrate Successes and Plan for Next Year (pdf)
• Flu Season Resources for Health Care Providers
• How to Wash Your Hands Coloring Book (pdf)
• If You Get the Flu
• Influenza Vaccine Administration Form (pdf)
• Is It a Cold or the Flu?
• MMS Flu Advisory: January 11, 2013
• Myths and Facts About Flu Vaccines
• Protect Yourself
• Reporting of Patient Diseases, Conditions, and Occurrences: An Informational Guide for Physicians
• Simple Handwashing Rules for the Flu Season
• Soapy Baseball Card (pdf)
• Useful Links
• What is the Flu?
• Why People Don't Get Vaccinated (pdf)

Concussion

• Concussion: A Coaches' Guide for Sideline Evaluation (pdf)
• Heads Up - Don't Duck
• Sports Safety

Disparities

• Health Disparities

Domestic/ Partner Violence

• Dating Violence: What Parents Need to Know (pdf)
• Some Myths and Facts about Violence: Tips on How You Can Help (pdf)
• When Children Witness Violence in the Home: Helping Children Cope (pdf)

Elder Health

• Aging/Elder Care
• Caregiving Information and Resources
• Healthy Mind, Healthy Body
• Keep Moving
• Medical Information File (pdf)
• Physician Focus: Joint Replacements
• Preventing Falls Brochure (pdf)
• Saving a Million Memories (pdf)
• Simple Measures for Successful Aging

Emergency Preparedness and Response

• Emergency Preparedness and Response
• Become a Member of a Medical Reserve Corps
• Health and Homeland Alert Network (HHAN)
• Liability Protections for Massachusetts Employees and Volunteers
• MA Responds
• MA Responds e-Newsletter: Fall 2011 (pdf)
• MA Responds e-Newsletter: Spring 2012 (pdf)
• MA Responds E-Newsletter: Summer 2011 (pdf)
• MA Responds E-Newsletter: Winter 2012 (pdf)
• MA Responds: Fall 2012 eNewsletter (pdf)
• Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist for Medical Offices and Clinics
• Pandemic Presentation Handouts (Updated October 2009) (pdf)
• Pediatric Disaster Life Support
• Physician Focus: Disaster Medicine
• Physician Focus: Disaster Medicine and the Marathon Bombings
• Physician Preparedness Pocket Resource Guide Now Available
• Traumatic Incident Stress for Provider and Patients

Environment and Health

• Environmental Health
• Asthma Web Resources
• Fossil Fuels, Climate Change and Its Affect on Health April 1, 2009
• Mercury: A Persistent Pollutant and Threat to Brain Development In Children
• Poor School Air Quality Is a Health Hazard

Health Care Proxies and End of Life Care

• Health Care Proxies and End of Life Care
• Facing End of Life Issues
• Health Care Proxy Information and Forms
• Important Differences Between Health Care Proxies and Living Wills
• Massachusetts Health Care Proxy - Information, Instructions and Form (pdf)
• Massachusetts Health Care Proxy (pdf)

Infectious Diseases

• 2013 Shattuck Lecture: Dr. Paul Farmer and Infectious Disease
• Mass. Medical Society, Mass. Department of Public Health collaborate on television program on mosquito and tick-borne diseases

Marijuana

• Marijuana
• Doing No Harm: Physicians Should Just Say No to the Medical Use of Marijuana
• Final Medical Marijuana Regulations (pdf)
• Full Text of the Medical Marijuana Law
• Medical Marijuana: Clinical Resources
• MMS Comments Submitted to Department of Public Health's Listening Session on Medical Marijuana
• MMS Medical Marijuana Policy
• MMS Request: Reclassification of Marijuana for Research Purposes
• Overview of Physician Sections of Medical Marijuana Regulations

Men's Health

• Men's Health at Risk (pdf)

Nutrition and Physical Activity

• Be Active!
• Breastfeeding Resources
• Eat Healthy poster (11 x 17) (pdf)
• Eat Healthy poster (8_5 x 11) (pdf)
• Eat Right!
• Eating Disorder Resources for Physicians and Patients
• Family Tree of Obesity poster (pdf)
• Get Moving/Eat Smart Bookmark
• Healthy Weight
• Healthy Weight patient brochure (pdf)
• Healthy Weight Prescription Pad
• How Does Weight Affect Health?
• Mass. Physician Deadline for Head Injury/Concussion Training is September 2013
• Nutrition and Physical Activity Resources
• Take the Stairs poster (11 x 17) (pdf)
• Take the Stairs poster (8_5 x 11) (pdf)
• Walk More poster (11 x 17) (pdf)
• Walk More poster (8_5 x 11) (pdf)
• What Is a Healthy Weight?

Obesity

• FAQs on Obesity
• Eat Right!
• Eating Disorder Resources for Physicians and Patients
• Family Tree of Obesity poster (pdf)
• How Does Weight Affect Health?
• Physician Focus: Weight Loss Surgery - Myths and Realities
• Physician Focus: Weight-Loss Surgery is Just the Beginning
• What Is a Healthy Weight?

Patient Safety

• Patient Safety Resources For Patients and Physicians

Sexually Transmitted Infections

• MDPH Clinical Advisories for Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections

Special Needs

• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Better Bridges: Helping Young Adults with Special Health Care Needs
• Better Bridges: Physician Directory

Sports Safety

• Heads Up - Don't Duck
• Mass. Physician Deadline for Head Injury/Concussion Training is September 2013
• Sports Safety

Substance Use

• MMS Promotes Physician Education on Office-Based Addiction Treatment
• Physicians Encouraged to Screen Patients for Signs of Alcohol Abuse

Tobacco and Smoking

• Tobacco and Smoking
• Tobacco Sale Bans in Pharmacies
• Tobacco-Free Pharmacies Talking Points
• 2010 Anti-Tobacco Poster Contest Winners
• 2011 Anti-Tobacco Poster Contest Winners
• 2013 Anti-Tobacco Poster Contest
• MMS and Alliance Anti-Tobacco Poster Contest
• MMS Policy: Sale of Tobacco in Health Care Facilities/Pharmacies
• Municipal Tobacco Control Technical Assistance Program (pdf)
• Tobacco Control and Boards of Health
• Tobacco Control and Local Boards of Health: Sample Letter

Vaccination

• Medical Information File (pdf)

Violence Prevention and Intervention

• Violence Prevention and Intervention
• Bullying Prevention: When Your Child Is the Victim, the Bully, or the Bystander (pdf)
• Dating Violence: What Parents Need to Know (pdf)
• Domestic Violence Map
• Domestic Violence Poster
• Intimate Partner Violence: 5th Edition (pdf)
• Protecting Your Child from Gun Injury: A Child’s Curiosity Can Lead to Severe Injury or Death (pdf)
• Protecting Your Child from Sexual Abuse: Together We Can Prevent the Sexual Abuse of Children (pdf)
• Pulling the Plug on Media Violence: Facts and Tips for Parents (pdf)
• Raise Your Child with Praise: Tips for Parents with Two- to Five-Year-Olds (pdf)
• Recognizing and Preventing Youth Violence
• Some Myths and Facts about Violence: Tips on How You Can Help (pdf)
• Street Violence: Your Child Has Been Hurt — What You Can Do (pdf)
• Time-Out! A Time for Quiet and Calm; A Break From Negative Behavior (pdf)
• When Children Witness Violence in the Home: Helping Children Cope (pdf)
• Your Health First: Youth Violence Radio Spot (mp3)

Youth Violence Prevention

• Are Your Kids at Risk?
• Bullying Prevention: When Your Child Is the Victim, the Bully, or the Bystander (pdf)
• Dating Violence: What Parents Need to Know (pdf)
• Get Your Kids Involved in the Community
• Keep Your Kids Safe Intro Page
• Keep Your Kids Safe: Radio PSA Text
• Massachusetts Medical Society Seminar Series
• Protecting Your Child from Gun Injury
• Protecting Your Child from Gun Injury: A Child’s Curiosity Can Lead to Severe Injury or Death (pdf)
• Protecting Your Child from Sexual Abuse
• Protecting Your Child from Sexual Abuse: Together We Can Prevent the Sexual Abuse of Children (pdf)
• Pulling the Plug on Media Violence: Facts and Tips for Parents (pdf)
• Raise Your Child with Praise: Tips for Parents with Two- to Five-Year-Olds (pdf)
• Recognizing and Preventing Youth Violence
• Some Facts About Violence and Kids
• Some Myths and Facts about Violence: Tips on How You Can Help (pdf)
• Street Violence: Your Child Has Been Hurt — What You Can Do (pdf)
• Time-Out! A Time for Quiet and Calm; A Break From Negative Behavior (pdf)
• What Parents Can Do
• When Children Witness Violence in the Home: Helping Children Cope (pdf)
• Youth Violence Booklet for Physicians