Self-Management Tools - Maryland Physicians Care

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Self-Management Tools

Healthy Weight Maintenance

Body Mass Index (BMI)
BMI Calculator for Adults

Source: Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion


Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation

Stay Away from Tobacco
Build Your Own Quit Plan
Cancer Risk Assessment
Take the ACS CancerRisk360™ assessment to learn more about what you can change to improve your health. By taking 5 minutes to answer a few questions, we will give you a personalized roadmap of actions with helpful resources you can use to lower your risk of cancer.

Source: Smokefree.org


Encouraging Physical Activity

Tips for Long-term Exercise Success
Source: Heart.org

Move Your Way®
Source: Health.gov

Am I Exercising Enough? Take this FREE quiz and receive an instant assessment and recommendations


Healthy Eating

Tips for Healthy Eating for a Healthy Weight

Planning Meals

What’s on your plate? Are you making every bite count? Take the quiz to find out and get personalized resources to Start Simple with MyPlate:
https://www.myplate.gov/myplate-quiz

How to Have Healthier Meals and Snacks

Learn How to Eat Healthy with MyPlate

Plan your meals by creating a FREE account with the American Diabetes Association

Simple meal planning using the Diabetes Plate


Managing Stress

Self-Help Tools
Stress Test

Source: Mental Health America


Avoiding At-Risk Drinking

This questionnaire is designed to help in the self-assessment of alcohol consumption and to identify any implications for the person’s health and wellbeing, now and in the future.

Check Your Drinking Questionnaire
Source: World Health Organization (WHO) and auditscreen.org

Make a Plan to Drink Less
Source: CDC


Identifying Depressive Symptoms

Mental Health Tests

Source: PHQ9 Copyright © Pfizer Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduced with permission. PRIME-MD ® is a trademark of Pfizer Inc.


Asthma & Allergies


Prediabetes

Prediabetes greatly increases the chance of developing type 2 diabetes and other serious health conditions. It’s critical for Americans to learn about their prediabetes risk, be screened regularly, and take the steps necessary to delay or prevent type 2 diabetes.

Take the Prediabetes Test
Source: CDC


Screening Tests & Vaccines

The MyHealthfinder Tool can help you see which screening tests and vaccines you and your family need to get healthy and stay healthy. You can use the immediate results to ensure you are up to date on preventive services.

MyHealthfinder Tool
Source: Health.gov

Don’t wait – vaccinate! The Adult Vaccine Assessment Tool can help you determine which vaccines are recommended for adults 19 years or older based on age, health conditions, job, and other factors. No personal information will be retained by the CDC or MPC.

Quiz Yourself: Adult Immunizations


Women’s Health

The Interactive Well-Woman Chart can help you explore the prevention services recommended for women based on their age in the following areas: general health, infectious diseases, cancer, pregnancy, and postpartum.

Recommendations for Well-Woman Care
Source: Womenspreventivehealth.org


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