The care of patients with multiple chronic conditions is now an increasingly important part of primary care practice and clinical care management work. Chronic diseases and conditions such as heart disease, stroke, asthma, arthritis, cancer, diabetes, and obesity are among the most common, costly and preventable of all health problems. The goal of the primary care team is to improve health and quality of life for the patients and families living with multiple chronic conditions.
Multiple Chronic Conditions-A Strategic Framework: Optimum Health and Quality of Life for Individuals with Multiple Chronic Cond
From the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
A Report of the Amercian College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Includes information on staging of heart failure, medication management, and treatments.
Strategies to Improve Anxiety and Depression in Patients with COPD: A Mental Health Perspective from the journal of Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
Clinical Care Guidelines by Michigan Medicine.
Clearing house of obesity prevention programs to help facilitate collaboration, identify gaps and assist with needs assessment and program planning.
Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (GOLD). Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease created through the World Health Organization provides information on the management, treatment and prevention of COPD.
Diabetes goal tracker mobile app from the American Association of Diabetes Educators
Includes three strategic areas of focus and targeted goals and objectives to reduce the burden of prediabetes in Michigan.
Diabetes toolkit from the University of Illinois at Chicago
Guide for patients to help monitor and recognize signs and symptoms of their disease and collaboration with their provider.
Michigan Asthma Resource Kit (MARK) from the Asthma Initiative of Michigan to assist health care professionals and their office staff members in caring for persons with asthma in accordance with nationally established guidelines.