Pamphlets Available to the Public
Asthma and Physical Activity
Outlines guidelines to control asthma, to help schools control asthma, to help schools recognize symptoms and take appropriate actions, and ways to modify physical acitivities to match current asthma status.
Managing Asthma: A Guide for Schools
This booklet describes how to develop an asthma management program in your school with specific actions for principal, school nurse or other health personnel, classroom teacher, physical education instructor and coach, and guidance counselor.
Asthma: Taking Control for a Healthier Life
A pictorial and easy to read guide to living well with asthma. Also available in Spanish.
Kids Breathe Free!
A parent's guide for treating children with asthma. Easy to read with fun pictorials.
Facts about...Asthma
Learn how to control asthma.
Breast Self-Exam
Explains how to do a monthly breast self-exam.
BSE & TSE Shower Cards
Shower cards are plastic and can be hung in the shower. The card explains in words and pictures how to do breast and testicular self-exams.
Colorectal Cancer
Explains possible symptoms and the screening tests available.
Mammography
Explains who should get mammograms and why.
Prostate Cancer
Describes possible symptoms and the screening tests available.
Skin Cancer
Explains the risks of sun exposure and what protection should be used.
Testicular Cancer
Explains how to do a monthly testicular self-exam.
American Diabetes Association's Diabetes Risk Appraisal (also available in Spanish)
Explains the risk factors for diabetes and offers a simple self-test to measure personal risk factors.
ABCs of Diabetes Class Schedule
Lists the locations, dates, and times for the ABCs of Diabetes classes offered free of charge to Marion County residents. The ABCs of Diabetes is a four-part series which addresses issues such as medication, nutrition, blood glucose monitoring, exercise, and long-term management.
Cholesterol Consciousness: What Cholesterol Does to Your Heart
Explains what cholesterol is, how it is measured, and how to reduce dietary cholesterol.
Aerobic Exercise: Developing Your Personal Aerobics Plan
Explains how to find your target heart rate, choose the right aerobics, improve muscle flexibility and strength, do conditioning exercises, and stretch properly.
Understanding Cardiovascular Disease: Diseases of the Heart and Blood Vessels
Explains how the heart works, what blood vessels do, and common cardiovascular disorders.
Understanding Heart Attacks: What Can Happen...What You Should Do
Explains what happens during a heart attack, symptoms, and what to do in the case of a heart attack.
Sickle Cell Counseling and Education Program
About Sickle Cell Disease and Sickle Cell Trait
Discusses why it is so important to learn about sickle cell disease, what the difference is between sickle cell trait and sickle cell disease, and how sickle cell can be passed down from one generation to the next. Also explains the health problems associated with the disease and the types of treatment for sickle cell disease.
The Family Connection: Hemoglobin C Trait
Explains that the hemoglobin C Trait will not affect the baby's health. Discusses why the baby inherited hemoglobin C trait and how genes are passed down from generation to generation. Also available in Spanish.
The Family Connection: Sickle Cell Trait
Explains how a baby inherits the sickle cell trait, why the parents of a child with hemoglobin trait should be tested, what percentage of the children of parents who have the trait will get the disease, and what the test results mean.
Tobacco Cessation
Explains the benefits of quitting using tobacco products, as well as useful tips on how to quit, including setting a quit date, what to expect, and techniques to remain tobacco free.
Secondhand Smoke
Explains what is secondhand smoke, how it affects children, how it affects the work place, and how you can help ensure clean air for everyone.
Effects of Smoking and Chewing Tobacco
Graphically describes the effects of smoking on various parts of the body. Describes lung and mouth cancers, wrinkles, heart disease, and numerous other common and surprising effects of tobacco use.
Indiana Youth Tobacco Laws
Describes the laws in Indiana regarding purchasing tobacco products. Discusses the Tobacco Retail Inspection Program (TRIP) and how businesses can prevent the sale of tobacco to minors.