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Telephone Numbers & Information Form - Form to record important telephone numbers and insurance information in case of an emergency and a summary form What to Tell Your Health Care Provider to use when you call or visit a health care provider. (1 page PDF form*)

For more information contact:
American Institute for Preventive Medicine
30445 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 350
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
(248) 539-1800 / FAX (248) 539-1808
email:
aipm@healthy.net

For information on 365 health topics: access the American Institute for Preventive Medicine’s web site: www.HealthyLife.com and click on "365 Health Topics."

This guide is one of a series of publications and programs offered by the American Institute for Preventive Medicine designed to help individuals reduce health care costs and improve the quality of their lives. Other booklets in the series include:

HealthyLife® Self-Care Guides — Each booklet discusses the most common health problems and teaches when to see a health care provider or to use self-care. The titles are: Self-Care Guide; Women's Self-Care Guide; Children's Self-Care Guide; Seniors' Self-Care Guide; Prenatal Self-Care Guide; Alternative Medicine Self-Care Guide; and Mental Fitness Guide. Some guides are also available in a low literacy format, Spanish, and as books.

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HealthyLife Students' Self-Care Guide

by Don R. Powell, Ph.D. and the
American Institute for Preventive Medicine

This guide is not meant to substitute for expert medical advice or treatment. The information is given to help you make informed choices about your health. Follow your health care provider's advice if it differs from what is given in this guide.

Understand that many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book and the American Institute for Preventive Medicine was aware of a trademark claim, the designations have been printed in capital letters (e.g., Tylenol).

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Section I—Common Health Problems
How to Use This Section

 

Section II—Playing It Safe

Section III—Lifestyle Issues


©2002, 3rd edition.
American Institute for Preventive Medicine
All rights reserved.

September 18, 2002