Being your own best advocate Find tips to help get the best results from your treatment Success This has been added to your FavoritesWhen it comes to treating your multiple sclerosis (MS), it’s important to play an active role in your own healthcare. By working closely with your doctor,...
neutrophil, red blood cell, and platelet counts. You should not take CIBINQO if these counts are too low. Your healthcare provider may stop treatment for a period of time if there are changes in these blood test results. You may also...
For the purposes of this paper, we therefore define trans political engagement as the diverse and complex ways that trans individuals advocate for themselves and their community via both formal political action efforts (e.g., voting) as well as informal, grassroots social networking actions (e.g...
As part of the coalition, AANA will work alongside other influential healthcare organizations to push for meaningful, lasting changes in policies, training, and practices that support healthcare workers' mental health. This membership underscores AANA's ongoing efforts to advocate for the healthcare w...
Defining Moments…Telling Stories to Foster Well-being, Humanize Healthcare, and Advocate for Change.doi:10.1080/10410236.2018.1557468Lynn M. HarterLaura L. EllingsonJill YamasakiCourtney HookTaylor WalkerRoutledge
Previous research has thoroughly considered youth' capacity to be involved in decisions regarding their own mental healthcare [19], but less is known about experiences when youth with mental health challenges is involved at an organizational level to improve the health services or how the youth ...
PWD must transition from being cared for as patients to individuals who are able to self-manage and self-advocate for their own health and well-being plans and activities. The proposed strategic plan offers providers and local communities a framework to begin addressing accessible and appropriate ...
(2018) found that rural students were not willing to seek the healthcare services they needed unless they were well aware of any existing subsidies that could cover their healthcare expenses [24]. Due to parental absence, parents are unable to advocate for their children’s medical needs. ...
Track 1: Mental Health and Wellbeing Emotionalwellnessis not recently the nonattendance of mental issue. It is characterized as a condition of prosperity in which each individual understands his or her own potential, can adapt to the typical worries of life, can work gainfully and productively, ...
While the purpose of public service announcements is to quell fear, the underlying message from statements like the mayor’s is this: healthy people are considered, the threat is downplayed, and high-risk populations are left to fend on our own. If a public health threat is, by default, ...