Adirondack Rural Health Network

Tools for Health Care Consumers

• Questions Are the Answer
  Do you know the right questions to ask your doctor or nurse? This site will help you learn the right questions to ask and help you build your own list to take to your medical visits.
• Ask Me 3 – National Patient Safety Foundation
  This site will help you ask your doctor, nurse or pharmacist the right questions at your medical visits and get the information you need to care for your health.
• Healthy Roads Media
  This site has easy-to-read health information on a variety of topics in print, videos with sound, and different languages.
• Wellzone
  This site has health information in everyday language on diseases and medicines, healthy living, where to go for services and care, and making smart choices about health care. Each area is presented in videos with sound and materials are available in many languages.
• Health Finder
  This site connects to hundreds of sites on the internet providing reliable consumer health information and support to help you and those you care about stay healthy.
• Medline
  This federal website includes media presentations and print materials on over 800 health topics including medical conditions, diseases, drugs and supplements, and areas of wellness. Available in multiple languages.
• NIH Senior Health
  This site contains very easy to read health information. Targeted to seniors but may be helpful to others.
• Institute for Healthcare Advancement
  Includes “What to Do for Health“ series of easy-to-read and use healthcare information for consumers. Assistance available to help with the purchase of materials.