The OAFP Family Health Focus is a public information campaign designed to bring attention to important family health issues. Each month an article and fact sheet are researched and prepared about a current health topic of interest.

If you would like to be sent future issues of Family Health Focus, please send your request to msmith@ohioafp.org. Please indicate your name and email address.

The content of these articles is for information only and not intended as medical advice. Make an appointment with your family physician to learn more about any of these topics.

Download a PDF-version of any of the following FHF issues:

2010

• Exercise as Medicine

2009

• Bicycle Safety Tips
• e-Prescribing
• Hand Washing to Prevent Illness
• Hospice Care
• Noise-induced Hearing Loss
• Oral Health
• Patient-centered Medical Home (The Answer to Ohio's "Sick" Care System) Special Edition

2008

• Biologically Based Therapies as Form of Alternative Medicine
• Choose Safe Toys this Holiday Season
• Concussions
• Diabetic Eye and Foot Care
• Family Medical History
• Frostbite
• Healthcare Reform and the Importance of Primary Care
• Making Changes to Medicare Part D Coverage
• Medicare's Initial Preventive Physical Exam
• Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
• Preventing Falls in the Elderly
• Proper Use of Antibiotics

2007

• Avian Flu Information from a Family Physician
• Community-associated MRSA
• Dangers of Using Inhalants
• E. Coli
• Halloween Safety Tips
• Managing Diabetes During the Holiday Season
• Medical Home
• Medication Safety
• Omega-3 Fatty Acids
• Sports Preparation for Kids
• Teeth Care
• Veterans' Mental Health Issues

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