Public Service Announcements (PSAs)

March 2008

Medication Safety: Know Your Medication
Stresses the importance of knowing the names of medicines and reasons for taking them. Also in Spanish.
30 seconds, Flash, 3.4 MB Transcript

March 2008

Medication Safety: Take an Active Role in Your Health Care
Features tips for taking medication safely.
30 seconds, Flash, 3.4 MB Transcript

March 2008

Revise Sus Medicamentos
Este video trata de la importancia de informarse acerca de los medicamentos que se toman.
30 seconds, Flash, 3.4 MB (Transcript)

March 2008

Medication Safety: Check Your Medication
Discusses the importance of taking an active role in health care to keep from taking the wrong amount or type of medicine.
60 seconds, Flash, 6.7 MB (Transcript)

January 2007

Smoking Cessation, with National Football League Hall of Famer Darrell Green
Features National Football League Hall of Fame Pro Darrell Green talking with third-grade children about how smoking affects them.
30-second spots, Flash. 3.0-3.4 MB each.

July 2006

Be Active, with Dr. Debi Thomas
Features Olympic medalist and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Debi Thomas, who informs children and adults about how to be more involved in their own health care.
Multiple spots, 30- and 60-second spots, Windows® Media.

May 2005

5 Steps to Safer Health Care
Emphasizes good communication between health care providers and patients to reduce a potential source of problems in an increasingly complex health care system. Features Laura Innes, who played Dr. Kerry Weaver on the NBC show ER.
30 seconds, Real Media, 852 MB high, 380 MB low.

October 2004

Play It Safe
Discusses the importance of knowing how and when to take medication.
30 seconds, Flash, 3.1 MB (Transcript)

March 2008

Taking Medication Safely
Features AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy on how to take medications safely.
(30 seconds, MP3, 501 KB) (Transcript)

March 2008

Be Prepared for Medical Appointments
Emphasizes that the single most important thing consumers can do for their health is to ask questions.
(30 seconds, MP3, 463 KB) ( Transcript)

February 2008

If You're Pregnant and You Smoke
Stresses that the risk of babies being born too small increases when the mother smokes.
(30 seconds, MP3, 462 KB) (Transcript)

February 2008

Be Prepared for Medical Appointments Version 2
Emphasizes being active in health care.
(30 seconds, MP3, 477 KB) (Transcript)

February 2008

Tips to Prevent Medical Errors
Emphasizes how to avoid medical errors by being more involved in health care.
(30 seconds, MP3, 424 KB) (Transcript)

November 2007

Questions to Ask Before Surgery
Stresses being active in health care decisions to receive quality care.
(30 seconds, MP3, 469 KB) (Transcript)

September 2007

Benefit from Healthy Living
Features AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy saying it's never too late to benefit from healthy living.
(40 seconds, MP3, 633 KB) (Transcript)

March 2007

Questions are the Answer
Emphasizes communicating with doctors and asking questions to reduce the risk of suffering a medical mistake.
(30 seconds, MP3, 478 KB) (Transcript)

January 2007

Having Surgery: What You Need To Know
Discusses the need to make informed decisions before having surgery.
(30 seconds, MP3, 477 KB) (Transcript)

March 2006

It's Never Too Late to Quit
Stresses that once smokers quit, their breathing, circulation, and health start to improve immediately.
(30 seconds, MP3, 469 KB) (Transcript)

October 2004

Don't Play Around with Medicine
Stresses following instructions and talking with doctors and pharmacists about medicines.
(30 seconds, MP3, 468 KB) (Transcript)