Public Service Announcements (PSAs)

March 2008

Medication Safety: Know Your Medication, 30 seconds, Flash, 3.4 MB (Transcript)
Stresses the importance of knowing the names of medicines and reasons for taking them.
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March 2008

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

March 2008

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

March 2008

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

January 2007

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

July 2006

Be Active, with Dr. Debi Thomas, Multiple spots, 30- and 60-second spots, Windows Media®.
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.

May 2005

5 Steps to Safer Health Care, 30 seconds, Real Media, 852 MB high, 380 MB low.
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.

October 2004

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

March 2008

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

March 2008

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

February 2008

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

February 2008

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

February 2008

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

November 2007

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

September 2007

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

March 2007

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

January 2007

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

March 2006

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

October 2004

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