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NIH Office of the Director (OD)
OCPL
Clear Communication: An NIH Health Literacy Initiative
Offers
materials and resources for professionals to use in reaching
individuals with literacy challenges or individuals with disabilities
and disorders that serve to create obstacles to communication.
Campaign
Materials | OD
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NIH Institutes
NCI
Body and Soul
Health
program developed for African American churches. The program
encourages church members to eat a healthy diet rich in fruits
and vegetables every day for better health. Churches that embrace
Body & Soul help their members take care of their bodies
as well as their spirits.
Campaign Materials | NCI
Website
Clinical Trials Education Series (CTES)
Complete collection of more than 15 multimedia resources and
collateral materials to educate cancer patients, health care
professionals, advocates, and the general public about cancer
clinical trials. The series includes workbooks, booklets and
brochures, DVD, CD, slide programs, and a Web-based course.
Campaign
Materials | NCI
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Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Oncology
Comprehensive
multimedia curriculum in palliative and end-of-life care for
health care professionals caring for patients with cancer. It
consists of lecture text with associated slides, trigger videos,
and commentary
Campaign Materials | NCI
Website
Using What Works
Train-the-trainer course designed for health promoters and educators
to teach users how to plan a health program using evidence-based
programs, also known as research-tested programs.
Campaign
Materials | NCI
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NEI
National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP)
Public
and professional education campaign focused on early detection
and timely treatment of glaucoma and diabetic eye disease and
appropriate treatment for low vision.
Campaign Materials | NEI
Website
NHLBI
COPD: Learn More Breathe Better
Public
and professional awareness campaign about chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD).
Campaign
Materials | NHLBI
Website
Heart Truth
National
awareness campaign for women concerning heart disease, includes
locally sponsored events, dissemination of materials, and free
health screenings. Additionally, the campaign reaches physicians
to raise awareness of the sometimes overlooked vulnerability
of women to heart disease.
Campaign
Materials | NHLBI
Website
National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP)
Campaign
that address the growing problem of asthma in the United States.
Goal is to enhance the quality of life for patients with asthma
and decrease asthma-related morbidity and mortality.
Campaign
Materials | NHLBI
Website
Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition
(WE CAN!)
National
public education outreach program, focusing on parents and families
in home and community settings, is designed to help children
8-13 years old achieve and maintain a healthy weight.
Campaign
Materials | NHLBI
Website
NHGRI
Family History Initiative
Web-based
tool from NHGRI and the U.S. Surgeon General's Family History
Initiative that helps families create a family health history.
Campaign Materials | NHGRI
Website
NIAAA
Underage Drinking Research Initiative
Campaign
that addresses variables that influence the progression to harmful
use and abuse of alcohol among children and adolescents. Designed
to intensify research, evaluation, and outreach efforts regarding
underage drinking.
Campaign
Materials | NIAAA
Website
NIAID
HIV Vaccine Research Education Initiative (NHVREI)
Awareness
campaign concerning the urgent need for an HIV/AIDS vaccine.
Campaign Materials | NIAID
Website
NIAMS
Health Partnership Program
Community-based
research initiative initially established in the Washington,
DC metro area with a focus on the African American and Hispanic/Latino
communities.
Campaign
Materials | NIAMS
Website
NICHD
Back to Sleep
Promotes
infant back sleeping for healthy babies to parents, family members,
child care providers, health professionals, and all other caregivers
of infants.
Campaign Materials | NICHD
Website
Media-Smart Youth
Interactive
after-school nutrition and physical activity education program
designed to teach young people ages 11 to 13 about the complex
media world around them and how it can affect health.
Campaign Materials | NICHD
Website
Milk Matters
Public
health education campaign to promote calcium consumption among
tweens and teens, especially during the ages of 11 to 15, a time
of critical bone growth.
Campaign Materials | NICHD
Website
NIDCD
NIDCR
Developmental Disabilities and Oral Health
Provides dental professionals in the community with basic information
needed to deliver quality oral health care to people with special
needs, including individuals with physical, mental, and behavioral
challenges.
Campaign
Materials | NIDCR
Website
NIDDK
Celiac Disease Awareness Campaign
Campaign
that provides current, comprehensive, science-based information
about the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of celiac disease.
Campaign Materials | NIDDK
Website
National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
Federally-sponsored
initiative that involves public and private partners in efforts
to improve the treatment and outcomes for people with diabetes,
promote early diagnosis, and prevent or delay the onset of diabetes.
Campaign Materials | NIDDK
Website
Control Your Diabetes for Life
Increasing
awareness about the importance and benefits of diabetes control
is the key objective of the "Control Your Diabetes. For Life." campaign.
The campaign includes tailored messages for the general audience
and high-risk populations.
Campaign
Materials | NIDDK
Website
Small Steps, Big Rewards. Prevent type 2 Diabetes
The "Small
Steps. Big Rewards. Prevent type 2 Diabetes." campaign, the first-ever
national diabetes prevention campaign, spreads this important
message of hope to the millions of Americans at risk for the
disease, including tailored materials and messages for those
populations at high risk for the disease.
Campaign
Materials | NIDDK
Website
National Kidney Disease Education Program
Disseminates
educational materials tailored to minority groups at high risk
and encourages dialogue about kidney disease among African American
families.
Campaign Materials | NIDDK
Website
Weight-control Information Network (WIN)
Provides
the general public, health professionals, the media, and Congress
with up-to-date, science-based information on weight control,
obesity, physical activity, and related nutritional issues.
Campaign Materials | NIDDK
Website
NIDA
NIDA Goes Back to School
The
NIDA Goes Back to School campaign provides information about
the latest science-based drug abuse publications and teaching
materials.
Campaign Materials | NIDA
Website
Learn the Link
The
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National
Institutes of Health (NIH), marks World AIDS Day on December
1st with the launch of its new, national public service campaign
to educate Hispanic teens on the link between non-injection drug
use and HIV transmission. The campaign features an innovative
television spot blending English and Spanish; a Webisode series
that will launch soon on www.hiv.drugabuse.gov;
outdoor, transit and print placements; community events and partnerships.
Campaign Materials | NIDA
Website
NINDS
Know Stroke: Know the Signs. Act in Time.
Public
education and outreach campaign about the symptoms of stroke
and the importance of getting to the hospital quickly.
Campaign Materials | NINDS
Website
NIH Centers
NCCAM
Time to Talk
Campaign
designed to promote open communication between patients and health
care providers concerning comprehensive health care practices,
including the use of CAM.
Campaign Materials | NCCAM
Website
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