National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

For Clinicians

This website provides healthcare resources for clinicians and others in healthcare.

On the site, you will find information for use in your practice and corresponding information for Veterans and the public. Links to other VA program offices and programs are also provided. Information specific to VHA is located on the NCP intranet website.

Monthly Prevention Topics

All Monthly Prevention Topics include patient handouts to download and useful websites. Many of the topics correlate with the National Health Observances. You can have the handouts available in waiting rooms, health fairs and other educational forums.

Healthy Living Message Patient Handouts

Each Healthy Living Message may be downloaded to share with patients. They contain information that is important for living a healthy life.

Clinician Fact Sheets

Detection of Cognitive Impairment

HealtheLiving Assessment (HLA) 

Shared Decision Making: SHARE Approach and Teach Back 

Public Health

This site includes information for Veterans and health care clinicians for Infection: Don't Pass it On (IDPIO) Campaign, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, and Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation.

Women Veterans Health Care

An office within the Office of Patient Care Services, this site contains information about the health care and other needs of eligible women veterans.

VA National Center for PTSD

Information for Veterans, their families and health care clinicians including fact sheets, videos, and more about trauma to help answer your questions about PTSD and related issues.  It also has the latest VA/DoD PTSD clinical practice guidelines.

Patient Engagement (PE) Toolkit

Working efficiently while completing tasks and promoting a high standard for quality work is important for both you and your patients. To assist in the promotion of a balanced workload, the Center for the Evaluation of Patient Aligned Care Teams (CEPACT) created the Patient Engagement (PE) Toolkit. The PE Toolkit can help you best use your time, providing best practices from others in the health care field, Veterans and advocates. Learn more about Patient Engagement or go directly to the PE Toolkit.

Federal Government Resources

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Find links for clinical information, comparative effectiveness, news and events, research findings, publications, and more.

US Preventive Services Task Force

is an independent panel of experts in primary care and prevention that systematically reviews the evidence of effectiveness and develops recommendations for clinical preventive services.

The National Women's Health Information Center

The National Women's Health Information Center (OWH) is part of the US Department of Health and Human Services.  OWH works to improve the health and well-being of women and girls in the United States through:  its innovative programs, educating health professionals, and motivating behavior change in consumers through the dissemination of health information.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the 13 major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which is the principal agency in the United States government for protecting the health and safety of all Americans and for providing essential human services.

CDC's Healthy Living Home Page

A vast variety of topics on healthy living and staying healthy throughout your life.

Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025

The Dietary Guidelines are the cornerstone of Federal food and nutrition guidance and are designed to focus on health promotion and disease prevention. The information in the Dietary Guidelines is used to develop food, nutrition, and health policies and programs. It also serves as the basis for nutrition education materials designed for the public and for the nutrition education components of USDA and HHS food programs..

Communicating Risks and Benefits: An Evidence-Based User's Guide

This manual was developed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration but applies to any situation when patients need good information to make sound choices.

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