resources

There are many different resources available to you and your family to help you becoming and stay healthy.   Scroll this page to view the different kinds of resources or click on a topic area below to skip to that section.

Find a Doctor

Farmers Markets
Gyms-YMCA

Paying for Prescriptions

Healthy Recipes
Quitting Smoking

Weight Lose and Healthy Weight

Disease Specific Resources

Find a Doctor!
If you don't have a doctor that you see regularly or perhaps you are worried about how to pay for your doctor's visit. Click on the link below to enter in your address and find the closest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) to you.

Click here to find a FQHC that nearest to you!  

If you prefer, you can call MACHC and we can help you find a health center over the phone. MACHC does not provide services directly, but we can help you find a community health center in Maryland or Delaware.

Farmers Markets
Famers Markets are places where you can go to purchase fresh fruits, vegetables and other local food sources for you and your family. Click on the link below for you state to find a farmers market closest to you.
Delaware Farmers Markets  
Maryland Farmers Markets

YMCA Recreation Centers
YMCA’s are nonprofit organizations committed to helping individuals strengthen their spiritual, mental and physical well-being.. The Y is a place for everyone. People of all races, ages, faiths, gender, abilities, and incomes are welcome and financial assistance on a sliding scale is available to those who would otherwise be unable to participate. This assistance enables more than 10,000 youth and adults to participate in Y programs and is funded through the generosity of donors.

Financial assistance is available on a sliding scale to those who would otherwise be unable to participate in a Y experience. Call your local center for more information.  

Click on the link below to search for a YMCA near you.

YMCA - National Search

Healthy Eating Recipes
Theese websites offer recipes that are both healthy for you and taste great.

Cooking Light – Making Healthy Taste Great®
American Heart Association Diabetes Friendly Recipes  
Mayo-Clinic’s Healthy Recipes Site

Quitting Smoking & Tobacco Cessation Resources  
smokefree.gov
Maryland Qutline
Toll-Free Number    1-800-QUIT-NOW (English and Spanish)
Delaware Quitline (Toll-Free Numbers)
1-866-409-1858 (English)
1-866-409-1858 (Spanish)
1-866-228-4327
 

Weight Loss and Managing Your Weight
SparkPeople
The SparkPeople mission is to SPARK millions of PEOPLE to reach their goals and lead healthier lives.   They offer nutrition, health, and fitness tools, support, and resources that are 100% free! 

Disease Specific Resources
Medline Plus- National Institute of Health Interactive Health Tutorials
The tutorials are interactive health education resources from the Patient Education Institute. Each uses animated graphics to explain a procedure or condition in an easy-to-understand language. You can also listen to the tutorial.

There are many different diseases, conditions and tests in the tutorials library, including:

• Hepatitis C Virus
• Stress Tests
• Tuberculosis
• Hypertension
• Heart Attack
• Aorto-Bifemoral Bypass

Click here to view the library and access a tutorial.  

Knowing your Numbers. The following are resources are handouts that can help you understanding your test results and numbers. Click on the links below to view websites and handouts. Be sure to print a copy for you to record your own numbers.
Diabetes/Blood Glucose Know your Numbers
Cholesterol  - Hand out By the American Heart Association
Blood Pressure  Presentation on Blood Pressure by the American Heart Association

Tracking Your Numbers Printable Handouts
Blood Pressure Tracker (Pdf)
Cholesterol Tracker (Pdf)
3 in 1 Tracker: Cholesterol, Blood Pressure, and Weight Tracker (Pdf)

CDC Podcasts. Podcasts can be downloaded to your IPod, other MP3 player or directly from your computer.  These short sessions will give you basic information for managing your diabetes. 

Finding A Balance 
Listen To / Watch This Podcast (4:39)
Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight is about FINDING A BALANCE through healthy eating and physical activity.  

Obesity and Women 
Listen To This Podcast (3:57)
This women's health podcast focuses on obesity in women and girls. It discusses obesity-related health risks and includes tips to help achieve and maintain a healthy weight.  

Smoking and Older Adults
Listen To This Podcast (6:17)
This podcast discusses the importance of older adults quitting smoking and other tobacco products. It is primarily targeted to public health and aging services professionals

Living a Less Salty Life
Listen To This Podcast (5:14)
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. A diet high in sodium, or salt, can raise blood pressure. Dr. Darwin Labarthe discusses the importance of lowering your salt intake in order to minimize the risk of developing hypertension

Know Your Numbers
Listen To This Podcast (0:50)  
Do you know your cholesterol numbers? Your doctor can do a simple test to check your cholesterol levels and help you make choices that lower your risk for heart disease and stroke.  

Disease Specific Resources. The following are links and resources for specific diseases.        Tuberculosis
The following are PDF documents from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for people with Tuberculosis. 
Staying on Track with TB Medicine:   A booklet about treatment and ways to adhere to medication regimens for TB infection and TB disease.
Take Steps to Control TB When You Have HIV:  A booklet about the importance of TB testing, treating TB infection, and treating TB disease when a person has HIV infection.  

Diabetes
Centers for Disease Control – Take Charge of Your Diabetes
This site provides examples and forms for recording keeping for the following areas of diabetes management: 

• Records for Sick Days 

• Reminders for Sick Days

• Checks and Goals for Each Visit

• Checks and Goals for Each Year

• Glucose Record Sheets

• Your Health Care Team