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Jessie Gruman | Center for Advancing Health
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BE A PREPARED PATIENT. Jessie Gruman was founder and president of the Center for Advancing Health, a nonpartisan, Washington-based research institute, from 1992 until her death in 2014. As president Gruman drew on her own experience of treatment for five cancer diagnoses, interviews with patients and caregivers, surveys and peer-reviewed research to describe and advocate for policies and practices to overcome the challenges people face in finding good care and getting the most from it. July 1, 2014.
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Make Good Treatment Decisions | Center for Advancing Health
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BE A PREPARED PATIENT. BE A PREPARED PATIENT. BE A PREPARED PATIENT. MAKE GOOD TREATMENT DECISIONS. Make Good Treatment Decisions. Advice and Links to trusted health information. Want to find out more about the treatments your doctors suggest? Here are some resources for doing your research and comparing your options. Doctors can sometimes use unfamiliar and complicated terms to describe your illness and treatment. Here are some resources to help you understand. What Is Watchful Waiting? Should I get a s...
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Plan for Your End-of-Life Care | Center for Advancing Health
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BE A PREPARED PATIENT. BE A PREPARED PATIENT. BE A PREPARED PATIENT. PLAN FOR YOUR END-OF-LIFE CARE. Plan for Your End-of-Life Care. Advice and Links to trusted health information. What Is Palliative Care? Learn more about palliative care, which can help ease the effects of treatments or serious illnesses, and find out more with resources for locating palliative care services. Long-Term Care and Long-Term Care Insurance. Choosing a Nursing Home. Making Plans for Your End-of-Life Health Care. If a family ...
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Skip to main content. Enter the terms you wish to search for. Virginia Science and Technology Campus. Online and Virginia Academic Centers. GWeb (Records and Registration). Division of Student Affairs. Colonial Central (Financial Services). GW Bulletin (Course Descriptions). Student Support and Family Engagement. Find an Industry Collaborator. Find a Faculty Collaborator. Our office and the offices of Technology Commercialization. And Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Joint pursuit of research opportuniti...
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In Memoriam: Jessie Gruman | Center for Advancing Health
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BE A PREPARED PATIENT. CENTER FOR ADVANCING HEALTH. Through blogs and comments, patients and experts explore what it takes to find good health care and make the most of it. In Memoriam: Jessie Gruman. Center for Advancing Health. July 14, 2014. Follow us on Facebook. President and founder of the Center for Advancing Health, died at home on Monday, July 14, 2014 after a long illness. No words can adequately express our sadness at Jessies death or our gratitude for the opportunity to know and work with her.
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African-Americans With Thyroid Cancer Fare Worse Than Whites | Center for Advancing Health
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BE A PREPARED PATIENT. HEALTH BEHAVIOR NEWS SERVICE. African-Americans With Thyroid Cancer Fare Worse Than Whites. Release Date: June 21, 2011. By Jessica Firger, Contributing Writer. Research Source: Ethnicity and Disease. African-Americans have fewer incidences of thyroid cancer but are typically diagnosed at a more advanced stage. Black patients diagnosed with thyroid cancer have a slightly lower five-year survival rate than white patients. Follow us on Facebook. Ldquo;African-Americans were more like...
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Participate in Your Treatment | Center for Advancing Health
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BE A PREPARED PATIENT. BE A PREPARED PATIENT. BE A PREPARED PATIENT. PARTICIPATE IN YOUR TREATMENT. Participate in Your Treatment. Advice and Links to trusted health information. Here are several resources and websites for understanding your medications, avoiding adverse drug interactions and advice for remembering to take medication as prescribed. Handling Treatment Side Effects. In-depth features with insights from doctors, health care experts and patients. When Pain Doesn't End. Recovering from a knee...
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Urban Parks and Trails Are Cost-Effective Ways to Promote Exercise | Center for Advancing Health
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BE A PREPARED PATIENT. HEALTH BEHAVIOR NEWS SERVICE. Urban Parks and Trails Are Cost-Effective Ways to Promote Exercise. Release Date: December 8, 2014. Research Source: American Journal of Health Promotion. Providing public parks and walking and biking trails is a cost-effective strategy to increase physical activity in urban areas. Pedestrian or bicycle trails en route to public transportation stations can promote outdoor exercise. Follow us on Facebook. A new systematic review in the. Between May and ...
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Blog Posts by Author | Center for Advancing Health
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BE A PREPARED PATIENT. Patients and experts explore what it takes to find good health care and make the most of it. Jessie C. Gruman, PhD. Was founder and president of the Center for Advancing Health from 1992 until her death in July 2014. Her experiences as a patient — having been diagnosed with five life-threatening illnesses — informed her perspective as an author, advocate and lead contributor to the. Blog Her book,. AfterShock: Facing a Serious Diagnosis. Offers a pocket guide based on the book.
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