Health Education
Say yes to learning.
When you don’t need to see the doctor but you just want to know certain health-related information - such as what a skin tag looks like, or how best to avoid
osteoporosis, or what the dietary recommendations are for a specific age group - Minerva can provide you with useful medical information in our Health Education
center. Find out information about the drugs you are taking and which other drugs or substances might not go well with them. In the Health Education Center
you can learn about diabetes, breast cancer,
and the relationship of smoking and heart disease. And if you are concerned about not having a Living Will, the Minerva Health Education Center has the
Advance Directive that your state provides
to you free of charge. With Minerva, learning more is incredibly easy.
Minerva’s Health Education Center is an important complement to your Personal Health Record. Access selected health information on:
- Men's Health
- Women's Health
- Advance Directives
- Vaccine Information Statements (VIS)
Within the Health Education Center you can also click on links to essential Internet sites:
- My Drug Safety Survey to help you identify, diagnose and resolve drug interactions and combined side effect risks.
- Drug Information to access The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to search for drugs, safety alerts, and other important up-to-date drug information.
- Medical Dictionary at Medline Plus® to look up Medical Terms or to access the Medical Encyclopedia.
- National Institutes of Health to access the 27 Institutes and Centers that are helping to lead the way toward important medical discoveries that improve people's health and save lives.
- Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) of the USDA for USDA Dietary Guidelines, and Interactive Tools for the latest dietary guide including the USDA’s MyPyramid Steps to a Healthier You.
