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Take Charge of Your Health

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This self-guided presentation provides the opportunity to move through the slides at your own pace. The presentation includes audio, with the option of lowering the volume should you choose not to use it. There is also the option to use the navigation bar to view specific topics.

Action steps are designed to accompany the content of the presentation. Completing the activities will support your success, while you continue on your path to living a healthy lifestyle and making wise health care decisions. You can pause this presentation at any time to complete the action steps and related resources, or you can review them all at one time in the Action Steps and Program Resources section below. Whether you complete all action steps or only a few, please provide your feedback by completing the program evaluation in Step 10 below. You can print your personalized Certificate of Completion at the end of the evaluation.

 

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Action Steps and Program Resources

Step Action
1 Review Communicating with Your Doctor to learn what you can do to improve communication with your doctor.
2 Use this Going to the Doctor Checklist to help you prepare for your next appointment.
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Practice using one of the free, online symptom checkers so you can easily refer to them when you next feel you have a health problem.

4 Learn more about Urgent Care.
5 Visit the Chronic Care/Disease Management Education Center to find more information on the following conditions: anxiety, asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), depression, diabetes, heart disease, including coronary artery disease and heart failure.
6 Visit the Life Care Planning page in the Health Topics section for more information and resources on advance care planning.
7 Use Choosing Wisely resources to help you and your doctor choose the best care possible for your health.
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Click on each link for more information, tips and available programs to help you live a healthier lifestyle.

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Review more healthy living resources:

10 Please complete the Take Charge of Your Health program evaluation, then print your Certificate of Completion.

Do More to Improve Your Health

If you would like individualized education and support, you may request to be in our Chronic Care/Disease Management program, which provides individual coaching for certain health conditions. If you are an eligible TRICARE beneficiary under age 65, receive one-to-one coaching from a Disease Management Specialist. Get started with our Disease Management Information and Self-Nomination form, or you can call 1-844-732-2436 from 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. local time, Monday through Friday.

We offer classes and online programs on a variety of topics. Visit the Learning Center to view a full list of available classes and programs. Find additional information and resources in Health Topics.

As part of your health care, it is also important to have timely preventive screenings and immunizations to help protect your health, prevent disease and improve your quality of life. Check out Stay Healthy with Health Net Federal Services for more information.