Woman to Woman: About Breast Cancer

Includes key information on:

• Risk factors such as having the first child after age 30, and late menopause
• Common myths about breast cancer, and what the facts are
• Warning signals of possible breast cancer like a lump in the breast, drainage or discharge from a nipple, and painful or tender nipples
• Breast self-examination, mammography, lumpectomy and mastectomy.

Colorectal Cancer

Includes information on:

• Risk factors like personal or family history of polyps, and eating too much fat and red meat, and not enough fiber
• Common myths about colorectal cancer, and what the facts are
• Warning signals like change in bowel habits, and blood in the stool, and
• How to reduce the risk of getting colorectal cancer.
   

Depression is More Than A Little Sad

Provides a wide variety of information about depression including:

• How the diagnosis of depression is made
• Key emotional and physical symptoms of depression
• The difference between the major types of depression.
• Key issues related to depression in:
  • women
  • men
  • teens
  • children, and
  • The effectiveness of treatment when followed as prescribed.

Diabetes and Women of Color

Includes information about:

• Why diabetes is much more than a little touch of sugar
• Difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes
• Key risk factors for diabetes, like obesity and hypertension
• Key warning signals of diabetes
• Possible complications of without control of diabetes:
  • blindness
  • kidney failure
  • gangrene and amputation.
• How to prevent and control diabetes.

Beat Hypertension: The Silent Killer

Provides information on:

• What hypertension, or high blood pressure, is
• What the upper and lower numbers in the blood pressure mean, and what they should be
• Key risk factors for hypertension including:
  • smoking
  • obesity
  • excessive alcohol intake, and - not enough physical activity
• How to control hypertension including taking medications as ordered, eating healthy, and physical fitness.

Teens: HIV/AIDS is Not Just Another STD

Provides answers to key questions about HIV and AIDS, including:

• What HIV and AIDS are and how they’re transmitted (spread)
• The best way to protect yourself from HIV/AIDS
• Key warning signals of HIV/AIDS
• Whether anal or vaginal sex is riskier, and
• The link between alcohol, drugs and the risk of HIV

Also introduces Teen Power, Health Power's teen web site.

Prenatal Care

Provides a wide variety of information to increase the chances of a successful pregnancy and healthy newborn including:

• Why having good health care during pregnancy is so important
• What good prenatal care consists of
• How often a mother-to-be should see the doctor
• What basic things are done at each prenatal visit, and

Man to Man: About Prostate Cancer

Provides information on each of the following, and more:

• What prostate cancer is
• Who is at greatest risk
• Common myths about prostate cancer, and what the facts are,
• Similar warning signals of prostate cancer and enlarged prostate
• How to reduce the risk of getting prostate cancer, and
• What the PSA (prostate specific antigen) test generally means.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)

Provides a wide variety of information about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) including:

• What they are
• How a person can usually tell if they have an STD
• How to decrease the risk of getting an STD,
• Possible complications of various STDs, and

Gives specific information about HIV/AIDS • Chlamydia • Genital Herpes • Genital Warts • Gonorrhea • Syphilis • Trichomoniasis

About Sickle Cell Anemia

Provides information about:

• What sickle cell anemia is
• Why red blood cells sickle in people with sickle cell anemia
• How sickle cell anemia is inherited
• Possible complications of sickle cell anemia
• Signs and symptoms of sickle cell crisis
• How to decrease the risk of sickle cell crisis
• Possible benefits of genetic screening and counseling.

Parents, How to Help Your Teens Avoid HIV and AIDS

Gives parents of teens basic information about HIV/AIDS to help them feel comfortable talking to their teens.

Information provided includes:

• What HIV and AIDS are
• How they are transmitted, or spread
• Importance of prevention, and how
• Relationship of having other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) to risk of getting HIV.

Also introduces the Parent Channel of Health Power's web site.