-- Plain-language content written at a 5th to 6th grade reading level.
-- Full-color illustrations and color-coded sections.
-- A free companion Web site where readers can find content that helps
them make decisions, master new skills, and learn more about their health.
"While health care crises of cost, quality, and staffing continue to make
headlines, Healthwise has been helping people become active, engaged
participants in their own health care," said Donald Kemper, MPH, Healthwise
founder and CEO. "People rely on Healthwise self-care guides to help them
become healthier and smarter about their health."
Now in its 7th edition, "Healthwise for Life" provides decision-focused,
action-oriented information on common health topics important to adults age
50 and older. It includes new and expanded information that can help people
improve their self-care skills, lower their health care costs, and stay
healthy as they age.
The Spanish edition of the "Healthwise Handbook" -- "La salud en casa: Guía
práctica de Healthwise" -- has also been redesigned to reflect the clear,
simple format of the "Healthwise Handbook" 17th edition. Expert
translators, including native speakers, ensure that translated information
is written in plain language that is easy to read and understand.
Healthwise is revolutionizing the role of information in health care with
information therapy (Ix®). The Healthwise Ix Solution, the next
generation of information therapy, begins with foundation products and
services. This self-service level of the Healthwise Ix Solution includes
the Healthwise family of self-care guides.
About Healthwise
Healthwise is a nonprofit organization with a mission to help people make
better health decisions. Nearly 100 million times a year, people turn to
Healthwise information to learn how to do more for themselves, ask for the
care they need, and say "no" to the care they don't need. Healthwise
partners with health plans, hospitals, disease management companies, and
health Web sites to provide up-to-date, evidence-based information to the
people they serve. To learn more about the Healthwise Information Therapy
(Ix®) Solution, visit www.healthwise.org or call 1.800.706.9646.
Contact Information: Contact: Brenda Foster Healthwise Phone: 208.331.6963 E-mail: Email Contact