Manage Your Health

Take care of your health. Get regular check-ups, take medications as prescribed, and prevent or manage ongoing health conditions. You will likely feel better and do the things you want to do.

Resources to help you manage your health

• A personal health record (PHR) helps you organize your health-related information. You can also use the information to better communicate health issues to your doctors or other health care providers. HealthIT.gov provides information about PHRs and links to Personal Health Records and eHealth Hubs.
• A list of preventive and screening services covered by Medicare is helpful.
• The Partnership for Prescription Assistance helps qualifying patients without prescription drug coverage get the medicines they need for free or nearly free
• Find information on medications that older adults should consider avoiding at HealthinAging.org, created by the American Geriatrics Society’s Health in Aging Foundation to provide consumers and caregivers with up-to-date information on health and aging.
• Living Well with Chronic Conditions in Washington State is a web portal for Healthy Aging and Chronic Condition Self-Management Programs
• Washington State Quitline, sponsored by the Washington State Department of Health, provides free counseling and connections to individuals’ health plans for nicotine patches or gum. It can help people quit tobacco when they're ready.
• Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance (SHIBA) helps people with Medicare understand their rights and options in health insurance. This includes Medicare Advantage plans, Medigap, and Part D plans.
• Washington’s long-term care insurance partnership program can help younger adults plan for possible long-term services and supports. Also see the Funding your care section of this website.
• Interactive health tutorials from MedlinePlus Patient Education Institute will teach you a variety of diseases’ and conditions’ symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. It also has information on surgeries, prevention and wellness.