RESOURCES & INFORMATION

You've reached the place for information and resources about various issues, for yourself, or if you are a family caregiver, case manager, social worker, physician, or other health and support service provider.

Health Information

Understanding your risk of developing health problems is a first step toward good health. Getting high-quality preventive care is also an important part of staying healthy. Regular physical exams and routine health screening tests are an important part of preventive health care. They can help ensure that common, serious health concerns and conditions like diabetes, cancer, or heart disease are detected — and treated. During checkups, your health care providers can also suggest ways to make lifestyle changes. These changes may help you to become healthier and prevent future problems. Want to learn more about CHP's recommendations for regular physical exams, preventive care and health screening tests? CHP offers a Routine Health Screening Guideline brochure, (See link below). This brochure provides information about standard screening tests used to look for signs of a particular disease.

Routine Health Screening Guidelines Brochure

Click on the links below for practical tips from Community Health Partnership medical and health staff about keeping elderly and physically disabled adults healthy, managing medications, psychological issues, and more.

Are You Drinking Enough Water?

Falls and the Older Adult

All information and suggestions presented on these pages are meant as guideline only. As always, we encourage you to discuss preventive measures, wellness activities and health concerns with your own doctor or other provider.

Material adapted with permission from Care Wisconsin.

Family & Caregiver Support

Click on the links below to obtain information and suggestions from Community Health Partnership health and support staff regarding health and safety.

Ten Tips for Caregivers on Body Mechanics: things you should know.

Back Safety Considerations: when you are helping your family member.

Home Safety Assessment: take this quick quiz and make your home safer.

All information and suggestions presented on these pages are meant to serve as guidelines only. As always, we encourage you to discuss preventive measures, wellness activities and health concerns with your own doctor or other health care provider.

Material adapted with permission from Care Wisconsin.

Advance Directives

An advance directive tells your doctor what kind of care you would like to have if you become unable to make medical decisions (if you are in a coma, for example). If you are admitted to the hospital, the hospital staff will probably talk to you about advance directives.

An advance directive describes the kind of treatment you would want depending on how sick you are. For example, the directives would describe what kind of care you want if you have an illness that you are unlikely to recover from, or if you are permanently unconscious. Advance directives usually tell your doctor that you don't want certain kinds of treatment. However, they can also say that you want a certain treatment no matter how ill you are.

If you are a member of our Partnership or Community Family Care programs and have questions regarding Advanced Directives, you are encouraged to discuss your concerns with your care team. Additional information is also available on the Internet at Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services.

Request a Speaker for Your Organization

Interested in a speaker on a topic concerning health and long-term care for older adults? National and local trends in the issues of aging in America? Medical care management for elders and the physically disabled with chronic conditions? How to deal with caregiver stress? Resources in the community? Please contact us - we will be happy to match your organization's interest with one of our experienced and qualified staff members. Just click here to go to our Email Message Form to make your request, or call CHP Marketing and Communications 715-858-7822.

Helpful Links

Follow these links to additional resources for older adults adn adults with physical and developmental disabilities as well as caregivers.

Many people and organizations are ready to help you. We suggest bookmarking this Website and use it as an information resource.

We maintain this page of links to local, state, and national organizations that may be of additional assistance to you. If you need further advice, call Community Health Partnership, Inc. at 715-838-2900 or toll free 1-800-842-1814.

LOCAL

Center for Independent Living for Western Wisconsin
Eau Claire County Resource Directory
United Way of Greater Eau Claire

STATE ORGANIZATIONS & AGENCIES

Wisconsin Department of Health & Family Services
Senior Resources Online
DHFS Services for the Elderly
Wisconsin Family Care Program
Wisconsin Partnership Program
CWAG - The Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups
Waisman Research and Special Treatment Center

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS & AGENCIES

Medicare
Social Security
AARP - American Association of Retired Persons
Administration on Aging
Alzheimer’s Association
Alzheimer’s Disease Education & Referral Center
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Caregiver Network, Inc.
Caregiver Survival Resources
Caregivers
Caregiving Online
Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association
History of Developmental Disabilities
National Council on Aging
National Institute on Aging
National Family Caregivers Association
Self-Advocacy Leadership Network