Highland Family Medicine

 
 

Health Resources

Here are links to the handouts we use in the office; to national & local support groups; and to web sites who's content we trust.  Please let us know about supports you've found useful.

General

 Domestic & Child Abuse Pain
Asthma & Allergy Immunizations Pediatrics
Bone & Joint Infectious Disease Pregnancy
Cancer GI Seniors
Cardiology Men's Health Smoking
Death & Dying Mental Health Substance Abuse
DERM

Neurology (Headache)

 Women's Health
Diabetes Nutrition & Weight Loss  

An educated patient is the best doctor of all, and Highlands Family Doctors recommends the following two web resources for accurate, clear information about your health:

Patient information on many common diseases, as well as self-diagnostic guidelines. visit site
A powerful, up-to-date, evidence-based search site provided by the NIH on all medical topics. visit site

Prescription Help through the Pharmacy Discount Program

 

General / Top

Supports Web Resources Handouts
  • Red Cross - 502/540-7115
  • Jefferson County Health Department - 502/574-6540
  • Poison Control - 502/589-8222

Asthma & Allergy / Top

Supports Web Resources Handouts
 

Bone & Joint / Top

Supports Web Resources Handouts
 

Cancer / Top

Supports Web Resources Handouts
  • Brown Cancer Center -  502/562-4361
  • Kentucky Cancer Institute - 502/852-6318
  • National Cancer Institute - 800/422-6237

Cardiology / Top

Supports Web Resources Handouts
 

Death & Dying / Top

Supports Web Resources Handouts
  • End of the Journey
  • Hospice - 502/456-6200
  • Journey's End - 888/733-6700
  • Palliative Care Hotline - 502/459/2100
  

Derm / Top

Supports Web Resources Handouts
 

Diabetes / Top

Supports Web Resources Handouts

Domestic Violence & Child Abuse / Top

Supports

  
  • Adult Protective Services - 502/595-4803
  • Child Abuse Hotline - 502/595-4550
  • Child Protective Services - 502/595-4550
  • Child Support Hotline - 800/248-1163
  • Children and Families Adult/Child Abuse Hotline - 800/752-6200
  • Children First - 502/584-8505
  • Domestic Violence - 502/584-0044
  • Domestic Violence Hotline - 800/432-9251
  • Family & Children's Agency - 502/895-4671
  • Family Resource & Youth Service Center -
    502/485-6020 or -3011
  • Jefferson Co Social Services - 502/595-4509
  • Kentucky Domestic Violence - 502/875-4132
  • Kentucky Youth Advocates - 502/895-8167
  • National Child Abuse Hot Line - 800/222-4453
  • Rape Relief Center - 502/581-7273
  • Spouse Abuse Center - 502/581-7225
  • Spouse Abuse Hotline (Center for Women & Families) - 502/581-7222
 		  

Immunizations / Top

Supports Web Resources Handouts
  Individual CDC Info sheets:

  DTP Flu Rota
  HepA Meningitis Shingles
  HepB MMR Td
  Hib IPV Tdap
  HPV Prevnar Varicella

Infectious Disease / Top

Supports Web Resources Handouts
 

GI / Top

Supports Web Resources Handouts
   

Men's Health / Top

Supports Web Resources Handouts
 

Mental Health / Top

Supports Web Resources Handouts
  • Caritas Peace 24 Hour Hotline -
    502/451-3333
  • Crisis Information Center - 502/589-4313
  • Depressed Anonymous - 502/569-1989
  • Family to Family - 502/245-5287
  • Gamblers Anonymous - 502/561-5665
  • Manic-Depressive Association -
    502/897-9717
  • Mental Health Association of Kentucky (MHAKY) -502/893-0463
    or 888/705-0463
  • National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) of Louisville - 502/245-5287

Neurology / Top

Supports Web Resources Handouts
 

Nutrition & Weight Loss / Top

Supports Web Resources Handouts
 "Lose It" is a free web-page and App for both iPhone & Android.  The prgrams help you set a goal, track nutrition and exercise, and follow your progress to that goal.  Lose It is accompanied by a VERY good book on nutrition

   Roche Diet Plans

     American Fare

     Southern Fare

Pain (Fibro) / Top

Supports Web Resources Handouts
 

Pediatrics / Top

Supports Web Resources Handouts
  • Bingham Child Guidance - 502/852-6941

Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding

acetaminophen & ibuprofen
Pediatric Dosing

   see also Pregnancy Handouts

Nutrition in Kids

Obesity in Kids

Kentucky
School Physicals

http://www.education.ky.gov

Pregnancy / Top

Supports Web Resources Handouts
 

Seniors / Top

Supports Web Resources Handouts
  • Alzheimer's Association, Greater Kentucky and Southern Indiana Chapter www.alz.org/kyin/
    3703 Taylorsville Road
    Suite 102
    Louisville, KY 40220
    Helpline: 800-272-3900

    Go to website for local support groups
  • KIPDA Area Council on Aging -
    502/266-6084
  • Long-term Care Ombudsman -
    800/372-2991
  

Smoking / Top

Supports Web Resources Handouts
  • Jefferson County Health Department Cooper-Clayton Smoking Cessation classes - 502/574-STOP

Substance Abuse / Top

Supports Web Resources Handouts
  • Alcoholics Anonymous - 502/582-1849
  • Narcotics Anonymous - 502/566-6709
  • Al-Anon - 502/458-1234
  • Co-Dependents Anonymous - 502/452-5128
  • Healing Place, 1020 W Market 40202 -
    502/584-6606
    men - 502/585-4848
    women - 502/568-6680
  • Jefferson Alcohol & Drug Abuse Center (JADAC) - 502/583-3951
  • VOA - 502/635-1361
  

 

Women's Health / Top

Supports Web Resources Handouts