Chronic Care Centers
The Support You Need to Manage Chronic Conditions
The Chronic Care Center features action-oriented tools and information you can use in the day-to-day management of chronic conditions, like asthma and diabetes. Each topic also includes links to local support groups, providing you direct access to proven resources close to home.
Explore the links at left to learn more about taking control of chronic conditions.
All Chronic Condition topics are driven by prescription-strength™ content from the Healthwise Knowledgebase®. The Healthwise Knowledgebase® is an online health encyclopedia that helps you make better health decisions and live a healthier lifestyle.
Asthma
Asthma causes swelling and inflammation in the airways that lead to the lungs. When asthma flares up, the airways tighten and become narrower, which makes it hard for a child to breathe. Learn more…
Behavioral Health and Substance Abuse
Depression is an illness which causes a person to feel sad and hopeless
most of the time, beyond any normal feelings of sadness, grief, or low energy. Learn
more…
Cancer
View definitions, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, and much more
of some of the most common types of cancer. Learn more…
Comprehensive Low Back Pain
Low back pain is often caused by overuse, strain, or injury. For example,
people often hurt their backs playing sports or by lifting something too heavy. Learn
more…
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
During a coronary artery bypass, the diseased sections of the coronary
arteries are bypassed with healthy artery or vein grafts in order to increase blood flow
to the heart muscle tissue. Learn more…
Coronary Heart Disease
Coronary heart disease occurs when fatty deposits called plaque build
up inside coronary arteries. Learn more…
Diabetes
View information about diabetes including definitions, causes, symptoms,
diagnosis, treatments, and much more. Learn more…
Heart Failure
Heart failure means the heart muscle does not pump as much blood as the
body needs, falure refers to the fact that the heart is not pumping as well as it should. Learn
more…
High Risk Prenatal
Pregnancy normally lasts about 40 weeks. If a baby is born 3 or more weeks
early, it is considered premature. Learn more…
Kidney Disease and End Stage Kidney Disease
Chronic kidney disease may seem to come on suddenly, in reality it has been happening bit by bit over several years because of damage to the kidneys. Learn more…
