The Alliance seeks to empower your patients with information, support, and skills to improve their health. Our health education services include culturally and linguistically appropriate health education materials and referrals for your patients. Member outreach encourages the use of preventive services and improves self-management of chronic diseases. Many health education functions are described in other areas of our website:
• Living Healthy newsletter
• Health Programs
• Health Education Benefits
Health Education Materials
The Alliance assists providers with low-literacy patient education materials. Several sources of free materials are listed below. Contact the Senior Health Educator, (831) 430-5570, to locate materials for other topics or languages.
Free Materials
• Health Tip Sheets – materials on 24 topics, free to download
• Health Education Materials Order Form – free print materials on asthma, diabetes, and COPD
• Diabetes Self-Management Toolkit – provider tools and 12 patient handouts in English and Spanish
• California Smokers’ Helpline Order Form
• U.S. FDA Easy-to-Read Publications
Member Health Education Line (800) 700-3874 ext 5580
Refer your Alliance patients to our bilingual (English-Spanish) phone line for educational materials, referrals to community resources, and help accessing health education benefits.