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For general information on diagnostic imaging, interventional radiology and radiation therapy visit www.RadiologyInfo.org.

To get information on a wide variety of medical topics visit the Journal of the American Medical Association patient page at jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/collection/patient_page.

The Centers for Disease Control provides information concerning disease treatment and prevention at www.cdc.gov.

Visit the Kansas Department of Health and Environment home page www.kdhe.state.ks.us for statewide news and health information.

The National Library of Medicine has a large collection of general medical information, available on the web at www.nlm.nih.gov.

For general women's health information, visit the National Women's Health Information Center at www.4woman.gov.

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has created a program called "Speak Up", which is intended to educate patients and improve patient safety. Below are links to information about a number of the Speak Up programs. Links indicated with an asterisk (*) require Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® to view. If your computer does not have this software installed, a free download is available here. The files may take some time to open.
Speak Up Brochure *
Speak Up Brochure (Spanish) *

Help Prevent Errors in Your Care for Surgical Patients *
Help Prevent Errors in Your Care for Surgical Patients (Spanish)

Things You Can Do to Prevent Infections *
Things You Can Do to Prevent Infections (Spanish) *

Things You Can Do to Prevent Medical Mistakes *
Things You Can Do to Prevent Medical Mistakes (Spanish)

Planning Your Recovery *
Planning Your Recovery (Spanish) *