Managing Your Medical Care

Your parents won't be running your life forever. This center tells you what you need to know about taking charge of your own medical care.

Special Health Needs

• Celiac Disease
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Epilepsy
• Hemodialysis
• How Can I Prevent Hearing Loss?
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Kidney Disease
• Peritoneal Dialysis
• Sickle Cell Crisis (Pain Crisis)
• Tourette Syndrome
• Transitioning Your Medical Care: Sickle Cell Disease
• Turner Syndrome
• Visual Impairment

Getting Medical Care (for Teens)

• I Think I Have a Mental Health Problem. Who Can I Talk To?
• Sports Physicals
• Strokes
• Taking Care of Your Teeth
• Taking Care of Your Vision
• Vaccine Basics
• What's It Like to Have Surgery?
• What's It Like to Stay in the Hospital?

Medications & Treatments

• Birth Control (Contraceptive) Pill
• Birth Control Patch
• Birth Control Ring
• Birth Control Shot
• Chemotherapy
• Emergency Contraception
• How Do Asthma Medicines Work?
• Medical Tests: What to Expect (Video)
• Peritoneal Dialysis
• Physical Therapy
• Refilling a Prescription
• Splints
• Steroids and Cancer Treatment
• Understanding Medicines and What They Do
• Wound Healing and Care

Health Records & Insurance

• Health Insurance: Cracking the Code

Health Management Tools

• Asthma Action Plan
• Asthma Diary
• Blood Glucose Record
• Breakfast on the Go