Chronic Care

Asthma Health Disparities Collaborative Coalition Guide
Child Health Research Findings: Chronic Illnesses
Chronic Care for Low-Income Children with Asthma: Strategies for Improvement
Designing and Implementing Medicaid Disease and Care Management Programs: A User's Guide—New!
Hispanic Diabetes Disparities Learning Network in Community Health Centers—New
Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An Evaluation
Quality and Features of Managed Care for Chronic Conditions
Quality Improvement and Performance Measurement in Medicaid Care Management: Fact Sheet
Toolkit for Implementing the Chronic Care Model in an Academic Environment—New

Research Activities: Online Newsletter
Summarizes study findings relating to chronic conditions

News and Numbers

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Evidence Reports

Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 13:
Determinants of Disability in Patients with Chronic Renal Failure
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 29:
Use of Epoetin for Anemia in Chronic Renal Failure
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 42:
Defining and Managing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 44:
Management of Chronic Asthma
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 60:
Management of Chronic Hepatitis C
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 66:
Disability and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 139:
Multivitamin/Mineral Supplements and Prevention of Chronic Disease

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Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Reports

MEPS Statistical Brief, No. 5:
Medical Care and Treatment for Chronic Conditions, 2000 (PDF Help)
MEPS Statistical Brief, No. 34:
The Prevalence of Obesity and Other Chronic Health Conditions among Diabetic Adults in the U.S. Community Population, 2001 (PDF Help)
MEPS Statistical Brief, No. 58:
Chronic Conditions and Outpatient Prescription Medicines for Persons 18 and Older in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 1987 and 2001 (PDF Help)
MEPS Statistical Brief, No. 162:
Getting Health Care from Specialists among Adults with Chronic Conditions, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2004 (PDF Help)

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Workshops & Conferences

Evidence-Based Disability and Disease Prevention for Elders: Translating Research into Community-Based Programs
Workshop Brief, December 6-7, 2004
Managing Care for Adults with Chronic Conditions
Workshop Brief, December 11-13, 2002
Designing Healthcare Systems That Work for People With Chronic Illnesses and Disabilities
Workshop Brief, December 1-3, 1999
Children with Special Healthcare Needs: Developing Integrated Systems of Care
Workshop Brief, November 3-5, 1999
Managed Care and Persons with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses
Workshop Brief, November 5-7, 1997

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