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Prince et al., 2019 found that many opioid patient education tools may be difficult for patients to read and understand. They recommended improvements in readability and other health literacy best practices to improve reading comprehension, and use of opioid patient education tools for patients to follow prescription instructions. In fact, 25% of people prescribed opioids misuse them due to a lack of understanding (NIDA, 2015).

By Dr. Kate Taylor, DNP, FNP-C, CPPS, FNAP According to Uptodate.com, a widely used resource for healthcare professionals, 90,000 older adults die in the US as a result of injury. If you look up injuries and older adults on the general web, you find a lot of information about falls. Falls account for over half of the injuries of older...

Congratulations to our Health Hero of September! Lesa Robertson, MSN, RN, RN-BC, CMSRN Why She Was Chosen Lesa is an Eagle Mountain Saginaw ISD Nurse and is the school nurse at Comanche Springs Elementary. She has been a school nurse for five years. As a school nurse she manages complicated health issues. Lesa always has welcoming smile that comforts the...

Congratulations to our Health Hero of August! Rachael Rivera Why She Was Chosen This month we are excited to feature Mrs. Rachael Rivera for her outstanding work with students who have used asthma medication in school-based clinics in the district.  Mrs. Rivera is an Army veteran and Family Nurse Practitioner who enjoys working part time for Northwest ISD. She helped both...

Congratulations to our awesome Asthma411 art contest winners! This year’s theme was Healthy Earth, Health Lungs. Title: BloomAuthor: Mya MendezInspiration: My inspiration was how the pollen in flowers causes allergies and how that can affect a person with asthma, but modern medicine allows those people to still be able to enjoy the beauty of nature. Title: Give Out Good, Breathe...