Health Priority Resources

The PArtners in Mental Health Initiative’s goal is to effect systemic change that improves the nation’s health by advancing the roles of PAs and strengthening partnerships to address issues impacting mental health and substance use disorders (SUD). Here is their 2024 stakeholder report.

PAs in Obesity Medicine is a caucus recognized by AAPA.

PAs in Pain Medicine is a special interest group (SIG) recognized by AAPA.

Pathway to Stop Diabetes supports trailblazing scientists and researchers through funding and valuable resources.

Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is the leading funder of patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) in the United States. PCORI has curated all of their resources on mental and behavioral health and pain care and opioids to support patients, communities, and clinicians to make informed healthcare choices.

Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is the leading funder of patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) in the United States. PCORI has curated all of their resources on diabetes to support patients, communities, and clinicians to make informed healthcare choices.

Obesity affects two of every three patients treated by PAs. Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is the leading funder of patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) in the United States. PCORI has curated all of their resources on obesity to support patients, communities, and clinicians to make informed healthcare choices.

Created by The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), this free mobile app provides health care professionals with expert, evidence-based information on nutrition for disease prevention and treatment for more than 90 conditions. Also includes best practices for discussing dietary changes with patients.

The Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) created this resource to provide health care professionals with an algorithm that guides the treatment of children and adolescents with overweight and obesity. The algorithm is based upon scientific evidence, supported by medical literature, and derived from the clinical experiences of practicing pediatric clinicians who treat obesity in infants, children, and adolescents. This resource requires a fee to access.

Evaluation and management of mood disorders is undoubtedly important at any point in a patient’s life, but gains particular significance in the peripartum period. This presentation will address how to optimize a patient’s mental health… more

The expert faculty discuss the mechanisms of action, efficacy, and safety data for FDA-approved medications to treat obesity.

Federal guidelines recommend how much physical activity people need throughout their life span.

This patient handout from the American Diabetes Association shows an image of a properly portioned food plate and is available in 6 variations: Asian, Classic, Hispanic (Spanish language), Indian, Pacific Islander, Southern, and Vegetarian. The QR code links to healthy recipes and meal-planning resources.

Check out these videos from the PA Foundation that aim to enhance patient-provider conversations about nutrition and its role in overall health and wellness. Test your knowledge!

Obesity is a chronic, progressive, and relapsing disease with a distinct pathophysiology that is increasingly prevalent in the United States. Primary care clinicians can reduce the burden of obesity and obesity-related complications by opportunistically diagnosing… more