Health Priority Resources

Use this searchable database to quickly find tools and resources to help you improve patient health in AAPA’s Health Priorities.

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Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance

The STOP Obesity Alliance is made up of a diverse group of business, consumer, government, advocacy, and health organizations dedicated to reversing the obesity epidemic in the United States. Drawing on the strengths of the collaborative, STOP conducts research, makes policy recommendations, and develops hands-on tools for providers, advocacy groups, policymakers, and consumers.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

SAMHSA is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation.

Substance Use Experts Give Advice on Handling Addiction Medicine

In an AAPA Huddle Ask Me session, two substance use disorder experts answered questions on how PAs can help with the rise of addiction, the recent DEA changes, and what resources are available to PAs to increase their knowledge and skillset to improve patient care.

Suicide Prevention in Pediatric Medicine

Created by the American Academy of Pediatrics, this resource outlines several brief interventions that pediatric health clinicians can use to support youth at risk for suicide.

Suicide Prevention in Primary Care

The Suicide Prevention Resource Center created these resources to support primary care providers in taking action to prevent suicide.

Support For Your Health Journey

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) created these tools and resources for people who have been newly diagnosed with diabetes, those who have been living with diabetes for a while, as well as for those caring for a loved one.

Allyson Hamacher

Take the Guesswork Out: Meal Replacement Study Results Can Help PAs Advise Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Meal planning is critical for patients with type 2 diabetes and PAs can be challenged to provide recommendations to help patients to manage blood sugar levels. A new study provides evidence to help PAs advise patients about sensible options for diabetes-specific meal and snack replacement.

Teens and Suicide: What Parents Should Know

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention created this educational resource for parents to help them learn what puts kids at greatest risk for suicide – and what protects them most strongly.

Telemedicine, Treating Pain, and the Prescription Decision

In this Vital Minds episode, host James Millward, DMSc, PA-C interviews Jeremy Adler, DMSc, PA-C. Vital Minds is a podcast of the PA Foundation.

Telemedicine: The Importance of Addressing Mental Health

In this Vital Minds episode, host Shannon Jackson, MSPAS, PA-C interviews Jill Mattingly, DHSc, MMSc, PA-C. Vital Minds is a podcast of the PA Foundation.

The 5 As Framework For Obesity Management

This article published in Can Fam Physician journal evaluates whether a more intricate model of the 5 As framework is needed.

The Carlat Report

Carlat Publishing provides clinicians with practical, engaging, and unbiased psychiatric education.

The Connection Between Spirituality and Mental Health

This resource by FHE Health discusses the connection between spirituality and mental health.

The Five As

The 5 As motivational interviewing technique has been shown to increase patient motivation and behavioral change in obesity management.

The Gaining Health Podcast

In this podcast, host and obesity medicine specialist Karli Burridge, PA-C, FOMA, interviews leaders and trailblazers in the field of obesity medicine to discuss how we can get to the root of chronic medical conditions and change healthcare to actually help patients be healthier and feel better.