Health Priority Resources
Use this searchable database to quickly find tools and resources to help you improve patient health in AAPA’s Health Priorities.
JAAPA CME Post-Test January 2025
Recognition and Management of Treatment-Resistant Depression | Wilms Tumor and Associated Predisposing Syndromes and Conditions
JAAPA CME Post-Test May 2024
Managing Major Depressive Disorder in Adolescents in Primary Care | Acute Liver Failure
Joint Clinical Practice Guideline of Benzodiazepine Tapering
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)’s Benzodiazepine Tapering Webinar Series is designed to support implementation of the Joint Clinical Practice Guideline on Benzodiazepine Tapering: Considerations When Risks Outweigh Benefits. This free four-part webinar series will equip clinicians with the knowledge and tools to implement benzodiazepine tapering strategies across diverse patient populations and practice settings.
Life After Bariatric Surgery
Created by UCSF Bariatric Surgery Center, this resource provides guidance on what patients can expect after bariatric surgery.
Living Well with Serious Mental Illness
Developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), this resource defines serious mental illness and how to live well with it.
Longwood Nutrition Seminars
The nutritionists and physicians from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Massachusetts General Hospital meet monthly to consider case discussions, cutting edge research, and practical clinical didactic topics of importance in the care of pediatric and adult patients.
Managing Major Depressive Disorder in Adolescents in Primary Care
Published in the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Associates (JAAPA), this article discusses the role of primary care providers in managing Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in adolescents.
May – Mental Health Awareness Month
During May, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) joins the national movement to fight stigma, provide support, educate the public and advocate for policies that support people with mental illness and their families.
May: National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion created these resources to celebrate and promote physical activity and the benefits of sports participation.
Medicaid Obesity Treatment Coverage 2024
The STOP Obesity Alliance partnered with the Obesity Action Coalition to analyze how states are covering the treatment of obesity in their Medicaid programs. The color-coded map displays results from each state’s publicly available plan documents for coverage of the four treatment categories.
Medical Self-Advocacy
This resource created by the National Alliance on Mental Illness provides advice and tips on how patients can practice self-advocacy in medical situations.
Mental Health Community Outreach Grant
This seed grant from the NCCPA Health Foundation supports community-based approaches to mental health and encourages applicants to work towards greater systemic change by leveraging their skills and support in service of the community. Applicants may apply for up to $2,500 for a PA-led project that reduces stigma or raises awareness of mental health needs, promotes prevention, or fosters education and treatment.
Mind Shift: Taking Whole-Person Care From Concept to Practice
In this Vital Minds episode, host James Millward, DMSc, PA-C interviews Amber Danielecki Buzzi, MSPAS, PA-C, and Phyllis Peterson, MPAS, PA-C. Vital Minds is a podcast of the PA Foundation.
MindApps
MindApps, created by the Digital Psychiatry Lab at BIDMC, is an interactive database that helps anyone find mental health & brain apps that meet the unique preferences & needs for each unique individual.
Motivational Interviewing for Diet, Exercise and Weight
Created by The Yale Rudd Center For Food Policy & Obesity, this resource provides examples of motivational interviewing-style questions to ask when assessing ambivalence and motivation for lifestyle changes in patients who are overweight or obese.