Program Description:

Healthcare 411 on Radio is a free weekly radio series. The spots are :60 seconds in length and designed to wrap around a :30 second ad spot or PSA. The series is produced by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), part of the Department of Health and Human Services, and contains consumer oriented health care information based on the latest research studies. The topics will be relevant and broad in scope and feature interviews with leading medical authorities. The spots are ideal sponsorship opportunities for local hospitals, medical practices and health care organizations.

			09-01-2010 -- Back to School
			08-25-2010 -- New Guides for Spanish-speaking Patients
			08-18-2010 -- Treating High Cholesterol
			08-11-2010 -- Family Health Care
			08-04-2010 -- Does Your State Have High-Quality Health Care?
			07-28-2010 -- Torn Rotator Cuff
			07-21-2010 -- Men's Health
			07-14-2010 -- Health Advocate
			07-07-2010 -- Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
			06-30-2010 -- Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer
			06-23-2010 -- Leaving the Hospital
			06-16-2010 -- Diabetes and the Flu
			06-09-2010 -- Medication Safety
			06-02-2010 -- Health Care-Associated Infections
			05-26-2010 -- Rising Health Care Costs
			05-19-2010 -- Many Health Care Disparities Not Decreasing
			05-12-2010 -- Ruptured Appendix
			05-05-2010 -- Obesity in the U.S.
			04-28-2010 -- Sickle Cell Disease
			04-21-2010 -- Same-Day Surgery
			04-14-2010 -- Using Proton-Pump Inhibitors with Blood Thinners
			04-07-2010 -- Comparing Blood Pressure Medicines
			03-31-2010 -- Getting Access to Specialty Care
			03-24-2010 -- Comparing Hospitals on Quality
			03-17-2010 -- Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections
			03-10-2010 -- Asking Your Doctor Tough Questions
			03-03-2010 -- Comparing Type 2 Diabetes Treatments
			02-24-2010 -- Comparing Antidepressant Medicines
			02-17-2010 -- After a Diagnosis: The Next Steps
			02-10-2010 -- Choosing a Doctor
			02-03-2010 -- Childhood Obesity
			01-27-2010 -- Treating COPD
			01-20-2010 -- Electively Inducing Labor
			01-13-2010 -- Using Core Needle Biopsy to Diagnose Breast Cancer
			01-06-2010 -- Managing Diabetes
			12-30-2009 -- Radiofrequency Ablation - New AHRQ Guide
			12-23-2009 -- Lowering High Cholesterol
			12-16-2009 -- Does Your Hospital Do a Good Job?
			12-09-2009 -- Obesity in America
			12-02-2009 -- Create a Pill Card
			11-25-2009 -- Open Enrollment: What to Consider When Choosing a Health Plan
			11-18-2009 -- High Blood Pressure Medicines Show Promise for Treating Heart Disease
			11-11-2009 -- New National Initiative to Fight Health Care-Associated Infections
			11-04-2009 -- November is American Diabetes Month
			10-28-2009 -- Particle Beam Radiation Therapy Effectiveness
			10-21-2009 -- Treating Osteoporosis
			10-14-2009 -- Medications to Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer
			10-07-2009 -- How to Find Good Information Online
			09-30-2009 -- Gestational Diabetes: A Guide for Pregnant Women
			09-23-2009 -- Blood Thinner Pills - AHRQ Releases New Video for Consumers
			09-16-2009 -- Rising Health Care Costs Related to Obesity
			09-09-2009 -- What to Bring to the Emergency Department
			09-02-2009 -- Healthy Aging Month - AHRQ's Checklists for 50+
			08-26-2009 -- Keeping Track of Your Health Information
			08-19-2009 -- Tips for Getting Personalized Care
			08-12-2009 -- AHRQ Releases 2008 State Snapshots
			08-05-2009 -- Preventive Health Services: Men and Women
			07-29-2009 -- Expanded Spanish Web Site from AHRQ
			07-22-2009 -- Making End-Of-Life Treatment Decisions
			07-15-2009 -- Reduced Complications for Bariatric Surgery
			07-08-2009 -- Comparing Erectile Dysfunction Drugs
			07-01-2009 -- Participating in a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council
			06-24-2009 -- Study Finds Fewer Families Can Afford Health Insurance
			06-17-2009 -- Comparing Osteoarthritis of the Knee Treatments
			06-10-2009 -- Basic Health Tips for Men
			06-03-2009 -- Ask Questions!
			05-27-2009 -- Quitting Tobacco - Talk with Your Doctor
			05-20-2009 -- Patient-Centered Medical Home - What You Need to Know
			05-13-2009 -- National Women's Health Week
			05-06-2009 -- Screening Teens for Clinical Depression
			04-29-2009 -- Better Hearing and Speech Month
			04-22-2009 -- Off-Label Drugs - A Common Practice
			04-15-2009 -- Consumer Guide Compares Type 2 Diabetes Treatments
			04-08-2009 -- Comparative Effectiveness Research: What it Means for You
			04-01-2009 -- Aspirin Every Day - Is it Right For You?
			03-25-2009 -- Personal Health Records
			03-18-2009 -- National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
			03-11-2009 -- Help Choosing a Nursing Home
			03-04-2009 -- Toolkit Helps Reduce Medication Errors in Hospitals
			02-25-2009 -- Choosing Long-Term Care
			02-18-2009 -- Peanut Safety
			02-11-2009 -- How to Manage Chronic Diseases
			02-04-2009 -- Medical Handoffs
			01-28-2009 -- IOM Report on Resident Work Hours
			01-21-2009 -- What You Should Know Before Surgery
			01-14-2009 -- Obesity - Prevention and Treatment
			01-07-2009 -- How to Ensure High Quality Health Care
			12-31-2008 -- Getting Medical Tests: Ask Questions!
			12-24-2008 -- Play it Safe with Children and Medicine
			12-17-2008 -- Care Transitions - What You Need to Know
			12-10-2008 -- Weight Loss Surgery - How it Can Affect Pregnancy
			12-03-2008 -- How to Find Good Information Online
			11-26-2008 -- Patient Safety: Managing Your Health Care Risks
			11-19-2008 -- How to Stay Healthy When the Economy is Not
			11-12-2008 -- Screening for Colorectal Cancer
			11-05-2008 -- Health Insurance Gaps for America's Kids
			10-29-2008 -- Fighting Childhood Obesity
			10-22-2008 -- Hospital Stays: Reducing Your Risks
			10-15-2008 -- Prescriptions: Play it Safe
			10-08-2008 -- Understanding Your Health: Healthfinder.gov
			10-01-2008 -- Tips for Men on How to Stay Healthy
			09-24-2008 -- Blood Clots - Prevention and Treatment
			09-17-2008 -- Women - Stay Healthy at Any Age
			09-10-2008 -- How to Deal with a Difficult Diagnosis
			09-03-2008 -- Rising Obesity Rates
			08-27-2008 -- Prostate Cancer Screening Not Recommended For 75+
			08-20-2008 -- Navigating the ER - Using Urgent and Emergency Care
			08-13-2008 -- Staying Healthy at 50+
			08-06-2008 -- Reducing Your Risk of Surgical Errors
			07-30-2008 -- Prostate Cancer Consumer Guide
			07-23-2008 -- Osteoporosis Guide for Women
			07-16-2008 -- Hearing Screening for Newborns
			07-09-2008 -- How to Choose a Doctor
			07-02-2008 -- Safer Surgery - Reducing Your Risk of Infections
			06-25-2008 -- New Warfarin Guide
			06-18-2008 -- Health Literacy Limited For Many Americans
			06-11-2008 -- Give Dad the Gift of a Healthy Reminder
			06-04-2008 -- How to Choose a Health Plan
			05-28-2008 -- Five Days to a Tobacco-Free Life
			05-21-2008 -- Personal Health Records
			05-14-2008 -- National Women's Health Week
			05-07-2008 -- Quit Smoking - What Really Works
			04-30-2008 -- Comparing Hospitals to Get Quality Care
			04-23-2008 -- New Guide Compares Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications
			04-16-2008 -- No Symptoms, Don't Screen for COPD
			04-09-2008 -- Be a Superhero Take Care of Your Health
			04-02-2008 -- How to Create a Pill Card
			03-26-2008 -- 2007 State Snapshot Report
			03-19-2008 -- How to Evaluate Treatment Advice
			03-12-2008 -- Prostate Cancer Treatments
			03-05-2008 -- Our Nation's Health
			02-27-2008 -- Myths About Health Care Quality
			02-20-2008 -- Medication Safety
			02-13-2008 -- Medical Tests
			02-06-2008 -- African American Health Care Disparities
			01-30-2008 -- Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis
			01-23-2008 -- Treating Osteoporosis
			01-16-2008 -- Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis
			01-09-2008 -- Type 2 Diabetes Medication Guide
			01-02-2008 -- Steps You Can Take To Prevent Medical Errors
			12-26-2007 -- Health Literacy
			12-19-2007 -- Comparing Blood Pressure Medications
			12-12-2007 -- Health Care Quality - Know It When You See It
			12-05-2007 -- Tough Questions to Ask Your Doctor
			11-28-2007 -- Antidepressants
			11-21-2007 -- Managing Asthma
			11-14-2007 -- Kids and Cancer
			11-07-2007 -- Long-term Care Insurance
			10-30-2007 -- Knee Osteoarthritis
			10-24-2007 -- Health Insurance for Young Adults
			10-17-2007 -- Heart Bypass Versus Angioplasty
			10-10-2007 -- Cholesterol Levels
			10-03-2007 -- No Choice for Health Insurance
			09-26-2007 -- Asthma and Minorities
			09-19-2007 -- Health Insurance Booklet
			09-12-2007 -- Peptic Ulcers
			09-05-2007 -- Hospitalizations
			08-29-2007 -- Choosing a Hospital
			08-22-2007 -- Dizzy from Consumer Health Ads
			08-15-2007 -- Oral Diabetes Medications
			08-08-2007 -- Urinary Tract Infections in Children
			08-01-2007 -- Uterine Fibroids
			07-25-2007 -- Diabetes Awareness
			07-18-2007 -- Dietary Counseling for Weight Loss
			07-11-2007 -- Renal Artery Stenosis
			07-04-2007 -- State Snapshots
			06-27-2007 -- Mistake Proofing
			06-20-2007 -- Medical Handoffs
			06-13-2007 -- Men's Health Checklist
			06-06-2007 -- Lab Tests
			05-30-2007 -- Outpatient surgical procedures
			05-23-2007 -- Health Care Quality
			05-16-2007 -- Women's Health Basics
			05-09-2007 -- Medication Errors and Children
			05-02-2007 -- Doctor Visits
			04-25-2007 -- Mental Health Disorders
			04-18-2007 -- Heart Healthy Habits
			04-11-2007 -- Antibiotic Overuse
			04-04-2007 -- Men's and Women's Medical Checklists
			03-28-2007 -- Secondhand Smoke and Children
			03-21-2007 -- Aspirin and Colorectal Cancer
			03-14-2007 -- Partner Abuse
			03-07-2007 -- Questions are the Answer
			02-28-2007 -- Searching for Health Information Online
			02-21-2007 -- Bariatric Surgery
			02-14-2007 -- Antidepressants
			02-07-2007 -- Antipsychotic Medications
			01-31-2007 -- Osteoarthritis Medications
			01-24-2007 -- Quality and Disparities Reports
			01-17-2007 -- Hand Washing
			01-10-2007 -- Heart Bypass Surgery
			01-03-2007 -- Drug-Coated Stents
			12-27-2006 -- Intern Fatigue
			12-20-2006 -- Medical Tests
			12-13-2006 -- HIV Medication
			12-06-2006 -- Treating Bedsores with Information Technology
			11-29-2006 -- Making Surgery Safer
			11-22-2006 -- Genomic Tests for Ovarian Cancer
			11-15-2006 -- Comparing Osteoarthritis Pain Medications
			11-08-2006 -- Weighing the Benefits and Risks of Medical Treatment
			11-01-2006 -- Health Care for Minority Women
			10-25-2006 -- Transparency
			10-18-2006 -- Chemotherapy and Breast Cancer
			10-04-2006 -- Kids and Medication Errors
			09-27-2006 -- Questions to Ask Before Surgery
			09-20-2006 -- Antivirals VS. Flu
			09-13-2006 -- Sore Throat
			09-06-2006 -- Asthma
			08-30-2006 -- Nurse Care Benefits Heart Patients
			08-23-2006 -- Weight Loss Surgery
			08-16-2006 -- Next Steps After Diagnosis
			08-09-2006 -- Wrong Site Surgery
			08-02-2006 -- Secondhand Smoke
			07-26-2006 -- Family Health Advocate
			07-19-2006 -- ACE Inhibitors
			07-12-2006 -- Medicare Caps

Terms of Use:

The series is free of charge and available to all stations in all markets upon registration with MediaForce, LLC. Once registered, stations may broadcast the spots on an unlimited basis for one year from their production date. Stations may sell spot time adjacent to each of the spots as well as insert a :30 second spot into the program. The content may not be edited in any way without the prior written consent of AHRQ or MediaForce, LLC.

Distribution:

A new program will be available and distributed each Wednesday by 5 p.m. ET. The programs are available via email delivery or automatically via preloaded distribution software (available to stations free of charge). The software enables stations to receive download notices for all current and past programs.

Promotions:

MediaForce will produce station promos with the Healthcare 411 hosts upon request. The Healthcare 411 hosts will also produce ad spots for station sponsors for an additional fee.

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