Program Description:

Healthcare 411 on Radio is a free weekly radio series. The spots are :90 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.

			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
			10-22-2008 -- 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 -- New Osteoporosis Guide
			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 in 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 Tobacco Free
			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 Healthcare 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
			10-31-2007 -- Knee Osteoarthritis
			10-24-2007 -- Health Insurance for Young Adults
			10-17-2007 -- Heart Bypass vs 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 -- News and Numbers Report/Outpatient Surgeries and Diabetes
			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 Behaviors
			04-11-2007 -- Antibiotic Overuse
			04-04-2007 -- 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 -- Stents
			12-27-2006 -- Intern Fatigue
			12-20-2006 -- Medical Tests
			12-13-2006 -- HIV Medication
			12-06-2006 -- Treating Bed Sores 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 stati