Avoiding Latex

If you have a latex allergy, the best way to prevent symptoms is to avoid latex. Here are some tips on how to do this.

For Caregivers: Coping Tips

Caregivers often feel they must tend to their loved one's needs full time. But burning yourself out doesn't help anyone. And it can negatively affect your own health. Here are ways to care for yourself.

Latex Allergies

If you have latex allergy, you are sensitive to natural rubber latex. This is a growing problem among people who work in health care.

Staff Ed: Droplet Transmission

Some germs are carried in moist droplets. These transmission-based precautions can prevent the spread of certain infections.

Staff Ed: Contact Transmission

Most germs are spread through touch. Using these transmission-based precautions can prevent the spread of certain infections.

Staff Ed: Airborne Transmission

Transmission-based precautions help prevent the spread of certain infections. Airborne precautions are 1 type of transmission-based precaution.

Shortness of Breath: Maximizing Your Energy

When you have lung problems, you can help yourself feel better by conserving your energy. Pacing yourself, simplifying tasks, and not bending and lifting will let you do more without getting short of breath.

Stroke: Self-Care

Performing your routine tasks may be difficult after you've had a stroke (brain attack). But many people can learn ways to manage their daily activities.