Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina has developed Provider Tools and Patient Education Materials to support Quality care, and to help jumpstart conversations with your patients. Access many of the materials below and order other helpful tools by clicking on the order form link.
Healthy Lifestyle Programs
Oral Health
Patient Education
Sesame Street program - Healthy Teeth, Healthy me
UNC's Prenatal Oral Health Program educational videos
Other Online Resources for Providers
Oral health guidelines
Caries-risk assessment tool (American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry)
Adult Obesity Assessment and Treatment
Patient Education
Healthy Habits: What You Need to Know About Pre-Diabetes
Healthy Habits: Steps Towards a Healthier Weight
Other Online Resources for Providers
Assessment & Treatment Recommendations - Adult Overweight and Obesity
Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults
- The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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Tape measure for waist circumference
Childhood Obesity Assessment and Treatment
Good Health Club (new)
Materials in English
Blue Cross NC Provider Toolkits
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Get Up and Move poster
Tobacco Cessation
Patient Education
Starting the Conversation brochure in English – NC Prevention Partners
Starting the Conversation brochure in Spanish – NC Prevention Partners
Other Online Resources for Providers
Clinical Practice Guideline Book - Office of the Surgeon General
Quitline NC Fax Referral Form – Quitline NC
Tobacco Cessation Counseling Reimbursement Information
Helping Smokers Quit Pocket Guide – US Department of Health and Human Services
Preventive Screening Topics
Breast Cancer Screening
Patient education
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Breast Cancer Awareness Poster
Breast Health Bead Necklace
Chlamydia Screening
Patient Education
Fact Sheet on Chlamydia – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Other Online Resources for Providers
Why Screen for Chlamydia? An implementation Guide for Providers (National Chlamydia Coalition)
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Patient Education
Fact Sheet on Colorectal Cancer Screening – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Other Online Resources for Providers
Depression Screening
Other Online Tools for Providers
Patient Health Questionnaire – 9 (PHQ – 9)
Treating Major Depressive Disorder - American Psychiatric Association
Provider Quality Pocket Guide
Provider Quality Pocket Guide
Provider Toolkit
Provider Toolkit
Order helpful tools to help you assess and inform your patients.
Web links for resources and patient education materials regarding appropriate antibiotic use
http://www.cdc.gov/getsmart/specific-groups/hcp/outpatient.html CDC page for outpatient providers
http://www.cdc.gov/getsmart/index.html CDC homepage on appropriate antibiotic use
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