References and Resources


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Questions to Ask Your Doctor and Pharmacist: A Guide for Seniors These are questions published for older Manitobans about medications, and programs available in that province. It was developed by Manitoba Health and Manitoba Seniors and Healthy Aging Secretariat. www.gov.mb.ca/shas/pdf/questions_05.pdf
Talking with your Doctor: A Guide for Older People This is an easy–to-read publication from the U.S. National Institute on Aging containing tips, pictures and work sheets on how to develop a good doctor-patient relationship. Downloadable from www.niapublications.org/pubs
The Health Pack- Resource Pack for Literacy Tutors and Healthcare Staff This is a colorful coil-bound booklet published for residents of the Irish health system, but it can be adapted easily to our system. To order, contact the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) 76 Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin 1, Ireland. See www.nala.ie