AHRQ Materials Geared to Health Care Professionals & Patients
BRIDGEWATER, N.J., May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sanofi-aventis
announced today that it will assist in the dissemination of consumer health
materials created by the Department of Health and Human Services' Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The informative and
easy-to-read materials are designed to help consumers become better
informed and participate as partners in their own health care, and thereby
promote safer, higher quality care. The materials are available in English
and Spanish.
Sanofi-aventis believes that awareness of these materials will be of
interest to physicians, other health care professionals, and patients and
may ultimately help enhance the health and well-being of patients.
This initiative by sanofi-aventis is also designed to raise awareness
of the breadth of materials available from AHRQ.
Sanofi-aventis plans to initially provide its managed care customers,
which include health plans, employers and hospitals, with access to the
following AHRQ materials:
-- Men: Stay Healthy at Any Age-Your Checklist for Health
-- Women: Stay Healthy at Any Age-Your Checklist for Health
-- Be Prepared for Medical Appointments
-- Do You Know the Right Questions to Ask?
-- Five Steps to Safer Health Care
-- 20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors
-- Quick Tips-When Getting Medical Tests
-- Quick Tips-When Getting a Prescription
-- Quick Tips-When Talking With Your Doctor
-- Next Steps After Your Diagnosis: Finding Information and Support
-- Check Your Medicines
-- Your Medicine: Play it Safe
AHRQ works with the public and private sectors to build the knowledge
base for what works -- and does not work -- in health and health care and
to translate this knowledge into everyday practice and policymaking.
About sanofi-aventis
Sanofi-aventis is a leading global pharmaceutical company that
discovers, develops and distributes therapeutic solutions to improve the
lives of patients and their families. Sanofi-aventis is listed in Paris
(EURONEXT: SAN) and in New York (NYSE: SNY). Website: http://www.sanofi-aventis.us
or http://www.sanofi-aventis.com.
About AHRQ
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead
federal agency charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and
effectiveness of health care for all Americans. As one of 11 agencies
within the Department of Health and Human Services, AHRQ supports health
services research that will improve the quality of health care and promote
evidence-based decision making. Web site: http://www.ahrq.gov.
Contacts: Marc Greene, sanofi-aventis marc.greene@sanofi-aventis.com
908-981-4780
Kristie Kiser, AHRQ kristie.kiser@ahrq.hhs.gov 301-427-1246
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http://www.sanofi-aventis.us
http://www.sanofi-aventis.com http://www.ahrq.gov
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CONTACT:
Marc Greene of sanofi-aventis,
+1-908-981-4780, marc.greene@sanofi-aventis.com; or Kristie Kiser
of AHRQ, +1-301-427-1246, kristie.kiser@ahrq.hhs.gov
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