The Empowered Patient Coalition provides resources enabling patients to take control of their medical treatments and safety.

Staying Healthy

Assessing Health Risks

Calculate your Risk of Developing Heart Disease from Mayo Clinic

Disease Risk Index from Harvard School of Public Health

Risk of Heart Disease for Women from the American Heart Association

Risk Assessment for Periodontal Disease from Perio.org

Calculate Your Body Mass Index (BMI)

Assess your Chances of Developing Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Osteoporosis and Stroke from YourDiseaseRisk.com.

Family Health

Check Health Rankings from your State and County via Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)

Health Resources for Families from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Men: Stay Healthy at 50 + from AHRQ

Women: Stay Healthy at 50+ from AHRQ

Children’s Health Resources from MedlinePlus

Vaccinations

Vaccine Safety – 10 Facts for Parents

Immunization Information for children and adolescents from the CDC

CDC Printable Vaccine Record for Adults:

CDC Printable Vaccine Record for Children and Teens:

Vaccines needed by Teens and College Students from the CDC

The Empowered Patient Coalition is a non-profit organization promoting patient advocates and health care safety. We are dedicated to promoting patient rights, resolving health care issues that result in medical errors and adverse events, and helping educate people on patient safety issues.

We provide the consumer and the patient advocate a clear understanding of the importance of forming interactive partnerships with providers and give them the tools and resources they need to become capable and confident members of the health care team. Ultimately, the public can be a valuable resource for adverse event reporting and should be called upon to help establish guidelines for patient’s rights.