Dear Colleagues,

 

Here are a series of links that might be of interest and assistance to you in your work with health center patients.  This information is brought to you as a result of a new partnership between the National Center for Farmworker Health and Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs.

 

Consumer Reports has developed a significant presence related to consumer education in their choices related to prescription drugs.  This is the first of  a series of email messages that we will be sending to you on a periodic basis in hope that this information will be helpful to you, your staff, and your patients. 

 

Our assessment of this information is that the literacy level is quite high and only a limited number of the documents are currently available in Spanish as well as English.  We have already provided CBB with this feedback and they are working on literacy level adjustment, and translation.  So with that caveat, you may find that this information is most helpful to your staff for their utilization with patients as a tool in their health education endeavors.

 

 

 

Consumer Reports  Best Buy Drugs

A trusted source for providing independent analysis on the products you buy and use

every day

is now offering a new public education service.

 

Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs works to empower consumers to make informed choices on prescription drugs based on effectiveness, safety and price.

 

Here are just a few reasons to check out Consumers Reports Best Buy Drugs online:

 

• Save Money Link to http://www.consumerreports.org/health/best-buy-drugs/money-saving-guides.htm

 

• Learn about high-quality, low-cost medicines that will save you thousands of dollars.

 

• Free, unbiased analysis of drug effectiveness
• Best Buy Drugs provides free reviews conducted by physicians and researchers offering advice for over 20 drug categories, including our best buy pick for each.

 

• Be informed. Be empowered.
• Print free downloadable guides you can use to talk to your doctor about the most effective and affordable medicines.

 

• Reports address Link to prescription and generic medicines http://www.consumerreports.org/health/resources/pdf/best-buy-drugs/money-saving-guides/english/GenericDrugs-FINAL.pdf

 

 

We welcome your input in regard to this and all other emails sent to you via this e-group.  For individual response please direct your message to me at Ryder@...

 

 

Bobbi Ryder

 

Bobbi Ryder

President & CEO

National Center for Farmworker Health, Inc.

1770 FM 967

Buda, TX

(512) 312-5453 direct line

(512) 312-5451 Lisa Mendoza Miller, Assistant

(512) 312-2600

www.ncfh.org