In 2000, OAFP launched Family Health Focus, a public information campaign designed to bring attention to important family health issues. Each month an article and fact sheet are researched and prepared about a current health topic of interest.

If you would like to be sent future issues of Family Health Focus, please send your request to news@ohioafp.org. Please indicate your name, preference for delivery (electronic, fax or USPS), address, e-mail address, fax number and publication name.

The content of these articles is for information only and not intended as medical advice. Make an appointment with your family physician to learn more about any of these topics.

Download a PDF-version of any of the following FHF issues:

• Acid Reflux Disease/GERD
• ADHD/ADD Affects Adults
• Alcohol Consumption Safety
• Allergies
• Alzheimer’s Awareness
• Americans In Motion
• Angina
• Assessing the Medical Correctness of Web Sites
• Asthma
• Avian Flu Information from a Family Physician
• Back to School Physical Exams
• Behavioral Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease
• Bipolar Disorder
• Birth Defects Prevention
• Bone Health
• Breakfast
• Child Abuse Prevention
• Childhood ADHD
• Child Passenger Safety Awareness
• Child Safety
• Cholesterol Education
• Chronic & Acute Pain
• Community-associated MRSA
• Complementary & Alternative Medicine
• Dangers of Using Inhalants
• Dementia
• Depression
• Diabetes
• Diet, Nutrition & Exercise
• Dietary Guidelines
• Domestic Violence
• E. Coli
• Elderly Accident Prevention
• Family Medical History
• Family Physicians Advise on Medication Safety
• Family Physicians offer Advice to Diabetics for Holiday Season
• Family Physicians Provide Halloween Safety Tips
• Fatigue
• Female Athlete Triad
• Fibromyalgia
• Fireworks Safety
• Flu Information
• Food Safety
• Frostbite
• Get a Checkup at 50
• Hand Washing
• Head Lice
• Healthy Aging
• Healthy Resolutions
• Heart Health
• Hepatitis
• High Blood Pressure
• Hospice Not Only for Cancer Patients
• Hypothermia
• Immunizations
• Medicare's Initial Preventive Physical Exam
• Men's Health
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Migraine Prevention
• Minority Health
• Non-surgical Options for Uterine Fibroids
• Obesity in Children
• Omega-3 Fatty Acids
• OTC Medication Safety
• Pain Management
• Poison Awareness and Prevention
• Prenatal Care
• Preventative Health Screenings
• Preventing Falls in the Elderly
• Remember to Wash Your Hands to Prevent Illness
• Seasonal Affective Disorder
• Skin Cancer
• Sleep Disorders
• Special Diets
• Sports Preparation for Kids
• STDs
• Stress & Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
• Take Control of Your Health
• Tar Wars
• Teeth Care
• The Importance of a Medical Home
• The Importance of Your Family Medical History
• Thyroid Management
• Tobacco Cessation
• Toy & Fire Safety
• Veterans' Mental Health Issues
• Vitamins and Dietary Supplements: What is the Difference?
• Water Safety
• What Electronic Health Records Mean to Patients
• Women in Sports
• Women’s Heart Health
• Youth Sports Safety