Maintaining a family and personal history can be helpful to your health-care providers as they work with you in providing your care. Your family history may help determine diseases for which you are at risk and should receive early screening. A personal history may be useful when you change physicians, travel or track health-related progress. Advance directives help document your wishes today so your family won't have to make heart-wrenching decisions later. Do Not Resuscitate Order www.miemss.org/DNRorder_form.pdf Do Not Resuscitate form from the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Systems. Family History Initiative from the U.S. Surgeon General www.hhs.gov/familyhistory Information, forms and resources for developing a family health portrait. Maryland Office of the Attorney General-Advance Directives www.oag.state.md.us/Healthpol/AdvanceDirectives.htm Advanced directives form and information from Maryland Attorney General's office. My Personal Health Record www.myphr.com Information and resources for developing your own personal health history. Put It In Writing–Advance Directives www.putitinwriting.org Information and basic facts about advance directives with links to resources and forms. |