The Patient Preferences Passport is a user-friendly tool patients can use to take ownership of their care. Additionally, the guide outlines how to effectively implement the tool in practice settings. 

The IPFCC has created a resource bank for effectively engaging patients and families in research projects.

Patient and family engagement strategies in 10 minutes or less. Six learning modules serve as a "starter track" for primary care practice transformation. 

The National Resource Center for Patient/Family-Centered Medical Home Is a national technical assistance center focused strengthening the system of services for children and youth with special health care needs and their families by enhancing the patient/family-centered medical home.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has created a resource directory for advancing the medical home model and practice transformation.

The Y is partnering with clinicians at the local level in order to help individuals prevent, delay, or live better with chronic conditions. Read more about their programs, including their Diabetes Prevention Program. 

This learning module provides an overview of Patient and Family Advisory Councils and outlines the steps for creating one. A number of templates councils can use are provided, and 0.5 CME credits are available upon completion.

This easy to use, interactive PDF contains a vision for patient and family engagement in health care, a set of 8 change strategies, tactics and milestones and simple actions to take today.

Tool for patients to effectively record discussions, decisions made and follow up items from an appointment. 

Brochures and posters about Ask Me 3® -- an educational program that encourages patients and families to ask three specific questions of their providers to better understand their health conditions and what they need to do to stay healthy.