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E-mail: Health Matters

Phone: 206-205-5017

Logon and Learn about women’s health

Your decisions regarding your health care can effect the quality of care you get and the price you pay. The county has free online tools to help you make the best decisions about disease prevention and care.

Here are some online tools that can help you make the best choices for your health:

  • The Puget Sound Health Alliance Community Checkup Report This link will take you to an external Web site (not part of the King County Web site). can tell you which hospitals and clinics in our region follow evidenced-based guidelines for breast and cervical cancer screening. On the website, select "Prevention" from the "Category" drop down menu.

  • Aetna KingCare This link will take you to an external Web site (not part of the King County Web site). lets you create a personal health record that can help you understand and manage your medical information. It will also remind you via e-mail when you are due for mammograms and other age and gender appropriate screenings.

  • Aetna SmartSourceSM  This link will take you to an external Web site (not part of the King County Web site). makes it easy to find personalized health information on many conditions. To access these tools logon to Aetna Navigator, then select SmartSourceSM. You can search on a disease, condition, medication, test or procedure and get information on symptoms, treatments and cost for care. Or click on “you might be interested in” to find information about preventive screenings and maintaining your health.

  • MyGroupHealth.com This link will take you to an external Web site (not part of the King County Web site). lets you to make an appointment, exchange secure e-mails with your health care team, view your test results, and access your child's medical records.

For more information about how to be a savvy health care consumer Logon and Learn.

"No self-care means no self-love. We all need to … give ourselves as much love and support as we give others." Oprah Winfrey

"It is not enough to simply claim that you care about yourself; when you believe that you are worthy of the space you occupy on the planet, you demonstrate that by insisting that every last one of your choices – from the food that put in your mouth to the commitments you put on your calendar – moves you toward the life you want.

No self-care means no self-love. We all need to … give ourselves as much love and support as we give others.


– Oprah Winfrey, discussing her struggle with weight loss