AHA supports individuals being informed. Education is probably the best preventive medicine. It is the responsibility of every individual to ask their physicians and healthcare providers questions about all health matters. This way one can make an informed choice/decision.

Coalition of Advocates Launch Just Say "Know" to Prescription Drugs Campaign

New York, New York, September 25, 2006. A coalition of 10 organizations, advocates, healthcare professionals, academics and concerned citizens have launched a campaign to get one million people to go to their healthcare providers and ask, "What am I really putting into my body? What are the side effects? What are the alternatives?"

The effort is called Just Say "Know" to Prescription Drugs and is driven by increasing evidence that many people are uninformed about the potential side effects of their prescribed medication and are not aware of less-risky alternatives. Visit Say Know website if you want to find out more.

You can also listen to some audio discussions on effects of prescription drugs. Go to radio programming Download a form Download Form to take to your doctor to fill out about your prescriptions drugs. Authentic Health Association health coach Nancy Hicks works with clients and suggests asking doctors questions about medications when combining prescriptions and natural supplementation.