Holiday Bakers Beware
From the FDA Consumer Health Information
Before you eat that raw cookie dough read this. Raw dough can make you sick.
Eating raw dough or batter—whether it’s for bread, cookies, pizza or tortillas—could make you, and your kids, sick, says Jenny Scott, a senior advisor in FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. According to Scott, the bottom line for you and your kids is don’t eat raw dough. And even though there are websites devoted to “flour crafts,” don’t give your kids raw dough or baking mixes that contain flour to play with. Read why here. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - November 30, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Burda Tags: Children and Teens General Source Type: blogs
Online Resources to Support Evidence-Based Practice on Population Health
Join the National Network of Libraries of Medicine between December 11 and December 31 to learn to locate data related to population health and Healthy People 2020. Online Resources to Support Evidence-Based Practice on Population Health will discuss the use of MedlinePlus, PubMed and HSRProj for public health professionals and librarians. This course will be divided into the following five sections:
Population Health and Healthy People 2020
MedlinePlus: Supporting the Public With Easy-to-Read Consumer Health Information
An Introduction to PubMed: Finding Peer-Reviewed and Evidence-Based Public Health Articles
Looking for...
Source: BHIC - November 28, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erin Seger Tags: General Public Health Source Type: blogs
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps Webinar
The County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program is a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. The county rankings measure a variety of health related factors on an annual basis. Examples of these factors include high school graduation rates, air quality and obesity. The Roadmaps provide guidance to help users understand the rankings and take action on the factors that affect the health of their communities.
The County Health Rankings & Roadmaps website is being updated and the new site will be available in December 2017. Join County Health R...
Source: BHIC - November 28, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erin Seger Tags: General Public Health Regional Information Webinars Source Type: blogs
Report Card on Walkable Communities
The National Physical Activity Plan Alliance (NPAPA) is a coalition of organizations working together to provide an evidence-based plan to guide efforts that promote physical activity in the United States. NPAPA recently released the first comprehensive national assessment of walking and walkability in the United States: The 2017 United States Report Card on Walking and Walkable Communities. The report discusses the extent to which United States citizens and communities meet selected walking standards. Information is provided about factors such as adult walking behavior, public transportation and walkable neighborhoods. St...
Source: BHIC - November 28, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erin Seger Tags: General Public Health Source Type: blogs
Pathways to Health Equity
The National National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, published an interactive report, Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity. Portions of the report include an overview of the report, a clickable conceptual model of the context of structural inequalities, and ideas on how to promote health equality in various sectors of the community – business, government, faith-based organizations, academic institutions, hospitals, etc. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - November 20, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Annette Parde-Maass Tags: Low Income Minority Health Concerns Public Health Websites health disparities health equity Source Type: blogs
Self-paced course: Packing Your Digital Go Bag: Essential Disaster Health Information on Your Mobile Device
The NLM Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC) has developed a self-paced, online course: Packing Your Digital Go Bag: Essential Disaster Health Information on Your Mobile Device. This one hour course features key resources that responders and disaster/emergency preparedness professionals may want to install on their mobile devices as part of their preparedness activities. It describes different types of apps, and highlights a number of specific apps and mobile web sites from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and other agencies and organizations. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - November 20, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Annette Parde-Maass Tags: Emergency Preparedness National Library of Medicine News disaster response Source Type: blogs
Rural HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Recording
Check out the Rural Health Information Hub for a recording of the November 2nd webinar “Rural HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment” on the Rural HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Toolkit, “designed to help rural communities plan, implement, and sustain rural HIV/AIDS programs”. The webinar includes examples of successful programs and lessons learned. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - November 20, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Annette Parde-Maass Tags: HIV/AIDS Rural Webinars Source Type: blogs
Winter Storm Safety Tips and Resources
The National Weather Service has developed a number of Winter Weather Safety Resources to help people stay safe before, during, and after a winter storm. You will find useful information presented in multiple ways, including infographics (such as the one below), quizzes, presentations, news posts, and much more. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - November 16, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Annette Parde-Maass Tags: Emergency Preparedness Websites Source Type: blogs
Understanding Lab Tests: Resources from NLM
Laboratory tests (often known as lab tests) check a sample of blood, urine, or body tissues, and then a technician or doctor analyzes the test samples to see if the results fall within a normal range. It may be difficult for patients to understand the purpose and results of lab tests, so the National Library of Medicine offers multiple resources (including resources in multiple languages) to help explain a wide variety of lab tests:
Lab Test Information on MedlinePlus: Check the Lab Test Information section on MedlinePlus to learn about laboratory tests, including what the lab test is used for, why a doctor ordered it, ho...
Source: BHIC - November 16, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Annette Parde-Maass Tags: Health Information Literacy Multilingual National Library of Medicine News Websites Source Type: blogs
HHS Opioid Symposium and Code-a-Thon
On December 6 and 7, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) will host an Opioid Symposium and Code-a-Thon at the The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services headquarters in Washington, DC to promote and employ innovative ways to leverage technology and data to address the nationwide opioid epidemic.
The Symposium will showcase promising practices in data and technology that have improved outcomes in communities across the country that state and local leaders can bring back to their communities.
The Code-a-Thon invites computer programmers, public health ex...
Source: BHIC - November 16, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Annette Parde-Maass Tags: Conferences Substance Addiction and Misuse Source Type: blogs
DNA Essay Contest
National DNA Day is celebrated every April 25, which commemorates the completion of the Human Genome Project in April 2003 and the discovery of the double helix of DNA in 1953. Next year’s DNA Day will be on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Teachers and students from around the world are encouraged to celebrate by participating in the American Society of Human Genetics’ (ASHG) 13th Annual DNA Day Essay Contest!
This contest is open to students in grades 9-12 worldwide and asks students to examine, question, and reflect on important concepts in genetics. Essays are expected to be well-reasoned arguments indicative ...
Source: BHIC - November 14, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: Children and Teens education genetics Source Type: blogs
Rural Transportation Toolkit
Transportation is often an economic and social factor when it comes to health, especially in rural areas. To maintain health, transportation is needed to access health services but remains a barrier for many in rural areas. The Rural Health Information Hub has a new Rural Transportation Toolkit which includes evidence-based examples, promising models, and resources to support organizations implementing transportation programs in rural communities across the United States. The 7 modules in the toolkit contain resources and information focused on developing, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining rural transportation prog...
Source: BHIC - November 14, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: Rural toolkit transportation Source Type: blogs
Youth Compendium of Physical Activities
National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) has a new resource, Youth Compendium of Physical Activities. This compendium provides measures of energy expenditure for 196 common youth activities including sedentary activities, standing activities, playing and participating in games, and walking and running. The compendium can be used by researchers, healthcare professionals, teachers, and fitness professionals. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - November 14, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: Children and Teens obesity physical activity youth Source Type: blogs
Hypertension Control Champions
EvidenceNow is an initiative from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) with the goal of improving heart health by helping small and medium sized practices use the most recent heart health evidence. The Primary goal of EvidenceNow is to improve the heart health related care at more than 1,500 primary care practices in the United States with the hope that every practice will achieve a national target of 70% of patients following the ABCs of heart health prevention. The ABCs of heart health prevention include aspirin use, blood pressure control, cholesterol management and smoking cessation.
Five primary care ...
Source: BHIC - November 13, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erin Seger Tags: General Source Type: blogs
Rural Health Workforce Webinar
The objectives of the webinar on 11/14 are as follows:
Discuss recruitment and retention issues in rural settings for health and allied health providers.
Identify unique challenges of attracting health care providers to rural areas.
Discover training opportunities and career ladder progression programs in rural areas.
Text adapted from HRSA registration page (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - November 13, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erin Seger Tags: General Source Type: blogs
