APHA Natural Disaster Resources
The Get Ready Campaign from the American Public Health Association (APHA) released an emergency preparedness quiz. Test your knowledge about hurricanes, earthquakes and wildfires or use it to educate others. After you take the quiz, take a look at some emergency preparedness factsheets from the Get Ready Campaign, or review their most recent newsletter.
The Get Ready Campaign was launched in 2006 with the goal to educate individuals and communities about how they can be prepared for natural disasters and hazards. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - November 13, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erin Seger Tags: General Source Type: blogs
NIH News in Health, November 2017
Check out the November issue of NIH News in Health, the monthly newsletter bringing you practical health news and tips based on the latest NIH research. In this issue:
Healthy Body, Happy Heart: Improve Your Heart Health
When Food Consumes You: Taking Eating to Extremes
Health Capsule: Reducing Children’s Chances of Asthma
Health Capsule: Out of Breath? Get Tested for COPD
Featured Website: Healthy Bones, Joints, Muscles, and Skin
NIH News in Health is available online in both HTML and PDF formats. Visit the NIH News in Health Facebook page to suggest topics you’d like to see covered, or share what you find helpful ...
Source: BHIC - November 6, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Kay Deeney Tags: Children and Teens Chronic Disease General Public Health Source Type: blogs
Fostering Minority Scientific, Health and Human Services Ventures at HHS
About $980 million of seed money is available for small aspiring businesses with innovative ideas for promising life-saving technology though US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Dr. Walter Koroshetz, director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), goes on the road to Milwaukee next month to talk to scientists and their business partners about the $980 million in seed money at HHS—mostly through NIH — available for aspiring small businesses with innovative ideas for promising life-saving technology.
“One cannot predict where the next great idea will come from. We want to ...
Source: BHIC - November 6, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Kay Deeney Tags: General Minority Health Concerns Source Type: blogs
President ’s Commission on Combating the Opioid Crisis
The President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis released its final report on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 calling for the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as well as other HHS entities to set up nationwide drug courts, a national media campaign and expanded educational programs, as well as reimbursement for a broader range of non-opioid pain medications and treatment services.
The 128-page report outlines over 50 different proposals made by the commission to curb the opioid epidemic. The commission’s report comes a week after President T...
Source: BHIC - November 6, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Kay Deeney Tags: Mental Health Public Health Substance Addiction and Misuse Source Type: blogs
Making the Case: Engaging Businesses for Public Health
The CDC VetoViolence initiative has put together Making the Case: Engaging Businesses, a tool to “help public health initiatives successfully connect with local businesses” by communicating the “important role of businesses as partners in assuring safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments in the home, community, and workplace.” The tool includes information on:
Explaining the importance of child abuse and neglect prevention to potential business partners
Highlighting the benefits of a partnership to businesses
Using your existing connection skills to build relationships with local bu...
Source: BHIC - November 3, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Annette Parde-Maass Tags: Children and Teens Public Health partnerships violence prevention Source Type: blogs
National Rural Health Week Nov 13-16
Recognize health care services in rural communities by participating in National Rural Health Week, November 13-16, 2017.
The National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) is hosting three 30-minute “WebSights” sessions on National Rural Health Day (NRHD) – Thursday, November 16. The NOSORH Power of Rural website also showcases event ideas such as Walk with a Doc as well as tools to promote the day – social media, flyers, press releases, and other materials.
HRSA has put together an agenda for their week of events, with the most on NRHD.
The CDC is hosting a webinar on November 1...
Source: BHIC - November 3, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Annette Parde-Maass Tags: Rural Source Type: blogs
STEM Resources for Higher Ed
NLM Toxicology and Environmental Health (TEH) highlights several sites and how to use them in the October 25th issue of STEM News: Resources for Higher Ed.
Spotlight: ToxTutor
Resources to Support Coursework
ChemIDplus
Research Poster Tips (2016 post from our own NTO)
Tools & Tips Case Study featuring:
Hazardous Substance Data Bank
Household Products Database
Check out the issue for more information. If you’d like to receive future ones in your inbox, sign up for Email Updates from NLM TEH. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - November 3, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Annette Parde-Maass Tags: Environmental Health National Library of Medicine News higher education Source Type: blogs
Webinar: Financial Health Programming at FQHCs
The National Nurse Led Care Consortium is sponsoring a webinar about the connection between physical health and financial health. Building Capacity for Social Determinants of Health Programming at FQHCs will discuss how financial health programming a Federally Qualified Health Centers can impact health outcomes. Case studies on this topic will also be presented. This webinar will take place on Wednesday, November 1 from 2:00-3:00 pm EST. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - October 30, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: ers166 Tags: Webinars Source Type: blogs
AHRQ Report on Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid use Disorder
This report also contains a variety of tools to help rural providers implement medication-assisted treatment. In addition, the literature revealed ongoing challenges and barriers to the implementation of medication-assisted treatment. These include a shortage of healthcare providers in rural areas who can prescribe treatment, stigma associated with opioid use disorder and an ongoing need for recovery support. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - October 30, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: ers166 Tags: Rural Substance Addiction and Misuse Source Type: blogs
Violence Prevention Resources
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently updated their page on violence prevention. Resources on this page include statistics, infographics, and publications to prevent violence in all age groups. The CDC also describes funded programs and initiatives aimed at violence prevention. A recently published report, Preventing Intimate Partner Violence Across the Lifespan: A Technical Package of Programs, Polices and Practices, provides a number of strategies and approaches that can be used to prevent intimate partner violence. Similar resources exist on the CDC’s violence prevention page to aid in the preven...
Source: BHIC - October 30, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: ers166 Tags: Public Health Source Type: blogs
The Imperative for Learning Health Systems to Address Health Literacy
“Learn or perish” would be an apt slogan for health systems today. The rate of change in health care is high. Technological advancements, research, innovation, and market dynamics all drive the soaring complexity of the health care system. In order to survive, health systems must learn how to adapt, and in the process – we argue – address health literacy. One aspect of a learning health system (LHS), according to the charter and vision of the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) Roundtable on Evidence-Based Medicine, is “to generate and apply the best evidence for the collaborative healthcare choices of each patien...
Source: BHIC - October 27, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: terri ottosen Tags: Articles Health Information Literacy Public Health clear health communication health systems knowledge into practice Source Type: blogs
Putting the Consumer Health Information Specialization to Work in Public Libraries
The Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) credential can help public librarians stay current in the consumer health information field and bring an additional, recognized level of expertise to their communities. This webinar will provide an overview of the CHIS designation, including its requirements and benefits, and will also showcase specific projects and programs that public library staff have developed with the knowledge they gained through the CHIS. In addition to learning about the credential and hearing real library examples, webinar participants will have the opportunity to ask questions of the presen...
Source: BHIC - October 27, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: terri ottosen Tags: Health Information Literacy National Library of Medicine News Public Library Webinars consumer health consumer health information specialization health and wellness Source Type: blogs
Putting the Human into Health Literacy
Think about your favorite book. It probably kept you turning page after page because it had an engaging storyline, a relatable character, or a situation that resonated in some way with your personal life. Authors tell a story. Yet as healthcare communicators, the story is often removed and what’s left is information. The healthcare industry, however, faces an extraordinary challenge. A Health Affairs study showed that most Americans do not understand basic health insurance terminology. Bridging the gap between information and engagement is a critical piece of health literacy communication. According to the 2017 Interna...
Source: BHIC - October 27, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: terri ottosen Tags: Articles Health Information Literacy Public Health engaged consumer health communication storytelling Source Type: blogs
Partnering4Health Report
Partnering4Health is a project funded by the Centers for Disease Control and between 2014 and 2017. Five national organizations were provided with CDC funding to support communities in their efforts to promote healthy lifestyle. The final aim of this project was to reduce death and disability due to tobacco use, decrease obesity and reduce the rate of death and disability related to diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Overall, 94 communities were provided with funding to make healthy food more accessible, create opportunities for physical activity, promote smoke free spaces and create breastfeeding friendly environments. ...
Source: BHIC - October 23, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: ers166 Tags: Chronic Disease Public Health Source Type: blogs
Obesity and Cancer
This article explains that while there are 13 types of cancer associated with obesity, over half of Americans aren’t aware of this link. Vital Signs also provides infographics about recent trends in obesity related cancers as well as information about what can be done to address this health concern at the individual, community, state and federal level. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - October 23, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: ers166 Tags: Chronic Disease Source Type: blogs
