Resources for Flu 2016
“Flu vs Cold” from CDC.
With flu season really starting to kick in, we wanted to share some resources on the disease to help you get through fall and winter!
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that every person aged six months and older get an annual flu vaccine by the end of October. Something important to note is that only injectable flu vaccines are recommended this year. Previously, the flu vaccine was also available through a nasal spray known as FluMist.
To further protect yourself, the CDC recommends staying away from people who are sick—people who are sick with the flu should sta...
Source: Network News - October 25, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Consumer Health Public Health Source Type: news
Meet Me Monday: Mandie Mims, TWU – Dallas Center Library
Mandie Mims is the Occupational and Physical Therapy, Speech Pathology, and Health Systems Management Librarian at Texas Woman’s University, T. Boone Pickens Institute of Health Sciences – Dallas Center Library.
Mandie works primarily with graduate, PhD and post-professional students. She also work closely with faculty, supporting their research and publishing. Dallas Center is one of two Institute of Health Sciences Centers, with the other located in Houston.
Please visit TWU T. Boone Pickens Institute of Health Sciences – Dallas Center and Dallas Center Library for more information!
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Source: Network News - October 24, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Meet Me Monday Source Type: news
Zika Testing in the Rio Grande Valley
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Earlier this week, we posted a feature as part of our SCR Regional Highlight series about the new medical school that opened in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and how it will bring more physicians to a part of Texas that is in dire need of more medical professionals.
Today, we are sharing some more health news relevant to the Rio Grande Valley—this time regarding Zika.
Texas, particularly the southernmost tip where the Rio Grande Valley is, has been monitored closely for signs of local Zika transmission. Previously, Texas has seen the local transmission of dengu...
Source: Network News - October 20, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Public Health Texas Source Type: news
SCR Regional Highlight: New Medical School in the Rio Grande Valley Will Help Address Physician Shortage
UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy
The Rio Grande Valley, made up of four counties in the southernmost part of Texas along the border of Mexico, has the odds stacked against it when it comes to residents’ health. In Hidalgo County, one of those four counties, 40 percent of residents lack proper health insurance, 40 percent are considered obese, and 25 percent suffer from diabetes. Type 2 diabetes, most often found in adults, is being found more often in children in this area.
Luckily though, it looks like the Rio Grande Valley has a happy ending.
On June 27, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine opened its...
Source: Network News - October 18, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Public Health SCR Regional Highlight Source Type: news
Meet Me Monday: Alice Jaggers, UAMS Library
Alice Jaggers, MSLS, is the Outreach Coordinator at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Library in Little Rock, AR. Her current work includes an outreach project to rural public library staff in the Southeast region of Arkansas and an outreach project to the Marshallese population in Springdale, AR. The project for the public library staff will include a train the trainer method to help staff be better able to assist with patrons’ medical questions through National Library of Medicine resources. The project for the Marshallese population will include a train the trainer method for community health work...
Source: Network News - October 17, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Meet Me Monday Source Type: news
Babies Born Prematurely in Oklahoma
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In 2014, more than 53,000 babies were born in Oklahoma, putting the state right in the middle at No. 27 for the most number of births in the United States. Nearly 4 million babies were born in the U.S. that year.
Unfortunately though, but to be expected, not all of those babies made it. Those babies who died made up the infant mortality rate (IMR). The IMR is defined by the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. In 2013, the IMR for the U.S. overall was 6, which has since lowered to 5.9 today. Oklahoma’s IMR in 2013 was 6.7 but has since risen to 7.4, both o...
Source: Network News - October 13, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Oklahoma Public Health Source Type: news
Healthy People 2020: A Systematic Approach to Health Improvement
Image from “Healthy People 2020 brochure”available via healthypeople.gov.
Curious about the status of health in the U.S. and what’s being done to improve it? Check out Healthy People 2020, the latest national health promotion and disease prevention agenda released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The agenda includes a set of objectives to be reached by the year 2020, and was developed through a collaboration between HHS and other federal agencies, public stakeholders, and an advisory committee.
The Healthy People initiative began in 1979 with the surgeon general’s report on health ...
Source: Network News - October 12, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Public Health Source Type: news
Economic Growth in Rural Areas Will Lead to Better Rural Health
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We know we’ve been stressing rural health a lot lately, but it’s a very important health issue, as a large population of our region are in rural areas. In fact, 33.4 million people in 2000 in our area were considered rural populations.
Here’s the state-by-state breakdown based off of 2000 Census data:
1.8 million New Mexicans
20.9 million Texans
3.5 million Oklahomans
2.7 million Arkansans
4.5 million Louisianans
We wanted to share a New York Times article expressing the opinions of some professionals in the field on what can, should and needs to be done t...
Source: Network News - October 11, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Rural Health Source Type: news
Meet Me Monday: Cathy Miller, UT Southwestern Medical Center
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Cathy Miller is the Digital Archivist at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX. Her earlier experience includes a 10-week internship for the Yellowstone National Park Archives.
UT Southwestern’s archival collection documents the history of UT Southwestern Medical Center, as well as its predecessor institutions, University Hospitals, careers of noble campus individuals, and Parkland Memorial Hospital. The archival collection features many interesting and fun records, such as “Child hears first sounds after cochlear implant, 1997.”
Visit UT Southwestern Archives to ...
Source: Network News - October 10, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: General (all entries) Meet Me Monday Source Type: news
Three New Mexicans Diagnosed with West Nile Virus
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Today we’re talking mosquitoes and diseases again, but this time, not Zika-related. Instead we are focusing on West Nile virus.
Within the last month, three New Mexican men were diagnosed with the virus. All three developed neuroinvasive disease and were hospitalized. The three men were from Bernalillo, Doña Ana, McKinley Counties, and are the third, fourth, and fifth cases of West Nile virus contracted in New Mexico this year.
Only about 44,000 cases of West Nile virus have been reported in the U.S. since 1999, and of those, only 1 in 5 people will develop symp...
Source: Network News - October 6, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: New Mexico Public Health Source Type: news
Oklahoma Health Equity Campaign (OHEC)
“Oklahoma Health Equity Campaign”from okhealthequity.org.
October is National Health Literacy Month! Did you know there’s a campaign that addresses health inequities in Oklahoma?
Through the Oklahoma Health Equity Campaign (OHEC), community leaders and organizations have come together to provide resources aiming to give an opportunity for Oklahomans to reach their full health potential regardless of their social position. Resources include a Health Literacy Clearinghouse with links to toolkits, resources for patients, research and reports, health literacy assessments and training, and multimedia presentations.
Commu...
Source: Network News - October 4, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: General (all entries) Health Literacy Oklahoma Source Type: news
NN/LM SCR Introduces Our Executive Director: Lisa Smith
Lisa Smith serves as the Executive Director of the NN/LM SCR. Before assuming this role, Lisa served as the Associate Director for the Gibson D. Lewis Health Science Library for 7 years.
Lisa has worked in both the Public Services and Technical Services divisions of libraries. Other positions she has held include: Outreach Librarian, Audiovisual Cataloger, Planning & Assessment Librarian, and Science Librarian. She has also worked in many library settings including academic libraries, school libraries, hospital and health science libraries.
Lisa is excited to partner with the region to provide solutions for a healthier...
Source: Network News - October 3, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: General (all entries) Meet Me Monday Source Type: news
Extra Fat in Different Areas of the Body Associated with Higher Risk of Heart Disease
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Most of us may have some “problem areas” on our bodies that we want to fix. But new research shows that carrying extra weight on certain parts of your body may be more dangerous to your health than others.
A recent study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, found that carrying extra belly fat, particularly in the gut area, often referred to as a “spare tire,” causes a person to have a higher risk of heart disease, especially when compared to the heart disease risk for a person’s fat elsewhere, like in the hips, often ca...
Source: Network News - September 29, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Consumer Health General (all entries) Source Type: news
September is National Yoga Month
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September is National Yoga Month—have you ever tried out this form of exercise and meditation? While many people are skeptical of the benefits yoga actually provides, there is research behind this type of fitness that proves it is good for your health, so we wanted to share. All of this information, and more, can also be found on medlineplus.gov.
What are the benefits of yoga?
It can lower your blood pressure.
It can aid digestion.
It can help you relax.
It can improve your coordination.
And it can even ease anxiety, back pain and depression.
There are several ...
Source: Network News - September 27, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: General (all entries) Source Type: news
Want to be featured as part of our #MeetMeMonday series?
Be featured as part of our #MeetMeMonday series and share information about your position, program, or organization and connect with other network members and potential program partners!
To be featured, please send the following information to Brandy.Klug@unthsc.edu with the subject line “Meet Me Monday”:
1) 2-3 sentences about your position, program, or organization
2) One fun fact (hobby, favorite travel destination, etc.)
3) A link to more information about your program or organization (optional)
4) Your photo (as an attachment, or include a link to a photo available online)
We will contact you shortly ...
Source: Network News - September 26, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: General (all entries) Social Media Source Type: news
