The Role of Local Health Departments in Promoting Children's Environmental Health at Early Care and Education Centers (June 2018)
Results from an exploratory assessment to determine how local health departments (LHDs) work with ECE centers to prevent children ' s exposure to environmental hazards. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 10, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Engaging People with Disabilities: Strategies for Rural Health Departments (June 2018)
This fact sheet describes five strategies, including engaging people with disabilities in program planning and evaluation, collaborating with nontraditional healthcare partners, creating opportunities for meaningful interaction, capitalizing on the rural environment, and engaging with other rural health departments. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 10, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Out-Of-Pocket Costs Put HIV Prevention Drug Out Of Reach For Many At Risk
Public health officials are expanding efforts to get the HIV prevention pill into the hands of those at risk, in a nationwide effort to curb infections. But the officials are hitting roadblocks - the drug ' s price tag, which has surged in recent years, and changes in insurance coverage that put a heftier financial burden on patients. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 10, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Community-based indicators for HIV programs: Presentation of a collection
July 31, 2018 10:00-11:00am ET. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 10, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Integration of Oral Health and Primary Care Practice: Two Health Center Experiences
August 1, 2018 3:00-4:00pm ET. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 10, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
The Role of Educators in Public Health Emergencies
July 25, 2018 1:00-2:00pm ET. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 10, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Messages and Audiences
July 11, 2018 2:00-3:00pm ET. Webinar on Messages and Audiences provides guidance on how to understand your audience(s) in an emergency, adapt messaging to reach and promote action in different audience segments, and how to use facts to build credibility and trust. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 10, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
2018 Montana Public Health Association/Montana Environmental Health Association Conference & Meeting
September 18-19, 2018; Helena, MT. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 10, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
The Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking Knowledge Hub significance
July 12, 2018 8:00-9:00am ET. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 9, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Vapor Trail: E-Cigarettes, Questions of Health, and Policy Considerations
This paper provides a closer look at e-cigarette use, summarizes the known health effects and outcomes, and reviews policy options. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 9, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Chagas Disease Surveillance Activities - Seven States, 2017
In 2017, Chagas disease was reportable in six states. Most cases identified, including among blood donors, are chronic cases and are not the result of local vectorborne transmission. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 9, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Evaluation of Occupational Exposure Limits for Heat Stress in Outdoor Workers - United States, 2011-2016
Among 25 outdoor occupational heat-related illnesses, wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT)-based occupational exposure limits were exceeded for all 14 fatalities and for eight of 11 nonfatal illnesses. Six fatalities occurred when the Heat Index was ˂91 ° F (32.8 ° C). (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 9, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Notice of Intent to Publish: Tobacco Cessation Interventions Among People Living with HIV/AIDS (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
The goal of this RFA is to provide support for studies that employ rigorous designs that seek to systematically test existing evidence-based tobacco cessation interventions (e.g., combination of behavioral and pharmacological) and/or to develop and test adaptations of evidence-based tobacco cessation interventions for this population. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 9, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Disparities Elimination through Coordinated Interventions to Prevent and Control Heart and Lung Disease Risk (DECIPHeR)
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) intends to publish a new Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to invite applications that propose to test strategies for delivering proven-effective, evidence-based, community-level interventions for reducing or eliminating cardiovascular and/or pulmonary health disparities, and that promote and improve population health in high-burden communities. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 9, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking (WTS) Knowledge Hub
Knowledge Hub (KH) website addresses the growing concern over the increasing prevalence and potential health effects of Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking (WTS) globally. The main goal is to spread education and awareness about the dangers of WTS with scientific information, to dispel misconceptions about safety, and to urge the regulators to undertake effective control measures on WTS. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 9, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
