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May 2004[Note: This site uses popup
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Launches Pilot Project with WebMD to Make HHS Consumer Health Information More Widely Available
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today launched a 9-month pilot project with WebMD to make HHS consumer health information more widely available and to enhance the Department's dissemination efforts in the event of a major public health emergency. During the pilot, selected HHS health information can be accessed through WebMD Health (http://hhs.webmd.com) and WebMD's partner health sites, including MSN Health and AOL Health. The first topic is physical activity; future topics will include nutrition, preventive screening, and diabetes. HHS Launches Pilot Project with WebMD to Make HHS Consumer Health Information More Widely Available (5/17/04, Press Release, HHS) http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2004pres/20040517.html Source: Janice Solomon, Program Analyst, Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch, Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute May 13, 2004 1:36 PM Online
Searchable Death Indexes & Records:
A Genealogy Guide May 12, 2004 5:06 PM
NIH Clinical Alerts
and Advisories: NIH
Asks Participants in Women’s Health Initiative
Estrogen-Alone Study to Stop Study Pills, Begin Follow-up Phase "Letters have been sent to all participants in the estrogen-alone study, 11,000 healthy postmenopausal women who have had a hysterectomy, informing them of a recent NIH review of the study data. After careful consideration of the data, NIH has concluded that with an average of nearly 7 years of follow-up completed, estrogen alone does not appear to affect (either increase or decrease) heart disease, a key question of the study. At the same time, estrogen alone appears to increase the risk of stroke and decrease the risk of hip fracture. It has not increased the risk of breast cancer during the time period of the study." Health Literacy: A Prescription to End
Confusion Learning from
SARS: Preparing for the Next Disease Outbreak -- Workshop
Summary NIH Extramural Center Programs: Criteria for Initiation and Evaluation Forging a Poison Prevention and Control System Eliminating Health Disparities: Measurement and Data Needs Monitoring Metabolic Status: Predicting Decrements in Physiological
and Cognitive Performance May 7, 2004 11:01 AM Bioinformatics
Links Directory (UBC Bioinformatics Centre) The Bioinformatics Links Directory "features curated links to molecular resources, tools and databases. All of the resources are free or available for a nominal fee." The page is organized by computer-related, DNA, education, expression (tools for predicting the expression, alternative splicing, and regulation of a gene sequence), human genome, model organisms, protein (protein sequencing), and RNA sites, tools or databases. May 5, 2004 2:25 PM Sexual Health Services in the UK Here are some good sites from the UK that deal with this topic posted by Dr.P.Badrinath. Badrinath always posts very useful content. Public Health grand rounds in sexual health – from Manchester http://www.phgr.man.ac.uk/GrandRounds/2003_06/summary.htm Good Practice Statements for Prevention and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted
Infections from Scotland Sexual
health & HIV commissioning toolkit (Department of Health) Leeds Sexual Health.com A wonderful resource from Leeds on delivering sexual health content. View documents on national and local strategies and on HIV/AIDS and STD prevention. Ethnicity Online The site is intended to help practitioners "understand how ethnic differences affect the perception of illness, the intimate personal interactions necessary for clinical practice and the delivery of healthcare." Describes ethnicity among several ethic groups, gives good practice guidelines, video interviews and information and resources. Sample pages are listed below:
Good practice guideline specific to religious groups from ethnicity on line (might be relevant in a multi ethnic community like Walsall) Source: Dr.P.Badrinath MD, BS, M.Phil, MPH, PhD (Cantab), MFPHMI, Specialist Registrar in Public Health & Recognised Clinical Teacher, Southend-on-Sea PCT & University of Cambridge, UK. http://myprofile.cos.com/badrishanthi. Posted to: PUBLIC-HEALTH@JISCMAIL.AC.UK, May 6, 2004. May 4, 2004 12:55 PM Index-Catalog
of the Surgeon General online (National Library of Medicine) At the recent meeting of the American Association of the History of The first series which covers medicine from antiquity to 1896 (the largest series) will be available in about a year as will the 5th. Get access to Dirline which is also linked from this URL. May 3, 2004 9:02 AM Smokefree
Ordinance Lists (American Nonsmokers'
Rights Foundation) As of April 2004, 25 states now have a 100% smokefree air law at either the state or local level. Locate data on topics such as the number of people
in the U.S. protected by smoke-free laws, smokefree ads, and smoking
law status in major U.S. travel destinations. Get hot documents and
youth smoking prevention documents. Program for Appropriate
Technology in Health (PATH) I must confess a small part in my heart goes out to agencies that promote appropriate technology. PATH is one of them. PATH is a nonprofit organization "committed to three goals: improving women's health, improving children's health, and preventing communicable diseases," especially in developing countries. On its Web site you will find descriptions of the programs it administers; technologies it has developed, adapted, or advanced; and resources and publications on various healthcare subjects such as diagnostic technologies, reporductive and perinatal health technologies, and immunization and nutrition technologies. The site is searchable. American Indian Environmental
Office (AIEO)
This
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) "coordinates the On the AIEO site visitors will find Tribal regions, grants, contacts, governing laws and regulations, and policies and initiatives. Of particular interest to public health practitioners is the data, info and resources page which links you to state and Tribal water quality standards and to other databases. AIEO documents, a calendar of training programs, education and training, and links to related information. May 1, 2004 8:22 AM Challenges
and Tradeoffs in Low-Income Family Budgets:
Implications for Health Coverage - Report [PDF] I can always count on the Kaiser Family Foundation to bring important issues to my attention. "This report explores the experiences of families trying to make ends meet on limited budgets. By discussing these families’ work, spending patterns, financial challenges, priorities and tradeoffs and health care and coverage, this report intends to provide a deeper understanding of families’ financial pressures and choices and information to assess the impact of current and proposed policies."
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Recent Entries HHS Launches Pilot Project with WebMD to Make HHS Consumer Health Information More Widely Available Online Searchable Death Indexes & Records: A Genealogy Guide NIH Clinical Alerts and Advisories: NIH Asks Participants in Women’s Health Initiative Estrogen-Alone Study to Stop Study Pills, Begin Follow-up Phase Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion Learning from SARS: Preparing for the Next Disease Outbreak -- Workshop Summary NIH Extramural Center Programs: Criteria for Initiation and Evaluation Forging a Poison Prevention and Control System Monitoring Metabolic Status: Predicting Decrements in Physiological and Cognitive Performance Bioinformatics Links Directory (UBC Bioinformatics Centre) Sexual Health Services in the UK Public Health grand rounds in sexual health Sexual health & HIV commissioning toolkit Index-Catalog of the Surgeon General online Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) Challenges and Tradeoffs in Low-Income Family Budgets: Implications for Health Coverage - Report [PDF] Water for Profit: How Multinationals Are Taking Control of a Private Resource Increases in Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae Among Men Who Have Sex with Men --- United States, 2003, and Revised Recommendations for Gonorrhea Treatment, 2004 Lasalocid in Eggs: Your Questions Answered AAAS Atlas of Population and Environment (American Association for the Advancement of Science) US Census QuickFacts Washington State WIC Economic Services Administration Briefing Book Food Stamp Eligibility for Washington State "Assessing the Hunger and Food Insecurity Needs of the Basic Food Program Eligibility Population in Washington State" by Phil Terry School
Breakfast and Lunch Program Eligibility Healthy
Youth Survey (HYS) Behavior
Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Washington State Department of Health VISTA
PHw Healthy
People 2010 Goals and Objectives The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFB) Food
Stamp Nutrition Education Community Food Security Coalition W.K.
Kellogg Foundation H.E.R.E. - Nutrition Education Network of Washington Quality of Health Care for Children and Adolescents: A Chartbook Relationship Between the EITC and Food Stamp Program Participation Among Households With Children Parasite Web Sites Publications from the National Academy Press Reducing Racial & Ethnic Health Disparities Unequal Access: Insurance Instability Among Low-Income Workers and Minorities Unequal Access: Insurance Instability Among Low-Income Workers and Minorities Infected Artificial Fingernails State-based Diabetes Surveillance Among Minority Populations (CDC) Trends in Tuberculosis --- United States, 1998--2003 National Network of Public Health Institutes
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