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- PHENOM now recruiting volunteer mentors; Dr. A. Kay Keiser Scholarship/Public Health Alumni Chapter Scholarship has been set up.
- Good to Know: The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services 2005
- Data: AHRQ Stats; AHRQ Releases 2003 Hospital Data; New Fact Book, Hospitalization in the United States, 2002; RACIAL/ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN INFANT MORTALITY; Emergency Department (ED) Data Evaluation Report; Analysis of Emergency Department (ED) Visits;
Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health
- Internet: patientINFORM
- Top Causes of Death. Cardiovascular Disease: Cystatin-C; Role of noninvasive testing in the clinical evaluation of women with suspected coronary artery disease; Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of acute heart failure; Post-Myocardial Infarction Depression.
Diabetes: City officials aim to track how diabetics manage illness; DIURETICS EFFECTIVE FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE; 'Diabetes PHD'-Virtual 'Health Consultant';
Insulin Resistance Common in Men with Treated Hypertension; People With Diabetes: Walk More for Better Health; Chromium Supplements May Be Good for the Diabetic Heart; People With Diabetes at Increased Risk for Stroke, Other Serious; Lipitor Reduces Heart Risks for People With Diabetes; Adiponectin a Marker of Heart Risk in People With Diabetes; Diabetes a Looming Crisis in Mexico; Bowel Cancer Risk Higher For Men With Diabetes; Obesity's New Peril - 'Double Diabetes'; Surgery Helps Avoid Amputations In People with Diabetes; Diabetes Ups Incontinence Risk For Older Women. High Cholesterol:Lipid management in adults. Hypertension: Take Steps to Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure; Tips To Help You Remember To Take Your High Blood Pressure Medication; Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure: Mission Possible; Read the Food Label for Sodium; Some Answers About High Blood Pressure. Tobacco: Jury finds smoking grounds for eviction; Good Information for Smokers: You Can Quit Smoking; You Can Quit Smoking. 5-Day Countdown; Help for Smokers: Ideas to Help You Quit; Year after tobacco tax increase, are fewer people smoking?
- Adolescent Health: ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ADOLESCENT SMOKING AND MENTAL
HEALTH SYMPTOMS
- AIDS: United States Preventive Services Task Force Screening for HIV: recommendation statement
- Child Health: New Website and Environmental History Tools for Pediatric Health Care
Providers; Task Force Releases New Recommendations on HIV Screening.
- Consumer Health: Summer Safety; Your Role in Safe Medication Use: A Guide for Patients and Families; NEW EDITION OF GUIDE TO CLINICAL PREVENTIVE SERVICES RELEASED; Now You Have a Diagnosis: What's Next?
- Cultural Competence: Women's Health Care Competencies for Medical Students: Taking Steps to Include Sex and Gender Differences in the Curriculum; MyCurriculum; The Public Health Information and Data Tutorial; Achieving Cultural Competence: A Guidebook for Providers of Services to Older Americans and Their Families; Achieving Cultural Competence: A Guidebook for Providers of Services to Older Americans and Their Families - Slide Show Presentation
- Disaster Preparedness: Chemical Terrorism Specimen Collection; Laboratory Network for Chemical Terrorism; Emergency Preparedness Resource Inventory (EPRI); Altered Standards of Care in Mass Casualty Events: Bioterrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies; Blast Lung Injury; CDC Index – Hurricane Information.
- Environmental Health: Health screenings for Teflon to start;Should you worry about the chemicals in your makeup?; Does lead poison lurk at play sites?
- Epidemiology: MMWR Weekly Reports; Prevention and Control of Influenza: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP); Assisted Reproductive Technology Surveillance; Malaria Surveillance.
- Fitness: STATE POLICIES TO HELP PEOPLE BECOME MORE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE; EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS AND PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS.
- Healthcare Economics: CMS PROPOSES 2.5 PERCENT INCREASE IN MEDICARE HOME HEALTH PAYMENT RATES; NATIONAL CONTRACTOR TO PROCESS CLAIMS FOR SECTION 1011 OF THE MMA; Account-Based Arrangements; Medicare: A Timeline of Key Developments; Medicaid: A Timeline of Key Developments; Kaiser's report on Medicare and Medicaid.
- Healthcare Quality: Physician Supply Increases in States with Caps on Malpractice Lawsuit Award; Use and Potential for Improvement of Hospital Discharge Databases; Nursing Home Compare; IPRO. New York State HMO Report Card;Work Book Improving the Quality of Home and Community Based Services and Supports (HCBS); Emergency Severity Index, Version 4. Implementation Handbook; Risk Management and Quality in Home and Community Based Services
(HCBS): Individual Risk Planning and Prevention, System-Wide Quality
Improvement; National Patient Safety Goals for 2006 and 2005.
- Health Services: TX first state to adopt safe patient handling law for nurses; NEW HEDIS MEASURES ADDRESS OVERUSE; QUALITY COMPASS GOES ONLINE, ADDS TRENDED DATA; SECOND QUALITY PLUS; NCQA TO ADD LIVING WITH ILLNESS; NEW CERTIFICATION PROGRAM TO HELP DOCTORS SELECT EHR SYSTEMS, QUALIFY FOR DIABETES PHYSICIAN RECOGNITION; RECOGNITION PROCESS STREAMLINED FOR ABIM DIPLOMATES; ECHO SURVEY TO BE RETIRED; COMING IN 2006: ONLINE HEDIS DATA SUBMISSION; PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE, HEALTH LITERACY; Pay-for-Performace Shows Promise for Quality Improvement; Health Literacy Plays Significant Role in Medicare Patient Costs.
- HIPAA: DHHS Releases New HIPAA Privacy Rule Guidance on Health Services Research.
- Infectious Disease: Marburg; Avian Influenza; Health Information for International Travel, 2005-2006 The Yellow Book.
- Maternal Child Health: STATE MCH PROGRAMS AND MEDICAID; SELECTED FINDINGS ON CHILD, ADOLESCENT, AND WOMEN'S
HEALTH CARE; ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN PRENATAL SUPPORT SERVICES AND WOMEN'S ASSESSMENT OF CARE IN MEDICAID; Pre-eclampsia community guideline.
- Mental Health: LIFETIME PREVALENCE, AGE OF ONSET, AND LIFETIME RISK OF MENTAL DISORDERS.
- Minority Health: RACIAL/ETHNIC DISPARITIES BEFORE AND DURING ENROLLMENT IN THE STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM; Providing care for immigrant, homeless, and migrant children.
- Nutrition: European court upholds limits on sales of food supplements; Dairy industry sued for weight-loss ads.
- Public Health Continuing Opps: Medlearn Matters - new Medicare prescription drug coverage.
- Public Health Education: ACCREDITATION CRITERIA FOR SCHOOLS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
PROGRAMS REVISED.
- Public Health Practice: The Guide to Community Preventive Services.
- School Health: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force - not to focus only on height and weight in determining whether a child is overweight.
- Senior Health: Aging Hearts and Arteries: A Scientific Quest; Tips for Staying at Home as You Age; Elder abuse prevention; Your Life, Your Choices. Planning for Future Medical Decisions: How to Prepare a Personalized Living Will.
- Vision: FIVE VISION TOPICS ADDED TO NIHSENIORHEALTH WEB SITE.
- Women's Health Also see Maternal & Child Health: Women+s Health Study Finds Vitamin E does not Prot ect Women from Heart Attack, Stroke, or Cancer; Women More Likely To Worry About Health Care Costs; Women and Medicines: What You Need to Know; Women's Health Care in the United States: Selected Findings From the 2004 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports; More Than One in Four Non-elderly Women Delay or Forgo Medical Care Due to Costs; Surgery Choices for Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer.
- What's New on Betty C. Jung's Web Site: http://www.bettycjung.net/Evaluation.htm - Evaluation Resources on the Net
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- Good to Know: Dr. A. Kay Keiser Scholarship/Public Health Alumni Chapter Scholarship; ICE - IN CASE OF EMERGENCY;
- Data: Women's Health USA 2005; Consumers can guess the price of a Honda Accord within $300 but are off by $8,100 on a four-day hospital stay; 2004 National Health; KIDS COUNT 2005; MEPS Publications; New Indicator on Victims of Hate Speech from the Child Trends Databank;
- Internet: Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Thesaurus; FitSource;
- Top Causes of Death. Cancer: Colorectal cancer screening. Cardiovascular Disease: Stable coronary artery disease (CAD); Anticoagulation therapy supplement; Percutaneous coronary intervention and adjunctive pharmacotherapy in
women; Screening for peripheral arterial disease. K/DOQI clinical practice guidelines for cardiovascular disease in
dialysis patients. Diabetes: Diabetes: Are You at Risk? Low Blood Sugar, High Blood Sugar, and Sick Days; What is the Hemoglobin A1c Test?;Tips for Kids With Type 2 Diabetes; Shaping America's Health; Study Links Insulin, Alzheimer's;
Diabetes Due in Part to Genetics; Diabetes Linked To Ear Damage; Diabetes Threat Looms Even As Life Begins; Depression Linked To Glycemic Control In Diabetic Hispanic Patients; Diabetes Sets Stage For Heightened Risk Of Infections; Aerobic Exercise Helps Find Genetic Regions Linked To Prediabetes; Ages In Skin, Serum, Saliva And Urine Linked To Diabetes Complications; Influence Of Type 2 Diabetes On Cancer Treatment And Outcome Reported; Low Plasma Glucose Levels Associated With Lower Gestational Diabetes Incidence; Gene Is Linked With Obesity and Diabetes; Increased GGT A Harbinger Of Deteriorating Glucose Tolerance; Diabetes and Your Feet; Do I Have Diabetes?; I Have Diabetes...What Can I Do to Stay Healthy?; What Is Diabetes? Hypertension: VHA/DoD clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and management Advanced Lung Cancer; How to Quit Using Tobacco; Living With Lung Cancer. Patient Education Guide; Lung Cancer...Am I At Risk?
Mechanical Ventilation: Beyond the ICU; Pulmonary Rehabilitation; Thinking About Quitting Tobacco? What If I Have a Spot on My Lung? Do I Have Cancer?
- Adolescent Health: DECLINE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PLAYS KEY ROLE IN WEIGHT GAIN AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS; WIDER UNIVERSE OF FACTORS FOR ADOLESCENT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUTH EXPOSURE TO TELEVISED ALCOHOL INDUSTRY MESSAGES;
- AIDS: Guidelines and Update for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-1-infected
adults and adolescents;
- Alcohol Abuse: LINK BETWEEN ALCOHOL AND CERTAIN CANCERS; Helping Patients Who Drink Too Much: A Clinician's Guide, 2005 Edition;
- Allergies: MORE THAN HALF THE U.S. POPULATION IS SENSITIVE TO ONE OR MORE ALLERGENS;
- Child Health: Uninsured Children Lack Medical Care; TRAINED SCREENERS CAN IDENTIFY PRESCHOOLERS WITH VISION DISORDERS;
U.S. CHILDREN WITH DISCONTINUOUS HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE; Number of Uninsured Children Exceeds Standard Estimate;
ORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS;
- Consumer Health: Exercise: A Guide from the National Institute on Aging; Consumer Guide Explains How to Resolve Problems with Managed Care Plans; Extreme Heat; SUMMER HEAT SAFETY ADVICE; GET YOUR KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL SAFELY; Home Safety Checklists;
- Disaster Preparedness: Ricin; Key Facts About Hurricane Recovery; Traveler's Update: Tips for Safe & Healthy Travel;
Preparing for a Terrorist Bombing: A Common Sense Approach; Key Facts About Hurricane Readiness;
- Drug Abuse: METHAMPHETAMINE ABUSE, HIV INFECTION CAUSE CHANGES IN BRAIN STRUCTURE; Oregon prescription policy may set meth law precedent;
- Environmental Health: Third National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals; Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke Decreases; Children's Blood Lead Levels Continue to Decline; Exposure to Cadmium Merits Monitoring;
- Epidemiology - MMWR
- Genomics: DEFECTIVE GENE LINKED TO TWO INHERITED IMMUNE DEFICIENCIES;
- Grants available
- Healthcare Economics: Who pays when employers don’t offer health benefits? Mostly other employers; Medicaid Turns 40;
Kids & Medicaid: A Primer; Medicaid Savings to Avoid Harming Low-Income People; Medicare Health Plan Tracker; Medicare Health and Prescription Drug; Plans Monthly Tracking Report; Dual Eligibles; Health Costs & Budgets; Medicare Chartbook 2005; MEDICARE PROPOSES PAYMENT RATES AND POLICY CHANGES FOR HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES BENEFICIARY COINSURANCE RATES CONTINUE TO FALL;
- Healthcare Quality: Are hospitals making us sick?
- Health Services: Weight-Loss Surgeries Quadrupled in 5 Years; Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in U.S. Health Care Decisionmaking; Americans Frequently Visit Doctors for Treatment of Adverse Drug Effects; Nursing Shortage; International Health Resources;
- HIPAA: CMS will terminate the HIPAA contingency plan for incoming claims; Medical Laboratories Could Be Compelled to Report Citizens’ Blood-Sugar-Test Results to Local Governments;
- Infectious Disease: West Nile Virus; Infection control. Prevention of healthcare-associated infection
in primary and community care; Prevention and control of influenza;
- Maternal Child Health: SCREENING IN PREGNANT WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND ADOLESCENTS; HEALTH OUTCOMES OF SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN BORN WITH EXTREMELY LOW BIRTHWEIGHT;
- Minority Health: Race, Ethnicity, and Health Care Reference Library; LANGUAGE BARRIERS IN CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE;
- Obesity: Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents; Overweight in children and adolescents: pathophysiology,
consequences, prevention, and treatment;
- Public Health Continuing Opps: Medicare Preventive Services CD ROM; Toolkit for Healthcare Professionals: Medicare
Prescription Drug Coverage; Nursing Home Administrators Regarding Medicare Rx Drug Coverage; Limited Income? SSA Can Help;
EDUCATION SERIES ON COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE;
- Public Health Practice: Voluntary Accreditation System for State and Local Public Health Agencies; How Bills Become Law; CFK Toolkits; Organizational Development Tools; Speak Up: Tips on Advocacy for Publicly Funded Nonprofits;
- Senior Health: Physician's Guide to Nutrition in Chronic Disease Management for Older Adults; Promoting Older Adult Health: Aging Network Partnerships to Address Medication, Alcohol, and Mental Health Problems; Fall management guidelines;
Pain management guidelines; NIH SeniorHealth Adds Information on Smell and Taste; HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE NOT WELL CONTROLLED AMONG OLDER MEN AND WOMEN; ARTHRITIS INFORMATION FOR HISPANIC SENIORS; Medicines and You: A Guide for Older Adults; As You Age...A Guide for Aging, Medicines, and Alcohol; Provider Checklist for Treating a Confused Elder;
- Women's Health: Cervical cancer screening; HIGH RATES OF CERVICAL CANCER INDICATE BROADER PROBLEMS IN
ACCESS TO CARE; Cervical cancer: screening recommendations, with algorithms, for
managing women with abnormal Pap test results; Menopause: a guide to management; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE KNOWLEDGE PATH;
- CT: CT hospital funds for the uninsured, 2004;
- What's New on Betty C. Jung's Web Site: 2005 - 2006 Public Health Expertise Network of Mentors (PHENOM) Directory is now online. http://www.bettycjung.net/Phenom.htm
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- Good to Know: Burkholderia cepacia pneumonia; Age-old cures;
- News You Can Use: ONLINE TEST TO DISCOVER IF YOU WERE BORN TO BE SAD;
- Internet: NHLBI Diseases & Conditions Index;
- Top Causes of Death. Cancer: guidelines for colorectal and bowel cancer. Cardiovascular Disease: Task Force Recommends Against Routine Screening for Peripheral Arterial Disease; Heart failure outcomes; The management of people with atrial fibrillation and flutter. Diabetes: TIP SHEET TO HELP ADOLESCENTS DEAL WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES; Diabetes Care Card; Diabetes: Easy Eating for Busy People; If You Have Diabetes, A Flu Shot Could Save Your Life; If You Have Diabetes, Know Your Cholesterol Numbers; Know Your Blood Sugar Numbers; Diabetes Can Harm Your Vision; Take Charge of Your Diabetes; Standards of medical care in diabetes; Hormone Linked To Glucose Control In Diabetics;
Clozapine May Increase The Risk Of Diabetes; Diabetes Often Undiagnosed, Untreated In Heart Disease Patients; Metabolic Syndrome: A Misleading 'diagnosis' - Joint European/American Paper; Lifestyle Modification Likely To Benefit Diabetes Profile, But May Be
Too Costly; Blacks, Hispanics Prone To Diabetes Complications. High Cholesterol: Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids; Lipid management in adults. Stroke: Stroke management and prevention in the long-term care setting. Stroke assessment across the continuum of care.
Tobacco: “Missouri court allows class-action suit against Philip Morris”
- Adolescent Health: SOURCES OF ALCOHOL FOR ADOLESCENTS; Teenage Drinking;
- AIDS: “New law to focus on HIV in blacks”; HIV/AIDS Fact Sheets Updated; HIV and Its Treatment: What You Should Know. Fact Sheets; A Guide to Primary Care of People with HIV/AIDS 2004 Edition; A Pocket Guide to Adult HIV/AIDS Treatment: Companion to A Guide to
Primary Care of People with HIV/AIDS August 2004 Edition;
- Alcohol Abuse: Drinking and Your Pregnancy; Harmful Interactions: Mixing Alcohol with Medicines; How Does Alcohol Affect the World of a Child?; Make a Difference: Talk to Your Child About Alcohol; Alcohol: A Women's Health Issue; Alcoholism: Getting the Facts; Changing the Culture of Drinking at U.S. Colleges; A Family History of Alcoholism: Are You at Risk?; Alcohol: What You Don't Know Can Harm You;
Clinical Protocols to Reduce High Risk Drinking in College Students; What Parents Need to Know About College Drinking; What Peer Educators and Resident Advisors (RAs) Need to Know About College Drinking;
- Child Health: GUIDANCE ON ESTABLISHING HEALTHY DIGITAL TELEVISION ENVIRONMENTS FOR CHILDREN; Keep Kids Alcohol Free: Strategies for Action; Death of a child in the emergency department;
- Disaster Preparedness: Keep it With You (KIWY) Personal Medical Information Form; Carbon Monoxide Poisoning; Infection Control for Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Patients;Infection Control Recommendations for Prevention of Transmission of Diarrheal Diseases in Evacuation Centers; Keep Food and Water Safe after a Natural Disaster or Power Outage-- Clean and Sanitize Food-Contact Surfaces; Initial Medical Screening and Ongoing Public Health Surveillance in Evacuation Centers; Effects of Hurricane Katrina on Children's Blood Lead Levels; Controlling the Spread of Infections in Evacuation Centers: Facts for Residents About Diseases that Cause Diarrhea and/or Vomiting;
Clean Hands Resources and Slides for Evacuation Centers; Interim Guidelines for Fire Fighting Operations in the Hurricane Katrina Response;
Assessment Tools for Occupational Safety and Health in Hospitals, Health Departments, and Shelters Involved in Response to Hurricane Katrina; Interim Immunization Recommendations for Emergency Responders: Hurricane Katrina; Disinfecting Wells Following an Emergency;
French Translation of: How to Protect Yourself and Others from Electrical Hazards Following a Natural Disaster; French Translation of: Key Facts About Hurricane Recovery: Protect Your Health and Safety After a Hurricane; “Determination that a public health emergency exists”; CORNELL WEB SITE WILL AID GULF COAST RECOVERY; “Disease and coordination vie as major challenges”;
- Environmental Health:NIEHS LAUNCHES WEBSITE WITH INFORMATION FOR ASSESSING ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS FROM HURRICANE KATRINA;
- Epidemiology: MMWR weeklies;
- Family Health: ADVICE FOR PEDIATRICIANS TO HELP FAMILIES IN THE AFTERMATH OF NATURAL AND OTHER DISASTERS;
- Healthcare Economics: STEADY DECLINE IN BUSINESSES OFFERING HEALTH BENEFITS TO WORKERS SINCE 2000; CMS ACTIONS TO HELP BENEFICIARIES, PROVIDERS IN KATRINA STRICKEN AREAS; The Toolkit for Healthcare Professionals: Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage; 50,000 more CT residents uninsured in 2004; Small businesses challenged by rising health costs; loss of coverage deters entrepreneurs starting new businesses; economic cost of health problems -- $260 billion in 2003; Family caregivers at risk for their own physical and financial health; Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured;
- Healthcare Quality: AHRQ QI Windows Application Version 1.0; Indicators of Quality in Family Practice; Background on New Effective Health Care Program;
- Health Literacy: THE INTERNET AS A WINDOW ON ADOLESCENT HEALTHY LITERACY;
- Health Services: Guide to Clinical Preventive Services 2005: Recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; ICU Patients at Significant Risk for Adverse Events and Serious Errors;
- Infectious Disease: Cases of Vibrio vulnificus identified among Hurricane Katrina evacuees; A STEP CLOSER TO A MALARIA VACCINE;
“City and state prepare an overburdened system for the threat of avian flu”;
- Maternal Child Health: STATE EFFORTS AROUND HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR MCH POPULATIONS;
- Men's Health: The management of erectile dysfunction: an update;
- Mental Health: FACTS AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION OF MENTAL HEALTH IN PRIMARY CARE; Bipolar affective disorder. A national clinical guideline;
- Minority Health: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING OFFERS FREE CANCER INFORMATION IN SPANISH; Medical Disparities Narrowing;
- Nutrition: Inside the Pyramid; My Pyramid Plan; MyPyramid -- Getting Started; MyPyramid Tracker; The Real Cost of a Healthy Diet;
- Physical Activity: Physical Activity Evaluation Handbook; National Blueprint: Increasing Physical Activity Among Adults Age 50
and Older;
- Public Health Continuing Opps: Guide to Medicare Preventive Services for Physicians, Providers, Suppliers, and Other Health Care Professionals; Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS) tutorial;
- Public Health Practice: MD Link: Partnering Physicians with Community Organizations: A Toolkit for Physician Champions; Ontario Superior Court of Justice & decision in a negligence lawsuit arising from the 2003 SARS outbreak in Toronto; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH PLANNING TOOL FOR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE;
- Public Health Research: NIH ANNOUNCES FINAL ETHICS RULES;
- Respiratory Diseases: Management of community-acquired pneumonia in the home; Community-acquired pneumonia in adults;
- School Health: "Girl’s death could fuel debate over when citizens can sue”; “State, educators boost efforts to prevent youth suicides”; PTA Resources for Back to School; EPSDT; Stocking Schools with Healthy Beverages; SCHOOL-BASED DENTAL SEALANT PROGRAM MANUAL;
ONLINE TOOLKIT PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR CREATING SAFE SPACE FOR ALL YOUTH; CLUSTERING OF FAST-FOOD RESTAURANTS AROUND SCHOOLS;
- Senior Health: FREE FACT SHEETS IN SPANISH HELP SENIORS TAKE MEDICINES SAFELY; STROKE INFORMATION FOR SENIORS ADDED TO THE NIHSeniorHealth WEB SITE; Cancer Facts for People Over 50;
- Women's Health Also see Maternal & Child Health: Primary care physicians should not routinely refer all women for genetic counseling and DNA testing to detect the presence of specific BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations; COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERVENTIONS FOR MAJOR
DEPRESSION IN LOW-INCOME MINORITY WOMEN; Contraception for women aged over 40 years; Contraceptive choices; Cervical cancer screening;
Contraception and family planning. A guide to counseling and management;
- What's New on Betty C. Jung's Web Site: http://www.bettycjung.net/Annbib.htm
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- Good to Know: FDA - Paxil and Paxil CR Controlled-Release Tablets; Strattera;
- News You Can Use: New-car smell is going away: It’s no good for you; HURRICANE KATRINA RECOVERY INFORMATION; Diabetes Crisis;
- Data: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2003 summary; Bioterrorism and Mass Casualty Preparedness in Hospitals: United States, 2003; Which Physicians and Practices Are Using Electronic Medical Records?; MEPS Data Products with Children's Data; Statistical Briefs; Uninsured in America, 1996-2004; Health Insurance Status of Children in America, 1996-2004; Employer-Sponsored Single, Employee-Plus-One, and Family Health Insurance Coverage: Selection and Cost, 2003; CHILD CAREGIVERS IN THE UNITED STATES; Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health Web site;
- Internet: National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB);
- Top Causes of Death.Cancer: CANCER DEATH RATES STILL ON THE
DECLINE; new guidelines. Cardiovascular Disease: Heart failure in adults; Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis. Diabetes: new guidelines; Diabetes Deaths Worldwide Approach 3 Million Annually; Cold Weather Increases A1Cs; Diabetic Nerve Change Begins Early; Alcohol May Not Ward Off Diabetes; Smokers More Likely to Develop Diabetes; Lifestyle of Women Living Alone Increases Diabetes Risk; Statins Safely Reduce Risk of Major Vascular Events: Meta-Analysis; Culturally Tailored Diabetes Lifestyle Interventions May Lead to Significant Improvements in Diabetes-Related Outcomes; People With Serious Mental Illness Have Gaps in Knowledge of Type 2 Diabetes; Some People with Diabetes Would Risk Health to Avoid Shots; Drug-coated Heart Stents Best For People with Diabetes; High Normal Fasting Plasma Glucose Points To Diabetes; Elderly With Diabetes Run Risk Of Falling; Diabetes Exemption Program. High blood pressure: Essential hypertension. High Cholesterol:Women Are Disappearing Into a Cholesterol Gap. Kidney Disease: U.S. KIDNEY FAILURE RATES STABILIZE, ENDING A 20-YEAR CLIMB
Troubling Racial Disparities Persist. Stroke: Hospital admissions for stroke declined 12 percent between 1997 and 2002.
- Adolescent Health; Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters;
Dating Violence Warning Signs; Facts for Teens: Teen Dating Violence; Protect Your Child From Dating Violence; 15+ Make Time to Listen - Take Time to Talk...About Bullying; Take Action Against Bullying; Report on Oral Sex; NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERISTICS AND ADOLESCENT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN YOUNG ADOLESCENTS AND OLDER INDIVIDUALS; WHAT ADOLESCENTS ARE DOING AND THINKING;
- AIDS: Diagnostic, monitoring, and resistance tests for HIV;Antiretroviral therapy;
Drug-drug interactions between HAART, medications used in substance use treatment, and recreational drugs; Smoking cessation in HIV-infected patients; HIV and Its Treatment: What You Should Know. Fact Sheets; What is an HIV/AIDS Clinical Trial?
- Alcohol Abuse: Alcohol Problems in Intimate Relationships: Identification and Intervention. A Guide for Marriage and Family Therapists; Assessing Alcohol Problems: A Guide for Clinicians and Researchers; How to Cut Down on Your Drinking;
- Child Health: Secondhand Smoke as Harmful to Fetus as Inhaled Smoke; Nationwide Study Will Track 100,000 Children to Adulthood;
- Consumer Health:Keep It With You: Personal Medical Information Form; Consumers Find Information and Support After a Diagnosis;
- Cultural Competence:National Stereotypes Common, Mistaken;
- Disaster Preparedness: Public Health Emergency Response Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Public Health Directors; AHLA Katrina Resources; ABA Health Law Section Web Page: Katrina Relief and Health Coverage; Hurricane Readiness; Emergency Supplies; Power Outages;
Avoid Carbon Monoxide; Fact Sheet: Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Information for Clinicians; Vibrio Illnesses After Hurricane Katrina; numerous factsheets;
Medical Care of Ill Hurricane Evacuees: Additional Diagnoses to Consider;Hand Hygiene After a Disaster; Interim Guidelines for Animal Health and Control of Disease Transmission in Pet Shelters; Environmental Health Needs & Habitability Assessment; Violence Prevention Cards; Rodent Control After Hurricanes & Floods; Shigellosis Concerns in the Hurricane Evacuation Center Environment; Preventing Violence after a Natural Disaster; Chainsaw Safety; CDC Hurricane Readiness and Recovery Information Web Site; National Public Health Preparedness Referral Service; Health Care at the Crossroads: Strategies for Creating and Sustaining Community-wide Emergency Preparedness Systems; Hurricane Katrina Legal Issues; Emergency-Related Resources for Legislators and Legislative Staff;
- Environmental Health:School buses may foul air for many years; Improper Disposal of Hazardous Substances and Resulting Injuries; Judge here orders EPA to review lead standards;
- Epidemiology: MMWR
- Healthcare Economics: Insurance status determines access to follow up care after ER visits;
- Healthcare Quality: Home Health Compare; Hospital Compare; QUALITY MEASURES FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE;
- Health Disparities: RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN HEALTH KNOWLEDGE PATH;
- Health Services: Summary of policy recommendations for periodic health examinations; Health groups may face litigation in hospital deaths in storm-ravaged areas;
- HIPAA: HIPAA Guidance;
- Infectious Disease: Prevention and control of influenza: recommendations of the
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP); Prevention of influenza in the general population: recommendation statement from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care;
- Maternal Child Health: WOMEN'S USE OF OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS DURING PREGNANCY;
- Mental Health: MAJOR DEPRESSION AMONG U.S. ADULTS; OCCASIONAL REPORTS ON MENTAL HEALTH IN THE UNITED STATES;
- Nutrition: FEAST ON FOOD SAFETY;
- Obesity: Updated synthesis on overweight and obesity in children and adolescents; VAST MAJORITY OF ADULTS AT RISK OF BECOMING OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE;
- Physical Activity: Get Hip & Get Fit program;
- Public Health Research: E.P.A. to bar data from pesticide studies involving children and pregnant women;
- School Health: School soda, junk food bans approved; schools mandate body-mass calculations; Teens, lawmakers push antibully bill; Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools;
- Senior Health: LIFE-SAVING INFORMATION ON STROKE EASILY ACCESSIBLE AT NIHSENIORHEALTH;
- Women's Health Also see Maternal & Child Health: DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY TRIAL RESULTS ANNOUNCED: Women with Dense Breasts, Women Younger than 50, and Those Who are Perimenopausal May Benefit from Digital Mammograms; September is National Menopause Awareness Month; Facts About Menopausal Hormone Therapy; Drug interactions with hormonal contraception;
- CT: DEP won’t act to ban mercury fillings; OHCA report on CT preventable hospitalizations;
- What's New on Betty C. Jung's Web Site: http://www.bettycjung.net/Phdata1.htm.
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- Good to Know: Employer-provided health insurance;
- Data: NEW DATA REPORTING AND ANALYSIS TOOL PROVIDES STATE-LEVEL SUMMARY OF
HEALTH RESOURCES; MEPS data products; Statistical Briefs: Health Care Expenditures for Injury-Related Conditions, 2002; Changes in Home Health Care Use and Expenditures between 1998/99 and 2002; Statin Use among Persons 18 and Older in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population Reported as Receiving Medical Care for the Treatment of High Cholesterol, 2002; Statin Use in the Civilian Noninstitutionalized Medicare Population in 2002; Trends in Statin Use in the Civilian Noninstitutionalized Medicare Population, 1997 and 2002; Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Costs, Offer Rates, and Take-Up Rates for Small Employers in the Private Sector, by Industry Classification, 2000 and 2003; Trends in Children’s Health Insurance Coverage for Families with Children, 1996-2002 (First Half); Trends in Children’s Eligibility for Public Insurance for Families with Children, 1996-2002 (First Half); Variations in Smoking by Selected
Demographic, Socioeconomic, insurance, and health characteristics,
United States, 2003; Prescription Drugs: Out-of-Pocket Expenses and Unmet Need Relative to Family Income, 2002; Managed Care and Health Insurance, Health Status and Women's Health; Medicare and Medicaid stats; Three New Indicators from the Child Trends DataBank: Repeating a Grade, Individualized Education Plans, and Head Start! AHRQ Stats;
- Top Causes of Death. Cancer: Chemotherapy and You: A Guide to Self-Help During Cancer Treatment; Eating Hints for Cancer Patients: Before, During, and After Treatment; Radiation Therapy and You: A Guide to Self-Help During Cancer Treatment; Understanding Breast Changes: A Health Guide for All Women; Taking Time: Support for People with Cancer and the People Who Care.
Cardiovascular Disease: HEART ATTACK DEATH RATES FOUND HIGHER FOR ALL PATIENTS IN HOSPITALS TREATING LARGER SHARE OF AFRICAN AMERICANS;
Diabetes: Care of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: a statement
of the American Diabetes Association; Dietary carbohydrate (amount and type) in the prevention and management of diabetes: a statement of the American Diabetes Association; Weight management through lifestyle modification for the prevention
and management of type 2 diabetes: rationale and strategies; National Diabetes Awareness Month --- November 2005; Incidence of End-Stage Renal Disease Among Persons With Diabetes --- United States, 1990--2002; The California Diabetes Prevention and Control Program guidelines for diabetes care; Diabetes Numbers Escalate Condition Rises 14% Since 2003; Rosiglitazone Helpful in Diabetic Dialysis Patients; Inhaled Insulin Delayed For More FDA Review; Overcoming Fears In Insulin Administration;
Liver Disease: AASLD position paper: the management of acute liver failure;
AASLD practice guidelines: evaluation of the patient for liver transplantation;
Lung Disease: Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;
Tobacco: LINK BETWEEN YOUTH SMOKING AND EXPOSURE TO SMOKING IN MOVIES;
- Adolescent Health: STRATEGIES TO REDUCE ADOLESCENT MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES AND FATALITIES;
- AIDS: Updated U.S. Public Health Service guidelines for the management of
occupational exposures to HIV and recommendations for postexposure
prophylaxis; Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-1-infected
adults and adolescents;
- Avian Flu: Key Facts About Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) and Avian Influenza A (H5N1);
- Child Health: Improving Cultural Competency in Children's Health Care: Expanding Perspectives; The evaluation of sexual abuse in children; THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN EXPOSED TO TRAUMA;
- Consumer Health: Message from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: “MEDICARE & YOU 2006” HANDBOOK;
- Disaster Preparedness: Hurricane-Related Documents and Resources; NIOSH Interim Guidance for Postexposure Medical Screening of Workers Leaving Hurricane Disaster Recovery Areas;
- Drug Abuse: States’ meth laws inconsistent”; Substance Abuse Warning Signs;
- Environmental Health: Mold: Prevention Strategies and Possible Health Effects in the Aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita;
- Epidemiology: MMWR Reports; Pulmonary Hypertension Surveillance --- United States, 1980--2002; Good Laboratory Practices for Waived Testing Sites: Survey Findings from Testing Sites Holding a Certificate of Waiver Under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 and Recommendations for Promoting Quality Testing; Controlling Tuberculosis in the United States: Recommendations from the American Thoracic Society, CDC, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America; Health-Related Quality of Life Surveillance --- United States,
1993--2002; http://www.bettycjung.net/Mch.htm (Maternal Child Health Resources);
- Genomics: INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM COMPLETES MAP OF HUMAN GENETIC VARIATION;
- Healthcare Economics: medical discount cards, consumer-directed health plans; MEDICARE ANNOUNCES PAYMENT RATES AND POLICY CHANGES FOR HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES IN 2006; MEDICARE PROVIDES TOOLS TO HELP LOCAL PARTNERS PREPARE BENEFICIARIES FOR MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE; Medicare & You 2006” Handbook Update; Interactive Tools on Medicaid; STATE MEDICAID FACT SHEETS;
MEDICAID BENEFITS ONLINE DATABASE;
- Healthcare Quality: Guide to Health Care Quality - How to Know It When You See It; Next Steps After Your Diagnosis: Finding Information and Support;
- Infectious Disease: Avian Influenza; Flu Activity;
- Maternal Child Health: CRITICAL ROLE OF EPSDT IN PROVIDING UNIFORM,
COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN;
http://www.bettycjung.net/Evaluation.htm (State Report cards)
EFFECT OF SMOKING DURING PREGNANCY ON BIRTHWEIGHT; Routine prenatal care stats; Clinical guidelines for the establishment of exclusive breastfeeding;
- Media: Number of Sexual Scenes on TV Nearly Double Since 1998;
- Men's Health: Early Prostate Cancer: Questions and Answers; Know Your Options: Understanding Treatment Choices for Prostate Cancer; Prostate Cancer (PDQ[r]): Screening (Health Professional Version), (Patient Version); Prostate Cancer (PDQ[r]): Treatment;
- Mental Health: REVIEW OF SUICIDE PREVENTION STRATEGIES; “Clampdown on chatrooms after two strangers die in Internet death pact”; WEB FORUM LAUNCHED FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCHERS;
- Nutrition: “McDonald’s to add facts on nutrition to packaging”; ANNUAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES IN DIETARY SUPPLEMENT RESEARCH 2004;
- Public Health Continuing Opps: Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage;
- Public Health Practice: ASTHO LAUNCHES WEB SITE SECTION FOCUSED ON EVIDENCE-BASED PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS;
- School Health: Heads Up: Concussion in High School Sports: Fact Sheet for Athletes and Parents;
- Senior Health: Dementia; Pharmacotherapy companion to the depression;
Women's Health Also see Maternal & Child Health: Breast Cancer and Pregnancy (PDQ[r]); Frequently Asked Questions about Early Stage Breast Cancer: A Patient
and Doctor Dialogue; American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists position statement on metabolic and cardiovascular consequences of polycystic ovary syndrome; Understanding Breast Cancer Treatment: A Guide for Patients; Menopause and hormone therapy (HT): collaborative decision-making and management: the percentage of women in menopause who have had a bone mineral density (BMD) measurement after cessation of HT; Breast cancer treatment: percentage of patients with Stage 0, I, II, or III breastcancer with documentation in their medical record that the option of a clinical trial has been discussed with them;
Menopause and hormone therapy (HT): collaborative decision-making and management;
guidelines on the management of labor and the management of initial abnormal Pap smear;
- CT: “Moves to hire, mold healthier workforce are limited by law, experts say”; State rolls back HUSKY Part B premiums; 2004 CT hospitals’ margins up five fold over 2003l; CT Insurance Dept releases annual ranking of health insurers;
http://www.bettycjung.net/Ct.htm (Connecticut Public Health Resources)
- What's New on Betty C. Jung's Web Site - Site Index, http://www.bettycjung.net/Siteindex.htm.
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- Good to Know: “Backup health records are a help after storms”; A Guide for Parents: Questions and Answers - Fluid in the Middle Ear; A Guide for Parents: Questions and Answers - Runny Nose; Cold or Flu. Antibiotics Don't Work For You; Snort. Sniffle. Sneeze. No Antibiotics Please;
- News You Can Use: new and improved cms.hhs.gov website; Choosing Safe Toys; Extreme Cold: A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety; Holidays the Healthy Way; Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder; Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Tips to Prevent Foodborne Illness This Holiday Season; Holiday Depression & Stress; Holiday Season Safety; American Lung Association's Flu Clinic Locator; U.S. SURGEON GENERAL URGES AMERICANS TO KNOW THEIR FAMILY HEALTH HISTORY;
- Data: Health, United States, 2005; Statistical Brief #99: Trends in Children's Health Insurance Coverage for Families with Children, 1996-2002 (First Half); Statistical Brief #100: Trends in Children's Eligibility for Public Insurance for Families with Children, 1996-2002 (First Half); MEPS HC-077B: 2003 Dental Visits; MEPS HC-077E: 2003 Emergency Room (ER) Visits;
- Internet: Children's Bureau Website; NEW EDITION OF SPANISH-LANGUAGE HEALTH RESOURCES KNOWLEDGE PATH AVAILABLE;
- Top Causes of Death. Cancer: Palliative treatment of cancer. Cardiovascular Disease:
ACC/AHA 2005 guideline update for the diagnosis and management of
chronic heart failure in the adult. A report of the American College
of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice
Guidelines (Writing Committee to Update the 2001 Guidelines for the
Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure); Guidelines for percutaneous coronary interventions; Thrombolytic therapy and balloon angioplasty in acute ST elevation
myocardial infarction (STEMI); NHLBI RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS AT AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS: Findings on Women and Heart Disease, Metabolic Syndrome in African
Americans, Impact of Sodium Reduction on Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
or Death; REPLACING SOME CARBOHYDRATES WITH PROTEIN AND UNSATURATED FAT MAY
ENHANCE HEART HEALTH BENEFITS; ACC/AHA 2004 guideline update for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart
Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Update the
1999 Guidelines for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery). Diabetes: Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment of Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Impaired Fasting Glucose. Summary, Evidence Report/Technology Assessment; Alzheimer's Could Be Diabetes-like Illness, Study Suggests;
Mental Ability Not Impaired By Drop In Blood Glucose; Pioglitazone Lowers Heart Attack Recurrence in People with Diabetes; Diabetes Linked With Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death;
Depressed People with Diabetes Have Higher Mortality Risk; Obesity: A Chronic Condition That Requires Addressing The Whole Person. Hypertension: Hypertension. Stroke:
STROKES AFFECT THOUSANDS OF HISPANICS EACH YEAR -- LEARN TO RECOGNIZE SYMPTOMS. Tobacco:
NEW CIGARETTES WITH FLAVORS THAT APPEAL TO YOUTH, The Smoke-Free Home Health Bulletin,
“Initiative 901: Smoking ban sails to victory”; emphysema reported that they still smoked in spite of their disease;
- Adolescent Health: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADOLESCENTS' EVENING ACTIVITIES
AND INVOLVEMENT IN PROBLEM BEHAVIORS;
- AIDS: use of antiretroviral drugs in pregnant HIV-1-infected women for maternal health and interventions to reduce perinatal HIV-1 transmission in the United States; “HIV names reporting gaining in popularity”; Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in pediatric HIV infection; HIV infection; “HIV-positive man faces murder trial”; “Prisons open tattoo parlors”;
- Alcohol Abuse: "Colleges are reaching their limit on alcohol”;
- Arthritis: NIAMS, ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INTRODUCE PEDIATRIC RHEUMATIC DISEASES
CD-ROM;
- Child Health: Confronting Teens Involved in Dating Violence; Confronting Your Child About Substance Abuse; Gang Involvement Warning Signs; Parent Response to Bullying;
Protecting Your Child from Gang Involvement; Protecting Your Child from Substance Abuse;
Teen Depression Warning Signs; What Parents Can Do to Help Prevent Youth Violence;
Youth Suicide Warning Signs; Managing elevated blood lead levels among young children:
recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention;
Preventing lead poisoning in young children;
- Consumer Health: Next Steps After a Diagnosis; Mixed Compliance with Medication Warning Labels;
- Disaster Preparedness: Bioterrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies: Linkages with
Community Providers. Bioterrorism and Health System Preparedness; The Role of Information Technology and Surveillance Systems in Bioterrorism Readiness; Disaster Plan Guidebook;
Guide for Emergency Management;
- Environmental Health: Heating, Ventilating & Air Conditioning (HVAC) System: Check your HVAC system for Mold; CO Poisoning: You Can Prevent Carbon Monoxide Exposure; “Hidden cost in wood burning: pollution”;
- Epidemiology: MMWR Weekly Reports;
- Healthcare Economics: people in consumer-driven health plans more likely to delay or forego care; Medicaid consumer access not directly linked to provider reimbursement rates;
“Health insurance: Mandatory in Massachusetts?”
- Healthcare Quality: Project to Develop Guide for Patient Registries; Release of the AHRQ QI Windows Application Version 2.0; Hospitalization in the United States, 2002;
Next Steps After Your Diagnosis: Finding Information and Support; Prevention Quality Indicators FY2006 Coding Update (SAS ONLY); “Surveillance system links hospitals”;
National CAHPS® Benchmarking Database: 2005 CAHPS® Health Plan Survey
Chartbook;
- Health Policy: “At entry points, on the lookout for symptoms”; “CDC proposes new rules in effort to prevent disease outbreak”
- Health Services: “The doctor won’t see you now”;
- Influenza: “U.S. urges states to prepare for bird flu”; Flu Season and Schools; Antiviral Drugs and Influenza; Protecting Against Influenza (Flu): Advice for Caregivers of Children Less Than 2 Years Old; Stopping Germs at Home, Work and School; National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza; Key Facts About Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) and Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus - updated; Avian Influenza Infection in Humans - updated; Recent Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Asia and Europe - updated; Questions and Answers About Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) and Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus – updated Resources for Health Professionals – New Web Page for Clinicians; Worldwide Preparedness; Good Flu Health Habits;
- Maternal Child Health: OBESITY BEFORE PREGNANCY LINKED TO CHILDHOOD WEIGHT PROBLEMS;
PREVENTABILITY OF PREGNANCY-RELATED DEATHS; WEB PAGES PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT CESAREAN SECTION; Emergency Contraception Issue Module (NEW); Fact Sheet on Emergency Contraception (NEW); Women’s Coverage and Access to Care Tutorial;
Reproductive Health Policy Tutorial;Women’s Health Policy Reference Library; TOOLKIT OFFERS SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF MEDICAID EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES;
SCHIP EVALUATION FINDINGS REVEAL EFFECTIVE PROGRAM; ARTICLE ASSESSES MOTIVATION FOR TREATMENT AMONG MOTHERS WHO ABUSE DRUGS;
- Men's Health: KEY INFORMATION ABOUT YOUNG MEN’S HEALTH: A Health Profile of Adolescent and Young Adult Males: 2005 Brief; Prostate Cancer (PDQ®): Prevention; Understanding Prostate Changes: A Health Guide for Men; Benign prostatic hyperplasia;
- Mental Health: A Guide to Managing Stress in Crisis Response Professions; Dealing With the Effects of Trauma: A Self-Help Guide; Developing Cultural Competence in Disaster Mental Health Programs: Guiding Principles and Recommendations;
- Minority Health: WILLINGNESS OF MINORITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN HEALTH RESEARCH; GUIDE OUTLINES UNIQUE ROLE OF FAITH LEADERS IN HELPING TO PREVENT ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY AMONG LATINOS; DISPARITIES FOR LATINO CHILDREN IN OBTAINING TIMELY
MEDICAL CARE; RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ETHNICITY AND USE OF POSTPARTUM
CONTRACEPTION;
- Nutrition: DETERMINE Your Nutritional Health Checklist;“Fast food is often the only option in poor areas”;
- Obesity: LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION PLUS MEDICATION MORE EFFECTIVE THAN MEDICATION
ALONE FOR WEIGHT LOSS IN OBESE ADULTS; Metabolic syndrome;
- Public Health Research:Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS); Mental Health and Substance Abuse Clinical Classification Software (CCS-MHSA);
- School Health: “Sugar over substance”;
- Senior Health: Prevention of falls in long-term care facilities; Dementia care practice recommendations for assisted living residences and nursing homes;
- Women's Health Also see Maternal & Child Health: Urinary incontinence in women; Breast cancer treatment; Diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis; Knee pain or swelling: acute or chronic; Osteoporosis: prevention and treatment; Gynaecological ultrasound examination; TWO TYPES OF BREAST CANCER TREATMENTS SHOW SIMILAR BENEFIT;
- CT: Medicare offers CT beneficiaries 44 prescription drug plans from 17 companies; web voters’ choices to save money and improve CT’s health care system; State will soon have to account for future costs of retiree benefits; Report on CT immigrants’ labor market experiences and access to health care;
- What's New on Betty C. Jung's Web Site: Nutritional Resources. http://www.bettycjung.net/Nutrition.htm
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