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August 31, 2017 - International Overdose Awareness Day
It is hard to believe that it has been 19 years since I published the first webpages that turned into this Web site. Many thanks to the thousands of visitors who contributed millions of hits during the past 19 years, and for all the nice comments along the way. I will continue to strive to make this Web site a worthwhile place to spend your time and find credible public health and health information. Thank you so much!
August 24, 2018 - Opioid Deaths
Graphic source: CDC
Graphic source: CDC
August 23, 2018 - Overdose Deaths Involving Opioids, by type of Opioid, US 2000-2015
August 21, 2018 - Remembering the August 21, 2017 Solar Eclipse
Graphic source: http://eclipse2017.nasa.gov
Graphic created from: http://gatehouseprojects.com/eclipse/Solar-Eclipse/site/thetimesnews.com
Graphic source: http://earthsky.org/tonight/total-solar-eclipse-on-august-21
See the tiny black dot crossing the United States in this this animation of the August 21 solar eclipse? It’s only here that you can see a total eclipse of the sun. But everyplace within the much larger gray circle will see a partial eclipse
It is hard to believe that it has been 18 years since I published the first webpages that turned into this Web site. Many thanks to the thousands of visitors who contributed millions of hits during the past 15 years, and for all the nice comments along the way. I will continue to strive to make this Web site a worthwhile place to spend your time and find credible public health and health information. Thank you so much!
March 1, 2012 - THANK YOU!!!
February 1, 2012 - Betty C. Jung's Web site is a Healthy People Consortium Organization
I have always supported Healthy People's goals and objectives. Now, as a Healthy People Consortium Organization I will continue to do so in a more focused way.
"The Consortium is a diverse, motivated group of agencies and organizations committed to achieving Healthy People 2020 goals and objectives." http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/consortium/default.aspx
I will continue to add new links to and post pertinent updates on my Public Health Blog.
For starters, click on "Map-It" graphic for "MAP-IT: A Guide To Using Healthy People 2020 in Your Community." Also, check out: Healthy People 2020 program planning tools, a toolkit for program development!
All statistics to be updated can be found on all the Site Map Pages, the Web Site Statistics Page. This is done monthly, usually near the beginning of each month.
Academic Resources How to improve student educational outcomes: New insights from data analytics; Checking phones in lectures can cost students half a grade in exams; Forget Learning How to Multitask: Boost Productivity 10X More with Focus;
;Geographic Variation in Pediatric Cancer Incidence — United States, 2003–2014; National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR); Changes in Cancer Staging: What You Should Know; Trends in Liver Cancer Mortality Among Adults Aged 25 and Over in the United States, 2000–2016; New setion: Multiple Organ; Malignant Mesothelioma; What Complications Can Brain Cancer Cause?; Cancer Types, A to Z; Crunching Numbers: What Cancer Screening Statistics Really Tell Us; Oncolytic Virus Therapy: Using Tumor-Targeting Viruses to Treat Cancer; NCI Map Stories; Frequent skin cancer may be a huge warning sign;
How Your Emotions Can Hurt Your Heart - Exercise helps ease depression and protect your heart; Effects of Repeated Binge Drinking on Blood Pressure Levels and Other Cardiovascular Health Metrics in Young Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2011‐2014; New section: Metabolic Syndrome; What You Should Know About Metabolic Syndrome;
National Stroke Awareness Month 2018: Stroke Can Happen to Anyone at Any Time;You Really Can Die of a Broken Heart - A Cardiologist Explains; Cardiac Arrest: What You Should Know; Cut Your Odds of a Stroke;
Diabetes and Women; Adverse effect of long work hours on incident diabetes in 7065 Ontario workers followed for 12 years; Air pollution seems to promote diabetes — even at officially ‘safe’ pollution levels; High Blood Sugar and Diabetes; Diabetes and Inflammation; Diabetic Neuropathy Overview
What Is Diabetic Nerve Pain?; Diabetes in America, 3rd Edition;
Epidemiology M - Z Evaluating Behavioral Health Surveillance Systems; Birth Defects Surveillance - A Manual for Programme Managers;
Evaluation Resources & Report Cards A Framework for Program Evaluation; 2018 State Report Cards: Making Strides: State Report Cards on Support for Walking, Bicycling, and Active Kids and Communities;
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about... 15 ancient civilizations you’ve never heard of; The Timeline of Human Evolution; This Is What Lunar Eclipses Can Teach Us About The Universe; A record number of Americans watched the 2017 solar eclipse -- and sought science afterward;
Favorite Music Sites Training in musical improvisation may teach your brain to think differently; Music lifts well-being for people in palliative care;
Graphing Same Stats, Different Graphs: Generating Datasets with Varied Appearance and Identical Statistics through Simulated Annealing; 10 Health Literacy Tips for Reporting Data;
Health Care Information Integrative medicine: Evaluate CAM claims; Emergency 101 - At what point does a fever or stomachache become a medical emergency?;
Development of the National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2030;
Proteins found in semen increase the spread of Ebola virus infection - Penn study suggests that targeting amyloid fibrils could prevent sexual transmission; Avoid Dengue by Preventing Mosquito Bites;
M - Z Zika; Zika Transmission Map; Diseases Spread by Mosquitoes; Zika-Associated Birth Defects and Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities Possibly; Associated with Congenital Zika Virus Infection — U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States, 2018; US Zika Pregnancy and Infant Registry; Tickborne Diseases of the US Manual; Novel Respiratory Viruses, Including MERS and Influenza A (H7N9); Zika-Associated Birth Defects and Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities Possibly Associated with Congenital Zika Virus Infection — U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States, 2018;
Maternal Child Health ; WHO/CDC/ICBDSR. Birth defects surveillance: a manual for programme managers. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2014; Study raises fears of collateral damage in gene editing; Heritable genome editing: Action needed to secure responsible way forward;
Correction of a pathogenic gene mutation in human embryos; What is CRISPR and what does it mean for genetics?; Editing human embryos with CRISPR is moving ahead – now’s the time to work out the ethics; Developmental Milestones;
Nutrition Resources What getting too little vitamin D does over time; Low vitamin D may raise risk of bladder cancer;Alpha-gal syndrome; What's on my food.org; As we get parched, cognition can easily sputter, dehydration study says; Nitrate-Cured Meats Linked to Manic Episodes
Meat sticks, jerky showed biggest association; Sugary Drinks in America:
Who's Drinking What and How Much?; Left your bottled water in a hot car? Drink it with caution, some experts say; GMO legislation; Genetically Modified Organisms; Surveillance for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks — United States, 2009–2015; Food Additives and Child Health; Food Additives and Child Health; TOP 10 FOOD ADDITIVES TO AVOID;50 Things Nutritionists Never Eat—So You Shouldn’t Either;
This Is the Worst Diet Advice Nutritionists Have Ever Heard;
Attempts to Lose Weight Among Adults in the United States, 2013–2016; Lack of this stuff in fat may cause obesity and diabetes;
Public Health Data Rising Numbers of Deaths Involving Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs, Including Carfentanil, and Increased Usage and Mixing with Non-opioids; Notes from the Field: Overdose Deaths with Carfentanil and Other Fentanyl Analogs Detected — 10 States, July 2016–June 2017; 2017 Monitoring the Future Survey (MTF) Volume 2 - NATIONAL SURVEY RESULTS ON DRUG USE 1975-2017 Volume II College Students & Adults Ages 19–55 7/2018; Naloxone Administration Frequency During Emergency Medical Service Events — United States, 2012–2016; Identification of Substance-involved Emergency Department Visits Using Data From the National Hospital Care Survey; Co-occurrence of Physical Health Conditions and Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions Among Adult Inpatient Stays, 2010 Versus 2014;
Public Health Data Co-occurrence of Physical Health Conditions and Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions Among Adult Inpatient Stays, 2010 Versus 2014;NIOSH Worker Health Charts; 2018 Kids Count Data Book - State Trends in Child Well-Being; More than mass shootings:
Gun violence narratives in California news; US Zika Pregnancy and Infant Registry;
Public Health Practice The CDC Clear Communication Index; Visual Communication Resources; Everyday Words for
Public Health Communication
Public Health Sites A - C HIV Transmission; WHO Calls ‘Gaming Disorder’ Mental Health Condition; Living With HIV/AIDS: Myths and Facts; Living With HIV/AIDS: Myths and Facts; Study examines alcohol's effects on sexual aggression; Teen Depression; Risk-taking, antisocial teens 5 times more likely to die young;
Public Health Sites D-G New section: Assessment Tools: The Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription medications, and other Substance (TAPS) Tool; Instrument: TAPS Tool; Chart of Evidence-Based Screening Tools and Assessments for Adults and Adolescents; What is kratom?; Your Healthy Home; Treating Opioid Use Disorder With Medications; Protecting Yourself from Heat Stress; Protect your workers from Heat Stress; Inhalant; Protecting Workers from Heat Illness; Adjusting to Work in the Heat: Why Acclimatization Matters; FEMA's Extreme Heat Safety Graphics; Banned from Soap, Is Triclosan in Your Toothpaste?; Cannabis makes the brain ‘noisy’ when it’s at rest; Traveler's diarrhea; Emotionally Unskilled, Unaware, and Uninterested in Learning More: Reactions to Feedback About Deficits in Emotional Intelligence; Statement from FDA warning about significant health risks of contaminated illegal synthetic cannabinoid products that are being encountered by FDA; New section: Tianeptine; Characteristics of Tianeptine Exposures Reported to the National Poison Data System — United States, 2000–2017;Protect Yourself from Wildfire Smoke; Planet at risk of heading towards “Hothouse Earth” state; What is marijuana?; Our Other Prescription Drug Problem; Dangers of rising benzo prescriptions raise alarms of next drug crisis Doctors are prescribing benzodiazepines, like Xanax and Ativan, at skyrocketing rates. But most don't know about their debilitating, even deadly, effects; The Poisoned Papers; ‘Poison Papers’ Reveal Chemical Industry Secrets; Fentanyl: China’s Deadly Export to the United States;
Public Health Sites H-L Tinnitus: What’s That Noise?; Hearing Loss: Triaged Referral; Mortality due to cirrhosis and liver cancer in the United States, 1999-2016: observational study; Immunizing Adult Patients: Standards for Practice; Drought and Public Health in the U.S. Fact Sheet; Drought and Your Health; Managing Asthma; Is Your Immune System Unhealthy? Why Things Can Go Wrong;
Public Health Sites M - N Men and Depression; Depression: Recognizing the Physical Signs; How Sex/Gender Influence Health & Disease (A-Z); How SEX and GENDER Influence Health and Disease; Income Inequality in the U.S. Is Rising Most Rapidly Among Asians; Key findings on the rise in income inequality within America’s racial and ethnic groups; Forty percent of people have a fictional first memory; Psychotic Disorders;Depression Basics; Treatment for Bipolar Disorder in Adults: A Systematic Review; How What You Eat Affects Your Mental Health;
Not All In the Mind - When food allergy meets mental health;
Senior Health Subjective Cognitive Decline Among Adults Aged 45 Years — United States, 2015–2016; Estimate your required minimum distributions in retirement; Calculate Your Required Minimum Distribution From IRAs; RMD Rules for Inherited IRAs; Required Minimum Distribution - Calculate your earnings and more; Required Minimum Distribution Worksheets; IRA Required Minimum Distribution Worksheet - PDF; Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs); Required Minimum Distribution - Calculate your earnings and more; Publication 590-B (2017), Distributions from Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs); RMD Comparison Chart (IRAs vs. Defined Contribution Plans); Retirement Plan and IRA Required Minimum Distributions FAQs; Required Minimum Distributions for IRA Beneficiaries; RMD Calculator;
Required Minimum Distribution Calculator; Rules For Calculating Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) During Life; 401(K) AND IRA REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION CALCULATOR; Exercise Tips for Travelers; 4 Types of Exercise;
Circadian Rhythm Disruption & the Link to Cancer Risk; What Happens When You Sleep?; The Comprehensive Guide to Sleep Deprivation: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment; Do Your Children Get Enough Sleep?; How night shifts disrupt metabolism;
Social Media Homeland Security subpoenas Twitter for data breach finder's account; 2018 Stats on Internet, Social Media, and Mobile Trends; Scientists on Twitter: Preaching to the choir or singing from the rooftops?; This photo of people taking photos haunts me We’re increasingly living our lives through, not just with, our phones; Digital media use linked to behavioral problems in kids - Teens who frequently use smartphones and multimedia devices are more likely to develop ADHD symptoms;
Statistical FunctionsNew section:California Consumer Privacy Act; AB-375 Privacy: personal information: businesses.(2017-2018); California Consumer Privacy Act: What businesses need to know
California recently passed the act, which allows users to control how their data is shared with companies; Alarming Error Common in Survey Analyses; California Consumer Privacy Act: What you need to know to be compliant
California's new privacy law, AB 375, might not burden security as much as the GDPR, but details are subject to change; When writing about survey data, 51% might not mean a ‘majority’; New section: Odds Ratio; Odds Ratios—Current Best Practice and Use; Understanding the t-distribution and its normal approximation;
Temperament How Your Personality Can Affect Your Health; 10 Things You Don't Know about Yourself;
Tobacco Health Systems Change - Starter Toolkit for Clinics; Kids sneak smoking substitute into school - New undetectable JUUL device is more likely to hook kids on nicotine than free adults from cigarettes; #Hookahlife: Social media posts spread misleading information on hookah use; Harms of Cigarette Smoking and Health Benefits of Quitting; Vaping May Not Help Smokers Kick the Habit, E-cigarette users no more likely to quit than non-users in study; Are electronic nicotine delivery systems helping cigarette smokers quit? Evidence from a prospective cohort study of U.S. adult smokers, 2015–2016;The more you smoke, the greater your risk of a heart rhythm disorder; E-cigarettes increase cardiovascular risk as much as cigarettes do; Use of nicotine during pregnancy may increase risk of sudden infant death syndrome; E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General; Study casts doubt on effectiveness of e-cigs for smoking cessation; Are electronic nicotine delivery systems helping cigarette smokers quit? Evidence from a prospective cohort study of U.S. adult smokers, 2015–2016; American Thoracic Society Amicus brief; Cigar Makers Skirt Flavor Bans With Ambiguous Labels; Flavour chemicals in a sample of non-cigarette tobacco products without explicit flavour names sold in New York City in 2015; Tobacco Product Use Among Middle and High School Students — United States, 2011–2017; E-cigarette vapor disables key immune cells in the lung and boosts inflammation - Effects similar to those seen in regular smokers and patients with chronic lung disease;
US Government Statistics 10 Things to Know
About CBO; Oversight of the Congressional Budget Office; The 2015 National School Climate Survey - The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Youth in Our Nation’s Schools; Incomes of whites, blacks, Hispanics and Asians in the U.S., 1970 and 2016; 2018’s States with the Best & Worst School Systems;
Webmastering Tools 20 of the Best Free Stock Photo Sites to Use in 2018;
Web Resources Defending Against Illicit Cryptocurrency Mining Activity; What Is WPA3, and When Will I Get It On My Wi-Fi?; What is Cryptojacking, and How Can You Protect Yourself?; After 14 years, a new generation of Wi-Fi security is coming. Here’s what to know; Mini-glossary: Cryptocurrency terms you need to know; Microsoft CEO calls on Congress to regulate use of facial recognition, The executive says it’s important that lawmakers create comprehensive standards; FTC Recommends Best Practices for Companies That Use Facial Recognition Technologies; Facial Recognition Is Accurate, if You’re a White Guy; The Perpetual Line-up - Unregulated Face Recognition in America; Amazon shareholders call for halt of facial recognition sales to police-The tech giant is receiving pressure from nearly 20 groups to end the practice; Are ‘you’ just inside your skin or is your smartphone part of you? Extended Mind Thesis; ADHD may have modest link with teen tech use
More than half of teens admit they are heavy screen users; How to Search on Google: 31 Google Advanced Search Tips; Chemists discover how blue light from digital devices speeds blindness; Blue light from smartphones or laptops may be slowly making us blind;
Best meditation apps for iOS and Android to relieve stress;The best job search apps for iOS and Android to help you get hired; Apps to Stop Panic and Anxiety; Discover Herbal Products App;StepUp - The Social Pedometer App; Foodswitch App;
Wellness Resources Part I (1 - 5) The best job search apps for iOS and Android to help you get hired; 30 Things People Will Say If They Want to Cheat;
Wellness Resources Part II (6 - 11) This Is the Worst Diet Advice Nutritionists Have Ever Heard; 50 Things Nutritionists Never Eat—So You Shouldn’t Either;
Women's Health How SEX and GENDER Influence Health and Disease; How Sex/Gender Influence Health & Disease (A-Z);The waves of feminism, and why people keep fighting over them, explained;
Women's Health - Life Cycle Preparing for Menopause - A Woman’s Midlife Change; New section: Stillbirth; Facts about Stillbirth; Stillbirth: A Healthcare Professional’s Role;
Women's Health Issues US Opioid Crisis:
Addressing Maternal and Infant Health; Primary Prevention and Public Health Strategies to Prevent Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome; Opioid Use Disorder Documented at Delivery Hospitalization — United States, 1999–2014;
Women's Health - Breast and Other Female Cancers Triple-Negative Breast Cancer; What is a BRCA test?; Long-Term Heart Risks After Breast Cancer Tx - Risk impact of modern radiotherapy techniques unclear;
Writing Junk Food and Junk News: The Case for “Information Fitness”; Everyday Words for Public Health Communication; Checking the source: how to read a scientific paper; By the Book, Which English Is Better?; Why you shouldn’t say ‘girls are as good as boys at math’; 12 Grammatical Errors Even Smart People Make; Why we're susceptible to fake news, how to defend against it;Tips on writing for email vs. writing for social media;
Career Resources The Dunning Kruger Effect: Why Your Coworkers Believe They're Way Smarter Than They Actually Are;Unskilled and unaware of it: how difficulties in recognizing one's own incompetence lead to inflated self-assessments;
Links to public health pages, SCSU Thesis/Special Project documents and forms, SCSU Public Health Alumni Pages - MPH Accreditation Committee, Scholarship Committee, Service Committee (Mentor, Speaker Programs) pages; MPH Alumni Record - Main, Accomplishments, Presentations, Professional organizations, Programs & Projects, Teaching, Written Works pages
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