New Online Tool: Find a Partnership
The Practical Playbook website is a free online resource for those working to build or embrace collaborations between public health and primary care, including practical how-to tools and references as well as examples of how others have worked together successfully. Their latest tool, Find a Partner, is a curated online database of multi-sector partnerships dedicated to improving community health by helping funders, national partners and communities connect. Those interested in strategies for improving population health can find like-minded partners in their own communities. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - March 15, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Patricia Devine Tags: Public Health Source Type: blogs
An Ecosystem of Health Disparities and Minority Health Resources
The objective of the Data Portal is to provide an ecosystem to characterize health disparities to motivate action to reduce health disparities. Interactive graphics and maps provide visual support for deciding where to focus public health disparities control efforts. The target audiences are health planners, policy makers, public health information providers, and researchers who need quick and easy access to pertinent data to explore statistics to identify research opportunities. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - March 15, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Patricia Devine Tags: Minority Health Concerns National Library of Medicine News Source Type: blogs
Rural Food Access Toolkit
The Rural Health Information Hub (RHIhub) makes available a new toolkit. This toolkit compiles evidence-based models and resources to support organizations implementing food access programs in rural communities across the United States. Created in collaboration with the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center, this toolkit is designed to guide users through creating a sustainable program from development through evaluation. Modules include program models, implementation, sustainability and dissemination. Rural communities often face unique challenges and this toolkit helps develop the skills needed to address...
Source: BHIC - March 15, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Patricia Devine Tags: Low Income Rural Source Type: blogs
Staying Healthy curricula
Staying Healthy, an award-winning curriculum that is used throughout the United States. It is written at a 4th-5th grade reading level and is suitable for low intermediate level ESOL learners and above. The newly-released Staying Healthy for Beginners is written at a lower reading level, making it more accessible to learners at the high beginning level. Both curricula are available to download freely but for those who would like print copies they are available for purchase as well. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - March 13, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: Health Information Literacy Source Type: blogs
Recipe of the Week
MedlinePlus, the National Library of Medicine consumer health resource, recently created a new feature, Recipe of the Week. Here you can find healthy yet tasty dishes to cook and serve. Each recipe includes the ingredients, prep and cook time, number of servings, and nutrition information for Quinoa Black Bean Salad, Quick Beef Casserole, Baked Tilapia with Tomatoes and more. Recipes are provided by NIH institutes and use fat-free milk, small amounts of vegetable oil, lean cuts of meat, poultry without the skin, fish, beans, fruits, vegetables, and lots of fresh herbs and spices for flavor in order to promote a heal...
Source: BHIC - March 13, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: General Websites Source Type: blogs
National Library of Medicine Exhibition Program- Graphic Medicine
The National Library of Medicine Exhibition Program’s newest exhibit is Graphic Medicine: Ill-Conceived & Well-Drawn! This banner exhibit is available for free though shipping charges do apply. Graphic Medicine explores the meaning of an emerging genre of medical literature that combines the art of comics and personal illness narrative. This approach can reveal the emotional power of these illness narratives and the clinical data they often involve. As a way of understanding illness and health care, these stories can be essential to effective treatment, healing, and understanding. Artist, educator, and New York T...
Source: BHIC - March 13, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: Children and Teens National Library of Medicine News Public Health Public Library Websites Source Type: blogs
Creating Healthy Habits
This article, Creating Healthy Habits Make Better Choices Easier, highlights some great tips to make a plan and stay on track. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - March 8, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erin Seger Tags: Articles Chronic Disease Source Type: blogs
Developing Escape Rooms at Libraries
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region’s upcoming Boost Box webinar series will feature two librarians who developed escape rooms in their libraries. Alison Wessel will describe an escape room developed at the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services Library to promote library services to health department employees. Olivia Glotfelty will discuss an escape room developed as part of the nurse residency program for newly hired graduate level nurses working at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center- Mercy. Both speakers will describe their experiences planning and implementing these ...
Source: BHIC - March 8, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erin Seger Tags: Public Health Public Library Webinars Source Type: blogs
Equity in Quality Webinar
The National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities (NPA) is a national movement that focuses on coordination and partnerships to address health disparities. The Great Lakes Regional Health Equity Council within the NPA is holding a webinar on March 23 from 3:00-4:00 pm EST titled Equity in Quality. This session will discuss health equity in relation to healthcare quality as well as strategies and approaches related to reducing health disparities and improving equity. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - March 8, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erin Seger Tags: Chronic Disease Webinars Source Type: blogs
AHRQ ’s Opioids & Substance Use
The AHRQ Academy from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) provides information to support those who are implementing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder in primary care settings. On the web page, Opioids & Substance Use, there are Tools & Resources, Research Findings and information on the Opioid Initiative of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - March 2, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Kay Deeney Tags: Substance Addiction and Misuse Websites Source Type: blogs
Busting 5 Myths about Eating Disorders
In the United States, an estimated 30 million people may have an eating disorder in their lifetime. The March U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) blog post focuses on eating disorder myths such as Only women and girls can get an eating disorder, You can tell someone is suffering with an eating disorder by the way they look, and Eating disorders are a choice. The blog post by Monique Fontenot, HHS Public Affairs describes the other myths and points to NIH’s resources on eating disorders. To visit the site, go to https://news.nnlm.gov/bhic/a2v7. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - March 2, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Kay Deeney Tags: Chronic Disease Mental Health Source Type: blogs
Foundation for Biomedical Research Blog
The Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR) is America’s “most experienced, trusted and effective non-profit dedicated to improving human and animal health by promoting public understanding and support for biomedical research.” They have an interesting blog with articles such as, Did the Common Cold Interfere with Dreams of Olympic Gold?; Tackling CTE at Super Bowl and Weight-Loss Surgery Myths Dispelled with Animal Research. The organization works to promote the benefits of animal research for both humans and animals. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - March 2, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Kay Deeney Tags: General Source Type: blogs
Every Dose Every Day Mobile App
Every Dose Every Day is a CDC initiative to support HIV treatment adherence. The Every Dose Every Day mobile application that is part of a toolkit developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2011 to support HIV medication adherence. The app has recently been redesigned and is ready for download. This app helps individuals with reminders about dose, refills and medical appointments. It also helps patients understand the importance of adherence and lets them customize their app for personal inspiration for adherence.
Every Dose Every Day also provides training for clinical and non-clinical HIV providers ab...
Source: BHIC - February 26, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erin Seger Tags: HIV/AIDS Source Type: blogs
Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care
AHRQ Academy is a resource dedicated to the integration of behavioral health and primary care. The information provided on the AHRQ Academy website is organized by experts in this field and includes research, expert insight, and suggestions for how to integrate behavioral health and primary care. The Academy also supports medication assisted treatment in primary care through technical assistance and resources.
One resource available is called the Playbook, which offers guidance to primary care practices and health systems about integrating behavioral health. There is a brief video tutorial available about the Playbook.
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Source: BHIC - February 26, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erin Seger Tags: Mental Health Source Type: blogs
Funding Opportunities Related to Health Disparities
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities has a funding opportunity available to develop and test violence prevention interventions for middle school and high school aged youth that include the prevention of racism and discrimination as strategies. The deadline is April 25, 2018.
The Department of Health and Human Services is accepting applications for The National Lupus Training, Outreach, and Clinical Trial Education Program. This program has the aim to reduce lupus-related health disparities. Projects must propose to conduct activities within two priority areas: public-private community partnershi...
Source: BHIC - February 26, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erin Seger Tags: Scholarships and Grants Source Type: blogs
