Rural Resource Guide to Help Communities Address Substance Use Disorder and Opioid Misuse
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced a new Rural Resource Guide to Help Communities Address Substance Use Disorder and Opioid Misuse. The intention is to provide leaders in rural communities with a place to locate Federal resources that can help them to respond to the opioid crisis. You can read the press release about this resource guide on the USDA website. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - November 26, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erin Seger Tags: General Rural Scholarships and Grants Substance Addiction and Misuse Source Type: blogs
National Family History Day
Thanksgiving Day is also National Family History Day. This Thanksgiving and holiday season, spend some time talking to your loved ones about any health concerns that might be genetic or hereditary. Knowing your risks can help you make choices to lower that risk and create a healthier future for yourself and your family. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - November 21, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Burda Tags: General Health Information Literacy Source Type: blogs
Holiday Safety Tips
It is important to keep our family and guests at holiday gatherings healthy and happy. To do this follow the food safety tips from the FDA for Consumers. Remember to clean, separate (avoid cross-contamination), cook and chill.
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Source: BHIC - November 21, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Burda Tags: General Source Type: blogs
Nurturing Healthy Neighborhoods Communities Affect Health
“You probably already know that your genes can affect your health. So can the choices you make, such as getting enough exercise and eating healthy food. But did you know that where you live can affect your health, too?” This is from an article in the November issue of NIH News in Health. Read about how NIH funded researchers are looking at our environment and how it affects our health. Learn how you can make your neighborhood healthier.
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Source: BHIC - November 21, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Burda Tags: Articles Environmental Health General Source Type: blogs
Early Serious Mental Illness Treatment Locator
One of the most important advances in treating serious mental illness in recent years is improving care for people experiencing a first onset of serious mental illness such as psychosis, schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder and other conditions. It is known that early phases of mental illness can be identified, and then team-based coordinated specialty care treatment reduces the likelihood of long term disability. SAMHSA’s (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) new Early Serious Mental Illness Treatment Locator will help connect people experiencing a first onset of serious mental illness to effective...
Source: BHIC - November 7, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: Mental Health Source Type: blogs
National Diabetes Month: Promoting Health After Gestational Diabetes
About seven out of every 100 pregnant women in the United States get gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes is diabetes that happens for the first time when a woman is pregnant. Most of the time, it goes away after the baby is born. However, it does increase the risk for the mother and child to develop type 2 diabetes.
November is National Diabetes Month and this year this national health observance is focusing on promoting health after gestational diabetes.
If diagnosed with gestational diabetes:
Get tested for type 2 diabetes within 12 weeks after your baby is born. If the test is normal, get tested every 3 years
T...
Source: BHIC - November 7, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: General consumer health diabetes gestational diabetes national health observance Source Type: blogs
Using Data To Improve Effective Responses To Individuals In Crisis
Crisis Intervention Teams have shown effectiveness in decreasing the number of mental health related arrests while increasing public safety. To support communities in creating and evaluating their own crisis intervention teams, SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) has published a new report titled, Crisis Intervention Team Methods for Using Data to Inform Practice: A Step-by-Step Guide and is available for free to download. It provides a road map to help communities create a system for effective data collection and review. Once the data is collected, communities can understand the effective...
Source: BHIC - November 7, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: Mental Health Substance Addiction and Misuse crisis intervention data Source Type: blogs
November Is National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month
Historically, American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities have been disproportionately affected by many health issues such as heart disease, cancer, substance abuse and sudden infant death syndrome. As the largest biomedical research agency in the world, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is committed to honoring the health of Native communities by conducting initiatives that aim to advance research and expand the reach of health information relevant to them.
In this special NIH-wide collaborative issue of Honoring Health, you will find a sample of the health resources available from many of the NIH Institut...
Source: BHIC - November 2, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Kay Deeney Tags: General Minority Health Concerns Public Health Source Type: blogs
NIH Your Healthiest Self: Wellness Toolkits
Your Healthiest Self: Wellness Toolkits is an innovative portal that highlights the NIH’s health and wellness resources for the public. These toolkits help people learn about simple things they can do to improve their surroundings, relationships, emotional well-being and physical health. The portal also links to dozens of resources, fact sheets and articles from across the NIH for a wealth of information. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - November 2, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Kay Deeney Tags: Mental Health Public Health Source Type: blogs
Erroneous Media Reports about Chickens and Halloween Costumes
Despite news reports to the contrary, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) did not warned people against dressing chickens in Halloween costumes. However, the CDC does advise people with backyard or pet chickens to handle them carefully to keep their family and their chickens safe and healthy. The CDC Media Release describes various ways to keep children and adults healthy with their backyard or pet chickens.
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Source: BHIC - November 2, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Kay Deeney Tags: Children and Teens Public Health Rural Source Type: blogs
National Survey of Children ’ s Health 2017 Data
In early October, the The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released the 2017 National Survey of Children’s Health data. This is a voluntary survey, carried out by HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The 2017 data contains information from over 21,000 households about the health status of children across the nation and their health service needs. To find out more about this data visit the National Survey of Children’s Health main page. To see a summary of the survey and recent findings, take a look at the 2017 NSCH fact sheet. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - October 22, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erin Seger Tags: Children and Teens General Source Type: blogs
Reducing Racial Disparities in Health Care
This article, titled, In Focus: Reducing Racial Disparities in Health Care by Confronting Racism, provides examples of health systems that are attempting to address implicit bias and structural racism at their organizations. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - October 22, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erin Seger Tags: Minority Health Concerns Source Type: blogs
Understanding the Opioid Crisis: Where do I begin?
Join the National Network of Libraries of Medicine- Middle Atlantic Region on November 28, 2018 at 2:00 PM EST for the class Understanding the Opioid Crisis: Where do I begin?
An estimated 1.9 million people in the U.S. have a prescription opioid use disorder, while another 586,000 have a heroin use disorder. This class will help you to understand what addiction and opioids are and where you can find authoritative information to understand this complex epidemic. The National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health provide resources for both the general public and health professionals to learn about opioid abu...
Source: BHIC - October 22, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erin Seger Tags: Substance Addiction and Misuse Webinars Source Type: blogs
Food Safety for Young Adults
As our children grow up and leave for college or employment they are taking steps to becoming independent including how to grocery shop, eat healthy, and keep food safe. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provides information specifically for young adults regarding food safety. Food safety tips sheets provide bite-sized information in both English and Spanish. Young adults can quickly learn what it takes to keep food safe when shopping and cooking. In addition the FDA provides information about making safe food choices when dining out.
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Source: BHIC - October 9, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: Websites Food literacy food safety young adults Source Type: blogs
Health Screenings: Benefits and Overdiagnosis
Health screenings are tests that look for diseases before symptoms may appear. These screenings can diagnose diseases early which may allow for easier and more effective treatment. Which tests are needed may depend on your age, gender, and family history. But some experts say that screenings can sometimes do more harm than good and that cause over-diagnosis. So, how to know when to be screened and which tests to take can be difficult to know. Learn more about the benefits and harms of health screenings from the NIH Health in News and from Health News Review.
Learn what screenings are recommended by visiting the MedlinePlus...
Source: BHIC - October 9, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: Health Information Literacy Public Health consumer health family health informed medical decisions patient engagement Source Type: blogs
