Older Adults and Research
The National Institute on Aging (NIA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Administration for Community Living (ACL) are collaborating on the Recruiting Older Adults into Research (ROAR) project to encourage older adults and their family caregivers, including underrepresented populations, to consider participating in research. Organizations can join this project and collaborate with their local area aging services, public health, and research colleagues to spread a message about healthy aging and research participation. To support these efforts, a toolkit of easy-to-use, customizable materials ...
Source: BHIC - October 9, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: Multilingual Senior clinical trials minority health research senior health Source Type: blogs
October is Health Literacy Month!
Health Literacy Month is a time for organizations and individuals to promote the importance of understandable health information. This annual, worldwide, awareness-raising event has been going strong ever since Helen Osborne founded it in 1999. Health Literacy Month is now brought to you in collaboration with the Institute for Healthcare Advancement (IHA).
The theme for Health Literacy Month is “Be a Health Literacy Hero.” It’s about taking action and finding ways to improve health communication. Health Literacy Heroes are individuals, teams, or organizations who not only identify health literacy problems but also a...
Source: BHIC - October 5, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Kay Deeney Tags: Health Information Literacy Source Type: blogs
CDC Prevention Research Centers Highlight Health Equity Projects
Each year the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) showcases research projects in brief videos that focus on health equity. In 2018, seven CDC Prevention Research Centers, that are members of AAMC, developed videos to demonstrate how research can contribute to narrowing gaps in health and health care. The seven videos describe innovative, community-partnered research projects that explore how people and their communities can avoid or counter risks for chronic illnesses. Check them out. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - October 5, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Kay Deeney Tags: Minority Health Concerns Public Health Source Type: blogs
All of Us Research Program Welcomes the Asian Health Coalition
The All of Us Research Program welcomes the Asian Health Coalition as its newest community engagement partner. In this role, the group will raise awareness about the program and the opportunity for diverse communities to participate in precision medicine research. The Asian Health Coalition is a Chicago-based organization that works to improve the health and well-being of people throughout Illinois. In collaboration with All of Us, the Coalition will coordinate with other organizations around the country to reach Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - October 5, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Kay Deeney Tags: All of Us Minority Health Concerns Public Health Source Type: blogs
Rural Health and Food Affordability
A recent article from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention titled, National Food Affordability: A County-Level Analysis focused on contributors to food affordability across the rural/urban divide. One finding was that food affordability differed significantly between rural and urban communities with rural communities paying a higher percentage of their household income on food.
For other information about rural health, you can review the information on the MedlinePlus topic page, Rural Health Concerns. The Rural Health Information Hub also has resources that can be of use to those living or working in rural commu...
Source: BHIC - September 24, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erin Seger Tags: General Source Type: blogs
Community Allostatic Load
I report recently published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation focused on allostatic load at the community level. In partnership with RAND, they investigated whether community allostatic load affects how the community responds to traumatic events. To access the report, which includes a description of a framework for allostatic load, visit the Robert Wood Johnson website. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - September 24, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erin Seger Tags: Mental Health Source Type: blogs
Inside our Minds Webinar
Join the National Network of Libraries of Medicine- Middle Atlantic Region on November 16, 2018 at 3:00 pm EST for their monthly Boost Box series. This series aims to boost your knowledge of National Library of Medicine products and additional health information topics. The month of November will feature guest speaker Alyssa Cypher, MPA from Inside Our Minds.
Inside Our Minds is a Pittsburgh-based organization that works to elevate the voices of people with lived experience of mental illness and madness. As an entirely peer-controlled organization, Inside Our Minds works in response to the lack of people with lived experie...
Source: BHIC - September 24, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erin Seger Tags: Mental Health Webinars Source Type: blogs
FDA Launches New Campaign to Warn Kids about the Dangers of E-Cigarettes
The FDA launched a new, comprehensive campaign to warn kids about the dangers of e-cigarette use as part of the agency’s Youth Tobacco Prevention Plan.
“The Real Cost” Youth E-Cigarette Prevention Campaign will target nearly 10.7 million at-risk youth through digital platforms, social media, and in-school ads nationwide. With its tagline, “Know the Real Cost of Vaping,” the campaign aims to educate youth that using e-cigarettes, just like cigarettes, puts them at risk for addiction and other health consequences. The messages highlight that nicotine can rewire the brain to crave more nicotine, particularly because...
Source: BHIC - September 19, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Burda Tags: Children and Teens General Source Type: blogs
Suicide and Refugee Children and Adolescents
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) developed this three-page fact sheet that offers information about risk and protective factors related to suicide and refugee children and adolescents. It describes how refugee children and adolescents who experience suicidal thoughts may not receive the help they need as many refugee families do not seek traditional mental health services or lack access to other sources of support. The fact sheet also provides strategies for talking with refugee children and adolescents about suicide. (PDF)
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Source: BHIC - September 19, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Burda Tags: Children and Teens General Public Health Source Type: blogs
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Preparedness Guide for Disasters and Emergencies
With the hurricane season upon us, this nine-page guide from the AAFP will help you create plans for personal preparedness. Included in the guide are checklists, inventories, and a preparedness assessment. Topics include: creating a disaster, evacuation and communication’s plan, preparations for financial needs, such as making sure you have cash on hand, and recovering from a disaster. One tip to consider is to designate “in case of emergency” (ICE) contacts in your phone directory. It is suggested to use the following format: ICE (name of contact). Many smart phones allow you to designate ICE contacts in the...
Source: BHIC - September 19, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Burda Tags: Emergency Preparedness General Source Type: blogs
How to be Smoke Free
The National Cancer Institute has developed a website, SmokeFree.gov, full of free resources to help smokers as they strategize to quit as well as those who are helping others as they work to become smoke free. Different people need different resources as they try to quit smoking cigarettes. At the top of the home web page, you’ll find links to information for woman, older adults, teens, veterans, and information in Spanish. The information and professional assistance available on this website can help to support both your immediate and long-term needs as you and others become, and remain, a non-smoker.
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Source: BHIC - September 11, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: Children and Teens Senior Websites consumer health resources spanish language resources toolkit Source Type: blogs
Support and Care for Transgender Children
Through a partnership between the American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians, The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Supporting & Caring for Transgender Children, was produced. This resource provides information to help parents, friends, and the community better understand and better equipped to help transgender children as they explore their gender identity. The document is also a great resource for healthcare professionals who will be better able to support and care for their transgender pediatric patients. The information includes contributions and review by the AAP Se...
Source: BHIC - September 11, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: Children and Teens Minority Health Concerns cultural competency culturally and linguistically appropriate services family health patient engagement Source Type: blogs
Online Health Information Course
DigitalLearn.org, the Public Library Associations’s collection of short self-directed tutorials for end-users to increase their digital literacy, now features a course all about researching health topics on the Internet. Developed in partnership with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM), the new course was designed to help learners understand and evaluate health information while avoiding potentially harmful or misleading sources. Consider linking this course on your library or organization’s website and social media.
Click here to access this freely available online health information course. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - September 11, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: Health Information Literacy Public Library Websites consumer health health literacy Source Type: blogs
Engaging Community Health Workers to Enhance Health Equity
The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends interventions that engage community health workers to prevent cardiovascular disease or to prevent and control diabetes. In addition to improving health and saving money, these interventions can be used to improve health and enhance health equity. The Centers for Disease Control has also issued resources and information on the work of community health workers. Read them here.
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Source: BHIC - September 5, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Patricia Devine Tags: Chronic Disease Minority Health Concerns Source Type: blogs
Guiding Principles for the Care of People With or at Risk for Diabetes
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases has updated guidelines to assist primary care providers and healthcare teams to deliver diabetes care, including for those at risk. Emphasized are the importance of self-management, of providing patient-centered care and of using shared decision making in diabetes prevention and treatment. There is also a new principle included to address overweight and obesity in the management of diabetes. Download the Guiding Principles here. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - September 5, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Patricia Devine Tags: Chronic Disease General Minority Health Concerns Source Type: blogs
