Using Federal Funds to Help the Opioid Crisis in Court, Prisons, and Homes
With federal dollars are directed toward the opioid crisis, three rural communities are using innovative approaches. Finding a specific subpopulation they can help, certain interventions or programs are being put into place. In Ohio, the Portsmouth City Health Department has a patient navigator who meets with individuals to find the best way to access court-ordered addiction treatment. Comprehensive harm reduction services are also part of the program. The Lake Cumberland District Health Department in Kentucky is setting up a program to help inmates remain free of drugs once they are released, helping to set them up immedi...
Source: BHIC - September 5, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Patricia Devine Tags: General Rural Substance Addiction and Misuse Source Type: blogs
Rural Poverty Fifty Years After The People Left Behind
This webinar will take place on September 12, 2018 at 2pm EST and will feature speakers Bruce Weber of Oregon State University and Ann Tickamyer of Pennsylvania State University. These speakers will discuss progress in America related to reducing poverty in rural areas. This will include what we have learned about rural poverty and what is needed in terms of research as policy moving forward. To register, visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison Institute for Research on Poverty website. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - August 27, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erin Seger Tags: General Source Type: blogs
CDC ’ s Transforming Health Page
The Transforming Health: Patient-Centered HIV Prevention and Care website is a new resource from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The focus of this site is to aid in the reduction of new HIV infections and improve the health of transgender individuals living with HIV. The site contains information for clinicians, care teams and other healthcare providers as well as resources for people who are transgender. The provider-focused resources include those that can help with the delivery patient-centered HIV care, increase HIV testing and prevention, and improving retention in HIV care. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - August 27, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erin Seger Tags: General Source Type: blogs
Team-Based Approach to Improving Opioid Management in Primary Care
A collaborative project between the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Washington State Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has created a new website: Six Building Blocks: A Team-Based Approach to Improving Opioid Management in Primary Care. The majority of patients taking opioids for chronic pain are managed by primary care providers. Many practices are looking for help in managing their patients using chronic opioid therapy. This website is for clinicians and staff, quality improvement personnel, and clinic administrators. It provides a structured systems-based approach f...
Source: BHIC - August 22, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Patricia Devine Tags: Substance Addiction and Misuse Source Type: blogs
Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
One in 5 children in the United States are obese. Childhood obesity puts kids at risk for health problems that were once seen only in adults, like type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. Higher racial and ethnic disparities persist among communities of color. Black and Latino youths have substantially higher rates of overweight and obesity than do their White peers. This is true among younger children, older adolescents, and both boys and girls. But childhood obesity can be prevented. See this toolkit, sponsored by the American College of Sports Medicine, for ideas for social media campaigns, newsletter an...
Source: BHIC - August 22, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Patricia Devine Tags: Children and Teens Minority Health Concerns Source Type: blogs
Scopes of Practice for Behavioral Health Professionals
Nearly one-fifth of the adult U.S. population is estimated to have a diagnosable mental illness. Mental and emotional well-being is essential to overall health, yet serious challenges exist in providing needed behavioral health care services to the population, and mental health disparities persist among minority and vulnerable populations. The University of Michigan’s Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center aims to strengthen the workforce responsible for prevention and treatment of mental health and substance use disorders by conducting studies to inform workforce development and planning efforts. Use this tool...
Source: BHIC - August 22, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Patricia Devine Tags: Mental Health Minority Health Concerns Source Type: blogs
Plan Ahead for Disasters
September is National Preparedness Month and provides an opportunity to remind us that we all must prepare ourselves and our families now and throughout the year. This NPM will focus on planning, with an overarching theme: Disasters Happen. Prepare Now. Learn How.
Take time to learn lifesaving skills − such as CPR and first aid, check your insurance policies and coverage for the hazards you may face, such as flood, earthquakes, and tornadeos. Make sure to consider the costs associated with disasters and save for an emergency. Also, know how to take practical safety steps like shutting off water and gas.
Ready.gov has p...
Source: BHIC - August 14, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: Children and Teens Emergency Preparedness Source Type: blogs
“ Your Best Shot ”
The National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO) and the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) have collaborated to develop the “Your Best Shot” vaccine video series. These videos highlight the importance of vaccines across the lifespan. Each video focuses on a particular disease such as whooping cough, shingles, and pneumococcal disease. Viewing these videos helps people understand why they need to get vaccinated. View the promotional toolkit with graphics, tweets, and newsletter content and promote the importance of immunizations during National Immunization Awareness Month. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - August 14, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: Children and Teens Public Health Senior consumer health family health immunizations vaccines Source Type: blogs
Never Leave a Child Alone in a Car
Hot days are still here and heatstroke remains a risk for children in cars. Automakers, safety advocates and moms have taken to the airwaves and online with an educational campaign aimed at saving children’s lives. Sadly, an average of 37 young lives are lost each year from heatstroke due to being unattended in cars. More than half of these victims were under a year old and 75 percent were under two years old. Even on a 70-degree day, a vehicle’s interior temperature can exceed 100 degrees in mere minutes. The campaign encourages the public to ACT with the following suggestions:
Avoid Heatstroke
Create Reminders
Take...
Source: BHIC - August 14, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: Children and Teens General Source Type: blogs
Health Statistics on the Web
Join the National Network of Libraries of Medicine on August 24, 2018 at 2:00 pm ET for the class Health Statistics on the Web. Sponsored by MAR, this course focuses on the location, selection, and effective use of statistics relevant to health on the local, state, national, and international levels. Participants will have the opportunity to become familiar with the features and scope of several statistics Internet resources. This course offers 1 MLA CE and has been approved by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing for 1 CECH for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES). You can register for In He...
Source: BHIC - August 13, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erin Seger Tags: General Source Type: blogs
Neighborhood Navigator to address Social Determinants of Health
The EveryONE project is an initiative from the American Academy of Family Physicians focused on helping primary care physicians learn about and address the social determinants of health (SDOH). The Neighborhood Navigator is an output of this project. The navigator allows a user to search for services available in their zip code that will help them with issues such as hunger, paying for medical care and job training. It is important that SDOH are addressed alongside an individual’s physical health needs and this navigator offers a place to start in addressing them.
If you’re interested in learning how one SDOH organizat...
Source: BHIC - August 13, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erin Seger Tags: General Source Type: blogs
Community Resiliency Webinar
On August 15, 2018, the National Institute on Drug Abuse will hold a webinar titled, Prevention in Practice: Building Communities that Strengthen the Resiliency of Future Generations. This webinar will feature faith and community presenters who will discuss strategies they are implementing to promote resiliency among young people to resist the pressure and temptation to begin using drugs and alcohol. To learn more and register, visit the National Institute on Drug Abuse website. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - August 13, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erin Seger Tags: General Source Type: blogs
Palliative Care Brochure Available in Spanish
The National Institute of Nursing Research provides an updated brochure. Palliative Care: The Relief You Need When You Have a Serious Illness. The brochure, available in English and Spanish, describes a comprehensive treatment that helps reduce or eliminate the pain and other symptoms of illness and medical treatments. Download the PDF or order free print copies by sending an email with your name, mailing address, phone number, and requested quantities of English and Spanish to info@ninr.nih.gov. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - August 8, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Patricia Devine Tags: Minority Health Concerns Multilingual Source Type: blogs
The Importance of Community Health Centers
The first Community Health Centers (also called Federally Qualified Health Centers or FQHCs) were established in the U.S. more than 50 years ago by community residents and health care providers who believed that everyone should have access to quality health care no matter who they are, where they live or their ability to pay. The health center movement they launched brought doctors and health care services into medically underserved areas all across the country.
National Health Center Week is an annual celebration to share the mission and accomplishments of America’s health centers over the past five decades. Nearly...
Source: BHIC - August 8, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Patricia Devine Tags: Low Income Minority Health Concerns Source Type: blogs
National Breastfeeding Month
August is National Breastfeeding Month. According to the Office on Women’s Health, breastfed babies have lower risks during their childhood of obesity, ear infections, asthma and other conditions. Breast milk is rich in nutrients and easier for babies to digest than formula. Breastfeeding can help a mother’s health and healing following childbirth and leads to a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, certain types of breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Unfortunately, African American mothers have the lowest rates of starting and continuing to breastfeed their infant. See the Guide to Breastfeeding from the Office of Women&#...
Source: BHIC - August 8, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Patricia Devine Tags: Children and Teens Minority Health Concerns Source Type: blogs
