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Flu Season In Full Swing
Posted on the BHIC Blog. We are in the middle of flu season and it important to be aware that several groups are at at higher risk for influenza complications. People at elevated risk are: American Indians and Alaska Natives … Continue reading
Coming Soon to PBS – “Designing Healthy Communities”
The following was posted on the BHIC Blog. Coming soon to public television: A new 4-hour series,” Designing Healthy Communities”, in which host/narrator Richard Jackson, MD, MPH, looks at the impact our built environment has on key public health indices … Continue reading
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Tagged Asthma, Conditions and Diseases, health, Heart disease, Obesity, Public broadcasting, Public Health, United States
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Two New Health Literacy Papers
The following was posted on the HealthLiteracy listserv. Please check the Health Affairs’ web site for a new paper on health literacy and health policy by HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Howard Koh and other HHS colleagues. http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/early/2012/01/18/hlthaff.2011.1169 (You should … Continue reading
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Tagged Education, health, Health Policy, HealthLiteracy, Iowa, literacy, United State
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NIH Study Shows HIV-exposed Children at High Risk of Language Delay
The following was posted on the BHIC Blog. HIV exposed children could benefit from early diagnosis, classroom intervention Children exposed to HIV before birth are at risk for language impairments, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes … Continue reading
Can Electronic Health Records Lower Health Disparities?
The following was posted on the BHIC Blog. A newly-released study indicates that switching to electronic health records might help close health gaps between black and white Americans. The study is based on a survey of doctors across the U.S. It includes … Continue reading
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Tagged blood pressure, Electronic health record, health, Health Disparities, Medicine, Primary Care, Reuters, United States
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New Year’s Resolution: Be Ready
The following was posted on the BHIC Blog. Start the New Year right by getting prepared. Check out the daily preparedness tips from the CDC Public Health Matters blog during the month of January: http://ow.ly/8gj [CDC Office of Public Health … Continue reading
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Tagged Education, health, New Year, Public Health, Public Health and Safety, United States
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Texting Program to Help Teens Quit Smoking
The following was posted on the BHIC Blog. Teens love their cell phones. In an effort to help young smokers kick the habit, the National Cancer Institute is creating a new program called Smokefree T-X-T (http://smokefree.gov/smokefreetxt/) . It’s a free … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolescence, CNN, health, Mobile phone, National Cancer Institute, Nicotine, Smoking cessation, Text messaging
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Think Cultural Health
Think Cultural Health (TCH) is dedicated to advancing health equity at every point of contact. With growing concerns about health inequities and the need for health care systems to reach increasingly diverse patient populations, cultural competence has become more and … Continue reading
Care for Cultural Competency? Check Out the Office of Minority Health’s New Web Site
If you think cultural health, have we got a site for you! Check out the Office of Minority Health’s enhanced cultural competency web portal, a one-stop shop for all cultural competency resources and training opportunities. The web portal is called … Continue reading
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Tagged cultural competence, Cultural health, health, health care, Medicine, Office of Minority Health, Web portal
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Search the Office of Minority Health’s Library Catalog Online
The Office of Minority Health has launched a new online catalog search tool. Now you can find books, reports, journals, media, articles, and organizations related to the health status of racial and ethnic minority populations. Start searching here: http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/opac.aspx Or, … Continue reading
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Tagged health, libraries, Minority group, minority health, United States
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