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Public Health News
as seen on [PHPARTNERS_LINK@LIST.NIH.GOV] http://www.newpublichealth.org Online destination for information and discussion about public health. The content includes daily roundups of public health news and information, profiles of individuals working on the front lines of public health, perspectives from leaders and … Continue reading
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Tagged Education, health, Organizations, Public Health, Public Health and Safety, United States
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New CDC Homepage
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) unveiled a new look to their website homepage today: http://www.cdc.gov . Take a look and see what you think! There is a place to provide feedback if you wish.
Younger Americans Face Great Health Disparities: Study
The gap between the least healthy and most healthy people has increased substantially among young American adults, new research suggests. Among those born early in the 20th century and on through the “baby boom” years (1946-1964), health disparities among generations … Continue reading
Smoking Cessation Support for Teens
NCI Launches Smoking Cessation Support for Teens http://www.nih.gov/news/health/dec2011/nci-05.htm The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has launched an initiative, SmokefreeTXT, a free text message cessation service that provides 24/7 encouragement, advice, and tips to teens trying to quit smoking. Related articles NCI … Continue reading
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Tagged Addictions, health, National Cancer Institute, NCI, Quitting, smoking, smoking cessasion, Smoking cessation, Substance abuse, teenagers, teens, Text messaging, Tobacco
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America’s Health Rankings 2011 Released
The 2011 Edition of America’s Health Rankings, from United Health Foundation, American Public Health Association and Partnership for Prevention was released yesterday. The report provides a state-by-state snapshot of population health based on 23 measures, and looks at four groups … Continue reading
National Handwashing Awareness Week: December 4-10, 2011
Yes, the power is in your hands to prevent the Flu! Imagine how great it would be if you or your family were never sick again from a respiratory infection! What diseases you ask? For example, Flu, flu-like illness, common … Continue reading
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Tagged Common cold, Conditions and Diseases, Global Handwashing Day, Handwashing, health, Infection, Influenza, Streptococcus
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Redesigned AIDSinfo and infoSIDA
The following was posted on the BHIC Blog. “To mark the upcoming World AIDS Day 2011, a redesigned AIDSinfo Website was released today as well as the Spanish language infoSIDA. These sites offer federally-approved information on HIV research and treatment, … Continue reading
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Tagged Conditions and Diseases, health, HIV, Immune Disorders, Research, World Aid Day, World AIDS Day 2011
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Moving Beyond Breast Cancer DVD Online
The following was posted on the NCI Cancer Educators’ Listserv. “This it let you know that the DVD, Moving Beyond Breast Cancer, is online and ready for viewing. Just a reminder that it’s an existing product, not a new one, … Continue reading
Internet Use for Health Care Information
The following was posted as part of a comment on the HealthLiteracy Listserv. This link is to an article that found that fewer people are looking for health information online compared to earlier in the decade. http://www.informationweek.com/news/healthcare/patient/232200043
Health Data Tools and Statistics on PHPartners.org
The following was posted on the BHIC Blog; Sep 11, 2011 10:26 PM by Cheryl Rowan The Health Data Tools and Statistics page (http://phpartners.org/health_stats.html) on the PHPartners website (http://phpartners.org) website has been reorganized to make public health data and statistics easier to find … Continue reading
