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Fri Jul 16 10:41:43 PDT 2010

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For Those Who CareVolume 2
Number 7
July 2010
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The American Public Health Association (APHA) has published it's July Legislative Updates.  Access it here.

HHS Awards $10 Million in Prevention and Wellness Grants to 10 National Organizations
http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2010pres/07/20100707b.html

AHRQ and Ad Council Encourage Men To Take Preventive Steps in Their Health Care 
New research finds men are 24 percent less likely than women to have visited their doctor; public service ads launch as part of men's health week.  Read more here.

Findings on Children's Health Care Quality and Disparities 
This fact sheet presents information drawn from the 2009 National Healthcare Quality Report and National Healthcare Disparities Report for selected health care quality measures related to children. It complements work being carried out as a result of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009.  More...

2010 PHLS Leadership Series, Call #2: The Science behind Health Reform
The second call of the 2010 PHLS Leadership Series, The Science Behind Health Reform: A Look at How Public Health Research Contributes to Health Transformation will be held on July 29th 2:00 - 3:30 PM ET. This call will provide an overview of public health research trends and how modern public health research contributes to policy development and the evolution of practice as it relates to health reform. Featured speakers for this call include:

Glen Mays, PhD, MPH
Program Director of the National Public Health Practice Based Research Network
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Debra Perez, PhD, MPA
Senior Program Officer in Research and Evaluation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Nancy Winterbauer 
Coordinator for the Center for Community Health Research
Duvall County, Florida Health Department
For more information, please contact An Nguyen at anguyen at nnphi.org.

Click here for the July issue of The Nation's Health, the award-winning newspaper of the American Public Health Association.

Materials from the 2010 NNPHI Annual Conference are now available on the NNPHI website 

>From the CDC:

Communication as an Essential Component of Environmental Health Science 
Guest columnists Ricardo Beato and Jana Telfer explain the importance of health communication specialists in providing communication expertise by combining research and practice to ensure that health recommendations and messages are successfully relayed to the public. This article is published in the July/August 2010 of the Journal of Environmental Health. 
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/Docs/JEH/2010/July-Aug_Beato_Telfer.pdf 

Training Environmental Public Health Leaders 
Local EH practitioners are essential in protecting the public health from environmental threats. Read more about the how Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute fellows applied systems thinking to solve environmental public health problems in their jurisdictions. 
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/Docs/Training_EH_Leaders_CDC_Connects.pdf

National Voluntary Environmental Assessment Information System (NVEAIS) Now Available for Comment 
Foodborne illness outbreak environmental assessments provide information needed by food regulatory programs to improve hazard surveillance and inform foodborne disease prevention policies. NVEAIS was developed to provide food-safety program managers with an information resource that could fill this gap. Food-safety programs can now access NVEAIS and pilot its use for foodborne illness outbreak environmental assessment reporting. 
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/EHSNet/nveais.htm

Free Environmental Public Health Online Courses (EPHOC) 
New courses now available for continuing education credit; additional courses will be added on a rolling basis throughout the summer: check back to see what's new! The full package of 15 courses equals more than 45 hours of training.   
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/Workforce_Development/EPHOC.htm 

CDC responds to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
http://emergency.cdc.gov/gulfoilspill2010/

CDC and SAMHSA Find Sharp Increase in Emergency Department Visits for Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs
http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/2010/r100617.htm

CDC Knowledge to Action Science Clips
Weekly snapshot of CDC authored publications, as well as current literature on featured topics and health articles in the news.
www.cdc.gov/phlic/sciclips/

CDC Reports Top 10 Cancers Among Men
www.cdc.gov/Features/dsmentop10cancers/

CDC Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention/s Data Trends & Maps
apps.nccd.cdc.gov/NCVDSS_DTM/ 

CDC Survey Finds 9 in 10 U.S. Adults Consume Too Much Sodium
www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/2010/r100624.htm?s_cid-mediarel_r100624

Taxing Caloric Sweetened Beverages: Potential Effects On Beverage Consumption, Calorie Intake, And Obesity
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR100/

Adoption Of Genetically Engineered Crops In The U.S.
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/BiotechCrops/

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Listserv
This listserv provides announcements about NICHD news releases and media events, outreach, education campaigns, and other items of interest.
www.nichd.nih.gov/news/NICHDnews/

Public Health Funded Projects
A list of public health projects funded through the Nation Network of Libraries of Medicine.
phpartners.org/word/2006_2011_Public_Health_Projects.doc

APHA Offers Free CD Containing Get Ready Preparedness Materials
For a limited time, the American Public Health Association (APHA) is offering free CDs containing Get Ready preparedness materials by request.  The offer will last only while the supplies are available.
www.getreadyforflu.org/new_pg_freecds.htm

HHS Finds School-Based Pandemic Vaccine Clinics Effective
Federal officials looked to the relatively new model of school-based immunization clinics  as an effective way to deliver the pandemic vaccine to children, and a report from clinic observers detailed that the process worked well, though most schools wound need more resources to hold future clinics.  Find out more...

NALBOH Urges Boards of Health to Enforce New Provisions of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
The National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH) urges boards of health across the nation to support efforts and community programs related to the enforcement of the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.  More...

Tobacco Control Act One Year Anniversary
FDA's Center for Tobacco Products has implemented several important requirements that expands the FDA's role in protecting the public from tobacco products, in particular children.
http://www.fda.gov/TobaccoProducts/NewsEvents/ucm216493.htm

AHRQ Calls for Award Nominations - Outstanding Achievement in Healthcare Research
To celebrate its 20th year of HCUP data, AHRQ will be honoring researchers who have addressed healthcare research and policy issues using HCUP data, software tools, and products. The call for nominations closes July 16, 2010.
http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/hsra.jsp

Articles of interest from Medical News Today:

Obese Children At Higher Risk Of GERD
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/194325.php

Childhood Obesity Leads To Lack Of Exercise Not Other Way Round Says New Research
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/194071.php

Can Aspirin Prolong A Healthy Life?
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/193949.php 

New TFAH Report: F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2010
A new report on adult obesity from the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) reports that more than two-thirds of states (38) have adult obesity rates above 25 percent. In 1991, no state had an obesity rate above 20 percent.  Access the report here.

Local Health Department Job Losses and Program Cuts: Findings from January/February 2010 Survey
Third in a series of nationally representative surveys. The findings show that local health departments have experienced deep job losses and cuts to core funding that are resulting in the reduction or elimination of essential public health services.  More...

NACCHO Hosts Briefing on Capitol Hill: Catastrophe for Public Health in the Making
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) hosted a Capitol Hill briefing highlighting the devastating effect of job losses on one of the nation's most important sectors: local health departments.  Read their press release here.

HHS Launches New Consumer Focused Health Care Website
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has unveiled an innovative online tool to connect consumers to both public and private health coverage options and resources to help them access quality, affordable health care coverage.  Find out more...

Online Meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020
July 26, 2010, 12:00-3:00 PM, ET. 
Members of the public are invited to listen to the online Committee meeting. Pre-registration is required.
https://meetings.norc.org/hp2020/Default.aspx

PHF Quality Improvement (QI) Quick Guide
The QI Quick Guide provides an introduction to quality improvement (QI) and a gateway to resources that public health professionals can use to pursue QI initiatives within their organizations.
http://www.phf.org/quickguide/

SOPHE Calls for Photos from Health Education Specialists
The Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) invites photos showing health education specialists in action. Entries are due July 20, 2010.
http://www.sophe.org/callforphotos.cfm

SOPHE Summer Webinar Series
Free web-based professional development opportunities. CHES credits available for a fee.
http://www.sophe.org/summerwebinarseries.cfm

PHLS at the 2010 NACCHO Annual Conference 

PHLS will be holding several events at the NACCHO Annual Conference. 

Join us at the PHLS/NNPHI Networking Reception
July 15, 2010
6:00 -7:00 PM
Memphis Marriott Downtown, Heritage 4 room.

In conjunction with NNPHI, PHLS will be hosting a networking reception Thursday evening during the NACCHO Annual Conference. Members and friends of PHLS and NNPHI are welcome to attend the reception. Cash bar and hors d'oeuvres will be served. 

Managing Power and Influence: Stories from the Field
July 16, 2010
8:00 - 9:30 AM
Location:  Memphis Cook Convention Center Ballroom D

PHLS with its partners, PHLI, and NLN will be hosting a scientific session Managing Power and Influence: Stories from the Field, an interactive session that will feature Dr. Adewale Troutman, Director of Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, and Dr. Covia Stanley, South Carolina Region 6 District Health Director. The session will present success stories and important lessons learned of local public health leaders regarding managing power and influence that has led to health systems change. Dr. Troutman and Dr. Stanley will share their stories of striving for health equity within their communities. These stories will illustrate the leadership competencies of mobilizing, coordinating and direct broad collaborative action within complex public health systems, in addition to the necessity of communication skills, collaborative leadership, and raising awareness of accountability. 

Upcoming Events:

NACCHO Annual Meeting 2010
July 14-16, 2010
Memphis Cook Convention Center
and Marriott Memphis Downtown
Memphis, TN
www.naccho.org/events/nacchoannual2010/

Society for Nutrition Education (SNE) Annual Meeting 2010
July 24-27, 2010
Peppermill Resort
Reno, NV
www.sne.org/conference/index.html

Center for Health Literacy Conference 2010: Plain Talk in Complex Times
July 29-30, 2010
The Westin Alexandria
Alexandria, VA
plaintalk2010.eventbrite.com
The conference will address the challenges of communicating complex health-related information. Attendees will learn new strategies and connect with leaders and pioneers of health literacy, plain language, accessibility, translation, new media, design and usability testing.

18th Annual NALBOH Conference
"Journey to the Future: Facing Public Health Challenges Today for a Healthier Tomorrow"
August 5-7, 2010
Hilton Omaha Hotel
Omaha, NE
www.nalboh.org/NALBOH_Conference.htm

Reproductive Health 2010
September 22-25, 2010
Hyatt Regency
Atlanta, GA
www.arhp.org/professional-education/annual-meetings/rh2010

Food Assistance And Nutrition Research Conference
September 24, 2010
Frederick Waugh Auditorium
Economic Research Service 
1800 M Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
www.ers.usda.gov/ConferenceCenter/FANRP/FANRSept2010/

AHRQ 2010 Annual Conference
Better Care, Better Health: Delivering on Quality for All Americans
September 27-29, 2010
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
Bethesda, MD
www.ahrq.gov/about/annlconf10.htm

Health Literacy Annual Research Conference
October 18-19, 2010 
Hyatt Regency
Bethesda, MD 
www.bumc.bu.edu/healthliteracyconference
Interdisciplinary meeting for investigators dedicated to health literacy research.

Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations National Conference
October 18-21, 2010
Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace
Baltimore, MD
www.diversityrxconference.org/2010-Conference/162

MCHB 75th Anniversary Celebration
October 20, 2010
Washington Hilton Hotel
Washington, DC
www.hrsa.gov/ourstories/mchb75th/

9th International Conference on Urban Health
October 27-29, 2010
The New York Academy of Medicine 
New York, NY
www.nyam.org/icuh2010/
Good governance for healthy cities

ASTMH 59th Annual Meeting
November 3-7, 2010
Marriott Atlanta Marquis Hotel
Atlanta, GA
http://www.astmh.org

SOPHE 2010 Annual Meeting
November 4-6, 2010 
Denver Marriott City Center
Denver, CO 
http://www.sophe.org/annualmeeting.cfm
The theme of the meeting is Healthy People 2020: Scaling New Heights.

APHA 138th Annual meeting and Exposition 
November 6-10, 2010 
Colorado Convention Center
Denver, CO
www.apha.org/meetings/registration

ASPH Annual Meeting
November 6-9, 2010
Grand Hyatt Denver
Denver, CO
http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=930
Held in conjunction with American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting & Exposition

2011 AMCHP & Family Voices Conferences
February 12-15, 2011
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, DC
www.amchp.org/events/amchp-conference/pages/default.aspx

14th Annual Health Education Advocacy Summit
March 5-7, 2011
Washington Court Hotel
Washington, DC
www.sophe.org/advocacysummit.cfm

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