From tara.a.chetock at state.or.us Wed Oct 6 11:13:19 2010 From: tara.a.chetock at state.or.us (Tara A CHETOCK) Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 11:13:19 -0700 Subject: [Oregon_EPHT_News] Oregon EPHT is now on Facebook! Message-ID: <4CAC59CF.264E.0061.0@DHS.STATE.OR.US> Today marks the kick-off of the Oregon Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) Facebook page! "Like" us to stay connected to the latest updates from the Oregon and National EPHT program as well as current environmental public health news. "Like" Oregon EPHT on Facebook Today! Not a Facebook member? Follow above hyperlink to sign up! Please note, people who "like" Oregon EPHT are not "friends" with Oregon EPHT, therefore your privacy settings are maintained. 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Name: not available Type: image/bmp Size: 414274 bytes Desc: not available URL: From tara.a.chetock at state.or.us Mon Oct 25 10:38:34 2010 From: tara.a.chetock at state.or.us (Tara A CHETOCK) Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:38:34 -0700 Subject: [Oregon_EPHT_News] Fwd: CDC's Environmental Public Health Tracking Network: More Data, Tools and Results References: <4CC553A3.CF01.009E.0@DHS.STATE.OR.US> Message-ID: <4CC55E2A.264E.0061.0@DHS.STATE.OR.US> One year after launch, CDC's Environmental Public Health Tracking Network offers users more important data and improves our knowledge base about how the environment affects people's health. The Tracking Network is an online system you can use to find out how the environment may be affecting your health or the health of your community. You can access information about environmental hazards such as air and water contaminants, and some chronic health conditions such as asthma and cancer. The most common queries conducted on the Tracking Network since its 2009 launch include asthma rates and air quality. In a new, exciting development, CDC is now funding seven morestates ( http://ephtracking.cdc.gov/showStateTracking.action )to build local Tracking Networks as components of the National Tracking Network. Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, South Carolina, and Vermont have joined the 16 states and New York City (NYC) already tracking and reporting environment and health data. CDC's goal is that one day all 50 states will have statewide Tracking Networks. Another big addition to the Tracking Network is U.S. Census Bureau data on population characteristics. These data include demographic measures such as sex, age, race, and ethnicity. The data also include socioeconomic measures such as poverty, occupation, education, and income. The association between population characteristics and the environment is difficult to measure, but some research shows these factors affect a person's exposure to environmental hazards. These data allow us to better understand the factors that influence environmental exposures and human health across the UnitedStates. Over the past year,public health officials used the state Tracking Networks to identify trends such as increased asthma and lead poisoning rates and areas at high-risk of consuming contaminated drinking water. These findings inform targeted outreach efforts to educate and protect citizens in these communities and to improve our understanding of the links between exposure to environmental hazards and risk of chronic illnesses. These types of discoveries and public health actions are now faster and easier because the Tracking Network makes standardized environmental and health data available in one place. Other important updates made to the Tracking Network throughout the past year include: Reproductive health and birth outcomes ( http://ephtracking.cdc.gov/showRbMain.action ) ? State Vital Records Departments, through the National Center for Health Statistics, now provide the following reproductive and birth outcomes data to the Tracking Network for all 50 states: o Prematurity among singleton births (births of a single baby, as opposed to twins, etc.), o Growth retardation among singleton births, and o Sex ratio. Air ( http://ephtracking.cdc.gov/showAirLanding.action ) ? Modeled air data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is now available to examine air quality for locations without air monitors, and to fill in the time gaps when air monitors may not be recording data. ? Two more years (2007-2008) of air data-the most recent available-were also added. Cancer ( http://ephtracking.cdc.gov/showCancerMain.action ) ? Information is now available for ten types of cancer in 42 states and the District of Columbia. Since the Tracking Network launch, these cancer types have been added: o Acute lymphocytic leukemia in children o Acute myeloid leukemia o Acute myeloid leukemia in children o Breast cancer o Chronic lymphocytic leukemia Birth defects ( http://ephtracking.cdc.gov/showBirthDefects.action ) ? Information for 12 different birth defects, including spina bifida, gastroschisis, Down syndrome, and more are available for four states. In the coming year, more states are expected to contri bute birth defects data. Carbon monoxide poisoning ( http://ephtracking.cdc.gov/showCarbonMonoxideLanding.action ) ? Mortality data for all 50 states ? Additional years of data Asthma ( http://ephtracking.cdc.gov/showAsthma.action ),andheart attack hospitalizations ( http://ephtracking.cdc.gov/showHeartAttack.action ) ? Additional years of data In the coming year, CDC will continue to add new data and tools to the Tracking Network. Expansion plans include adding data and information about climate change, the prevalence of asthma, and the built environment. To learn more, please visit the Tracking Network today:www.cdc.gov/ephtracking Tara Chetock, MHA | Health Educator Environmental Public Health Tracking Program Oregon Public Health Division Phone: 971.673.1496 | E-mail: Tara.A.Chetock at state.or.us Find us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/OregonEPHT ( http://www.facebook.com/pages/Missouris-Environmental-Public-Health-Team/126738067362986?ref=ts&v=wall#!/pages/Oregon-Environmental-Public-Health-Tracking/110196385690302 ) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tara.a.chetock at state.or.us Wed Oct 27 15:03:34 2010 From: tara.a.chetock at state.or.us (Tara A CHETOCK) Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:03:34 -0700 Subject: [Oregon_EPHT_News] Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Message-ID: <4CC83F46.264E.0061.0@DHS.STATE.OR.US> Dear Friends of Oregon EPHT, The week of October 24-30 is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. To highlight the importance of this environmental and public health issue, the Oregon EPHT Facebook page is posting daily status updates to keep our friends, colleagues and partners connected to lead poisoning prevention tips. If you haven't already done so, "like" us on Facebook today! See links below for other great lead poisoning prevention resources: Oregon Lead Poisoning Prevention Program Environmental Protection Agency Lead-Free Kids Oregon EPHT Lead Info Be Well, Tara Tara Chetock, MHA | Health Educator Environmental Public Health Tracking Program Oregon Public Health Division Phone: 971.673.1496 | E-mail: Tara.A.Chetock at state.or.us Find us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/OregonEPHT -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/bmp Size: 414274 bytes Desc: not available URL: From tara.a.chetock at state.or.us Wed Oct 27 15:08:17 2010 From: tara.a.chetock at state.or.us (Tara A CHETOCK) Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:08:17 -0700 Subject: [Oregon_EPHT_News] Fwd: Tracking Network Tutorials Now Available! References: <4CC8128A.CF01.009E.0@DHS.STATE.OR.US> Message-ID: <4CC84061.264E.0061.0@DHS.STATE.OR.US> This just in... Tracking Network Tutorials Now Available! Interested in learning more about how to use CDC's National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network? Learn more about navigating Tracking Network data, running queries and much more. View four NEW interactive tutorials at http://ephtracking.cdc.gov/training: ? Module 1: Navigating features on the Tracking Network. ? Module 2: Finding specific environmental and health information. ? Module 3: Accessing Tracking Network data. ? Module 4: Running queries and evaluating results. 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