Tobacco use
The Georgia State University School of Public Health in May released “Principles of Tobacco Control: Extinguishing the Habit.” Authored by APHA member Michael Eriksen, ScD, MSc; Ellie Faustino, MA; and Carrie Whitney, MPH, the free e-book covers topics such as strategies for tobacco control, background history on tobacco and marketing tactics from the tobacco industry. For more information, visit http://publichealth.gsu.edu/free-e-book-tobacco-cessation-research.
Transportation
The Urban Land Institute in March published “Active Transportation and Real Estate: The Next Frontier.” The report, which falls under the institute’s Building Healthy Places Initiative, looks at case studies across the globe where cities and countries integrated active transportation amenities, such as biking and walking trails, in their infrastructure. The report also looks at how these amenities could be a boon to future real estate development. For more information, visit http://uli.org/report/active-transportation-real-estate-next-frontier.
Women’s health
The National Academies Press in March published “Ovarian Cancers: Evolving Paradigms in Research and Care.” The book addresses how to lower ovarian cancer death rates through more research and attention to gaps in ovarian cancer data as well as increased communication with patients about the latest science on ovarian cancer. For more information, visit www.nap.edu.
Preparedness
The National Public Health Information Coalition in April unveiled a new website featuring communications tools to use in a flood emergency. The website, www.nphic.org/toolkits/flooding, contains links to local, state and federal agency resources on flooding communications and information on what to do before, during and after it occurs.
Medical care
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in May released its online Communication and Optimal Resolution toolkit. The toolkit, also known as CANDOR, provides health care workers with strategies they can use to talk with patients and their loved ones in the event something goes wrong regarding the care they received. For more information, visit www.ahrq.gov.
Autism
The A.J. Drexel Autism Institute in May released “National Autism Indicators Report: Vocational Rehabilitation.” The report features information on access to services and employment for people with autism who participate in the U.S. Department of Education’s State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program. For more information, visit http://drexel.edu/autisminstitute.
Professional development
The American Medical Association in May released a new education module on practicing value-based care as part of its online Steps Forward resource. Value-based care is a health care payment model focused on compensating health care professionals not simply for delivering services but for keeping patients healthy through wraparound care and prevention. The module on value-based care is one of nearly three dozen lessons in Steps Forward geared toward physicians looking to enhance their professional development. For more information, visit http://ama-assn.org.
Infectious disease
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in June released “Developing a Water Management Program to Reduce Legionella Growth and Spread in Buildings: A Practical Guide to Implementing Industry Standards.” The toolkit features information on what makes a successful water management program that tackles Legionella bacteria, worksheets to assess risk of an outbreak and more. For more information, visit www.cdc.gov/legionella/maintenance/wmp-toolkit.html.
Health care
Vanderbilt University Press in July published “The Power to Health: Civil Rights, Medicare and the Struggle to Transform America’s Health Care System.” Authored by David Barton Smith, PhD, the book addresses the efforts to desegregate hospitals that previously refused to serve black patients despite receiving Medicare funding. For more information, visit www.vanderbiltuniversitypress.com.
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