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April 30, 2007
Early Release of 2006 National Health Statistics
Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the January-September 2006 National Health Interview Survey (Released 3/28/2007):
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/nhis/released200703.htm
Some of the highlighted topics include Health insurance coverage; Vaccination; Obesity; Leisure-time physical activity; Current smoking; Alcohol consumption; HIV testing; Serious psychological distress; Diabetes; and Asthma.
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April 26, 2007
PHLI Newsletter - Spring/Summer, 2007
The latest edition of the PHLI Newsletter is now available: PHLI Newsletter - Spring/Summer, 2007
Contents:
* New Face at PHLI
* New University Librarian
* PHLI and Web 2.0
* PHLI Blog
* Public Health Library & Informatics and SPH Computing Services Annual Survey
* PhD Thesis Defense via Web Conferencing
* Findings Magazine Online Archive
* Online Reference
* SPH Web Site Facts
* Enriching Scholarship
* Staff Accolades
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April 13, 2007
Early Access to AJPH Articles
American Journal of Public Health: First Look provides electronic access to articles that have been accepted for publication but have not yet been printed to paper or posted online by issue. This allows access to content 4 to 6 weeks in advance.
First Look is available at the following URL: http://www.ajph.org/first_look.shtml
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MLA Top Ten Health Information Websites
The Medical Library Association (MLA) has a top ten list of useful websites listed on its website. Click here to view it.
The site describes its evaluation of websites as based on the following criteria: credibility, sponsorship/authorship, content, audience, currency, disclosure, purpose, links, design, interactivity, and disclaimers.
While you're at the MLA site, browse around and check out some of the other resources they provide and point to for health information.
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April 06, 2007
Evidence-Based Practice for Public Health
Here are a few links to information and resources online about evidence-based practice for Public Health.
Evidence-Based Practice for Public Health--This is part of the University of Massachusetts Medical School Lamar Soutter Library web page. It is the result of a project by the Library and other partners to address a gap in evidence-based practice. While much has been developed for clinical evidence-based practice, there were few of these resources designed or available specifically for population-based public health practice. This site offers information on the project as well as The Pathway to Evidence-Based Resources and other relevant resources.
E-Roadmap to Evidence-Based Public Health Practice--Associated with the NH Institute for Health Policy & Practice, this site offers conceptual and practical information on evidence-based public health practice, including a tutorial on how to use the site's resources to conduct evidence-based practice.
Evidence-Based Public Health Web Link List--Part of the website for Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce, this page offers a list of links to helpful sites for evidence-based practice.
Evidence-Based Public Health Practice: Improving the Quality and Quantity of the Evidence--Journal article E. Waters and J. Doylefrom the Journal of Public Health.
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