November 12, 2008
Google Flu Trends
Google announced a new tool for tracking the incidence and spread of disease. For more information, see this blog post.
Emerging Technologies Librarian: Google Flu Trends - Further Thoughtshttp://mblog.lib.umich.edu/etechlib/archives/2008/11/google_flu_tren.html
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October 05, 2008
100 Years of Clean Water
September 24th was the 100th anniversary of one of the great and grand achievements of Public Health -- water chlorination. You can watch a video about the achievement in YouTube.
Here is a timeline of major events.
More about the anniversary
American Chemistry Council: Chlorine Chemistry - 100 Years of Safer lives: http://www.americanchemistry.com/100years/
More about chlorine and chlorination
CDC: Emergency Preparedness and Response: Chlorine: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/chlorine/
Chlorine Institute: History: http://www.chlorineinstitute.org/AboutCI/content.cfm?ItemNumber=555&snItemNumber=481
Virginia Tech University: Civil Engineering 4124: Water Treatment Primer: http://www.cee.vt.edu/ewr/environmental/teach/wtprimer/chlorine/chlorine.html
Water Quality and Health: A Public Health Giant Step - Chlorination of US Drinking Water: http://www.waterandhealth.org/drinkingwater/chlorination_history.html
Wikipedia: Chlorination: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorination
More about drinking water safety:
EPA: It's Your Drinking Water: http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw/consumer/itsyours.html
EPA: Safe Drinking Water Act Home: http://www.epa.gov/safewater/sdwa/index.html
EPA: The History of Drinking Water Treatment: http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/consumer/pdf/hist.pdf
GPO: Drinking Water Academy: http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/lps21800/www.epa.gov/safewater/dwa/
Math Matters: Water Supply and Distribution: http://www.maplesoft.com/mathmatters/watersupply.aspx
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August 06, 2007
Findings magazine Ranked #2 by Epimonitor
The School of Public Heath's alumni magazine, Findings, was recently ranked second in the field of SPH magazines by Epimonitor. Epimonitor gave credit to Findings for "its presentation of two or three in depth articles," among other things. Some of the major figures of public health covered recently by Findings have included Dr. Larry Brilliant, now Executive Director of Google.org but who was once more well known as one of the leaders in the race to eradicate smallpox in India. Congratulations to the staff who contributes to this magazine.
To view the most recent issue go to this link: www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/findings/fall06.
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May 04, 2007
Public Health Grand Rounds
In partnership with the CDC, UNC is presenting a series of web-cast case studies on public health topics.
"Public Health Grand Rounds is a series of satellite broadcasts and webcasts presenting real-world case studies on public health issues ranging from obesity to bioterrorism, from SARS to food safety."
The first episode will be on May 11. Preregistration required.
Public Health Grand Rounds: http://www.publichealthgrandrounds.unc.edu/
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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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March 08, 2007
International Women's Day: Public Health Perspectives
International Women's Day: http://www.internationalwomensday.com/
"Celebrated on 8 March, International Women's Day (IWD) is the global day connecting all women around the world and inspiring them to achieve their full potential. IWD celebrates the collective power of women past, present and future."
International Women's Day is celebrated as a major holiday in many countries around the world. In honor of International Women's Day, many organizations are presenting special information or resources on women's health in the field of public health. Here are a few samplings.
World Health Organization: Dr. Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General:
Podcast: http://www.who.int/about/licensing/podcast/en/index1.html
Statement: http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/statements/2007/s05/en/index.html
Department of Gender, Women and Health: http://www.who.int/gender/en/index.html
WHO: Europe: Gender and Health - International Women's Day: Ending impunity for violence against women and girls: http://www.euro.who.int/GEM/20070306_1
PAHO: Make Every Girl Count: Improving Cervical Cancer Detection: http://www.paho.org/english/ad/ge/int_women_day.htm
Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism: Inside PCIJ: International Women's Day - Status of Women in the Phillipines: http://www.pcij.org/blog/?p=704
United Nations: International Women's Day: Resources: http://www.un.org/events/women/iwd/2007/resources.shtml
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November 30, 2006
The Lancet: Read MEDLINE abstracts with a pinch of salt
Read MEDLINE abstracts with a pinch of salt, The Lancet, Volume 368, Issue 9545, 21 October 2006-27 October 2006, Page 1394
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September 20, 2006
CDC podcast on outbreak of E.coli
A new podcast from the CDC is available for download at http://www2a.cdc.gov/podcasts/ The most recent podcast from 9/20 provides an update on the U.S. outbreak of E.coli linked to spinach.
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February 07, 2006
Public Health Preparedness Database
RAND researchers have developed a Public Health Preparedness Database. This searchable database can be used to find examples of evaluated preparedness exercises. The web site also features reports, tools, and resources to help state and local public health officials prepare for public health emergencies, including bioterrorism.
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