National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF)
More Info: http://www.nof.org
National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) is the nation’s
leading voluntary health organization solely dedicated to
osteoporosis and bone health.
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AHRQ Report on Treatment of Depression
More Info: http://sdm3.rm04.net/ctt?kn=24&m=778359&r=NTg3OTY5MzIyMQS2&b=2&j=MjU1MzM5NDQS1&mt=1.
Initiated in 2005 to provide valid evidence about the
comparative effectiveness of different medical
interventions, the Agency for Health Care Research and
Quality Effective Health Care Program helps consumers,
health care providers, and others in making informed choices
among treatment alternatives. A new report, "Comparative
Effectiveness of Second-Generation Antidepressants in the
Pharmacologic Treatment of Adult Depression," is now
available on the AHRQ website. Because of their relatively
favorable side effect profile, second-generation
antidepressants play a prominent role in the management of
patients with major depressive disorder. The purpose of this
report is to summarizes the available evidence on the
comparative efficacy, effectiveness, and harms of 12
second-generation antidepressants in treating patients with
major depresssive disorder, dysthymia, and subsyndromal
depression.
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Awareness Among Latinas About the Importance of Cervical Cancer Screening.
More Info: http://www.cancer.gov/publications
NCI Educaitonal Webinar on Cervical Cancer in Latinas
The National Cancer Institute, the Office of Minority Health,
the National
Alliance for Hispanic Health, Redes en Acción, and the Migrant
Clinicians
Network, invite you to join our nationwide outreach effort to
increase
awareness among Latinas about the importance of cervical
cancer screening.
Each year, over 2,000 Latinas are diagnosed with cervical
cancer and many of
these women will die of the disease. Cervical cancer can be
prevented with
regular Pap tests-at least once every three years.
What can you do?
Distribute a new informational booklet "Cáncer cervical: Cómo
puede
protegerse" (Cervical Cancer: What You Can Do to Protect
Yourself) to help
spread the word about regular Pap test screening. The
booklet contains
information in Spanish and English in a plain language, low
literacy format.
To order free copies, call 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237)
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BLACK, WHITE TEENS SHOW DIFFERENCES IN NICOTINE METABOLISM
More Info: http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jan2006/nida-20.htm
New research by scientists with the National Institute on
Drug Abuse (NIDA),
National Institutes of Health, suggests that some of the racial
and ethnic
differences underlying how adults' bodies metabolize nicotine
also are at
work during adolescence. The findings have implications for
the way teens of
different racial and ethnic backgrounds are provided smoking
cessation
treatments. The study is published in the January 2006 issue
of "Ethnicity
and Disease".
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Breast Friends & OHSU Build Partnership
More Info: http://
This month marks a great new partnership for Breast Friends
and OHSU. Breast Friends has been invited to participate in
OHSU's one-on-one support to newly diagnosed breast
cancer patients. Volunteers will be meeting with Dr. Devon
Webster's patients during her Wednesday clinic. "Meeting
women during their doctor appointment or while getting their
chemotherapy will give patients an extra dose of love and
compassion from Breast Friends volunteers," said Becky
Olson, president and co-founder of Breast Friends.
"Many women spend several hours in a chemotherapy chair
having the drugs administered. Many come alone and find it
comforting to have someone to talk to and be able to share
their story. We are excited to be able to help Dr. Webster's
patients during this tough and often lonely time," said Sharon
Henifin, executive director & co-founder.
For more information, contact Breast Friends office 503-598-
8048
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Center for Women's Health
More Info: http://www.ohsuwomenshealth.com/news/index.html#reportcard
News and resources for Women and Women-related health
issues.
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Counting the Uninsured Tutorial
More Info: http://www.Kaiseredu.org
As the number of individuals without health insurance
continues to climb, there has been growing debate about
different ways of measuring the number of uninsured
Americans. This tutorial walks you through the various data
sources used to estimate the number of uninsured and
compares the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey
to other major national surveys that are used for counting
the nation’s uninsured.
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Discovery Health CME Program on Cervical Cancer
More Info: http://www.womenshealthresearch.org/site/R?i=V6InAK1Nb6Rbm4kEh-lVBw.
Discovery Health CME has a new, free and accredited
continuing medical education program on cervical cancer. The
program can be viewed online and there is also a podcast of
the complete program you can download. After completing a
post-test and evaluation, you can print your CME certificate
right from your computer. The site also features HPV and
Cervical Cancer information that health care providers can
provide to their patients.
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Emergency Contraception Issue Module
More Info: http://www.Kaiseredu.org
This issue module synthesizes the latest data and research
on women’s access to emergency contraceptive pills.
Information includes key research studies on use and
awareness, presentations, and policy analysis on efficacy,
over-the-counter status, issues for youth, as well as
research on international, national, and state-level policies.
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Fact Book Describes Hospitalizations in U.S.
More Info: http://www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/factbk6/factbk6.pdf
This fact book, Hospitalization in the United States, 2002,
describes who is
admitted to the hospital, why are patients admitted to the
hospital, how are
patients admitted to the hospital, how much do hospitals
charge, who is
billed for hospital care, and how are patients discharged from
the hospital.
Of the 38 million hospital stays in the U.S., nearly 60 percent
are for
women. The primary reasons for the high rate of
hospitalizations for women
continue to be related to pregnancy and childbirth. The most
common reason
for hospitalization continues to be infant birth (newborns),
which accounts
for 11 percent of all hospital discharges.
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Fact Sheet on Emergency Contraception
More Info: http://www.kff.org/womenshealth/3344-03.cfm
The Kaiser Family Foundation has also prepared this two-page
fact sheet, highlighting key trends and policies on women’s
access to emergency contraception.
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FDA Approves First Molecular-Based Lab Test to Detect Metastatic Breast Cancer (7/16/07)
More Info: http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01667.html
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FDA Approves Tykerb for Advanced Breast Cancer
More Info: http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01586.html
• FDA Approves Tykerb for Advanced Breast Cancer
Patients (3/13/07)
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW015
86.html
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FREE Aetna Cross-Cultural Communications Skills on-line course
More Info: http://www.uthscsa.edu/hcoe/aetna.asp
To access the FREE Aetna Cross-Cultural Communications
Skills on-line course
please go to this webpage:
http://www.uthscsa.edu/hcoe/aetna.asp , complete the form
at the bottom of
the page and submit. You will receive an email providing you
with access to
the course within one week.
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Free Copy of Kaiser Permanente's Report on Childhood Obesity
More Info: www.kp.org/childhoodobesity
Kaiser Permanente, in partnership with UCSF and UCLA, has
produced a 24-page
magazine insert on the topic of childhood obesity. The
project was undertaken as a thought leadership opportunity?
along with
two of the state?s other leading medical institutions?to
address one of the
most important health issues facing the state and nation. It
contains
informative and highly useful content, which draws heavily on
the clinical
expertise and resources of the three institutions. Its main
objective is to
promote better public understanding of the childhood obesity
epidemic and
encourage a multipronged, public health approach to the
epidemic.
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Guide on Postpartum Depression Available
More Info: http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_postpartum.html
The MCH Library released a new edition of its knowledge path
about
postpartum depression. This electronic resource guide offers
a selection of
current, high-quality resources about the prevalence and
incidence of
postpartum depression; identification and treatment; impact
on the health
and well-being of a new mother and her infant; and
implications for service
delivery.
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Health Care Costs Issue Module
More Info: http://www.Kaiseredu.org
This issue module provides access to a large body of research
and information on the impact of continued rising health care
costs, the sources of the increases in costs, the distribution
of health care dollars in the U.S., and research on a broad
range of proposed cost containment strategies and their likely
effectiveness
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Health Care Language Services Implementation Guide
More Info: https://hclsig.thinkculturalhealth.org/user/home.rails
The Office of Minority Health at the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services is pleased to announce the
release of the "Health Care Language Services
Implementation Guide," an interactive Web-based learning
tool designed to help health care professionals plan,
implement, and evaluate language access services (LAS)
within their organizations. The Guide is available at no cost to
health care providers at www.thinkculturalhealth.org, or
directly at
https://hclsig.thinkculturalhealth.org/user/home.rails.
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Health Data for All Ages
More Info: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/health_data_for_all_ages.htm
On Monday, Oct 3rd, 2005 the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention's
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) launched a new
website entitled
Health Data for All Ages
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Health Data- by states, from Kaiser Family Foundation
More Info: http://www.statehealthfacts.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi?
Statehealthfacts.org has updated data on SCHIP, Medicare,
Health Costs & Budgets, and HIV/AIDS. You can search by
state or by category. Categories include: women's health,
minority health, HIV, health status, medicare.
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Hotlines help non-English speakers with Medicare Part D Enrollment
More Info: http://
The National Alliance for Hispanic Health has created a
bilingual hotline to
assist with Medicare Part D enrollment. Individuals can
receive 1-on-1
counseling, assistance applying for low income subsidies and
help finding a
plan to meet their individual needs.
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HPV Vaccine Issue Module
More Info: http://www.kaiseredu.org/topics_im.asp?parentID=72&imID=1&id=609
HPV Vaccine Issue Module from Kaiser Edu
This new issue module summarizes research and data on
human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer and
discusses issues related to the implementation of the new
HPV vaccine, including public education, financing, and
privacy.
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Human and Economic Impact of Chronic Diseases on an Aging US, Silver Book
More Info: http://www.agingresearch.org
Human and Economic Impact of Chronic Diseases on an Aging
US. You may be interested in reviewing the just-
published "Silver Book"
published by the Alliance for Aging Research, at
www.agingresearch.org.
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Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
More Info: http://www.Factline.org
The new Web site, a project of the journal and funded by the
National Library of
Medicine, aims to present data from scholarly research on
health disparities
for journalists, students, community workers and policy
makers (Meharry
Medical College release, 10/5). Content on women's health is
limited, and
there is no link to NWHIC, but the site DOES include facts
and data for each
of the topics it covers, including mental health.
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Kaiser Family Foundation: State Medicaid Fact Sheets and the Medicaid Benefits Online Database
More Info: http://www.kff.org
The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
presents the State Medicaid Fact Sheets and the Medicaid
Benefits Online Database, two interactive tools featuring the
latest key data, information and services provided for each
state’s Medicaid program. Both tools allow for easy access to
the data which can then be printed, saved and emailed.
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Kaiser Family Foundation:Women’s Access to Emergency Contraceptive Pills
More Info: http://www.Kaiseredu.org
This issue module synthesizes the latest data and research
on women’s access to emergency contraceptive pills.
Information includes key research studies on use and
awareness, presentations, and policy analysis on efficacy,
over-the-counter status, issues for youth, as well as
research on international, national, and state-level policies.
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Less expensive way to order publications . . .
More Info: http://cis.nci.nih.gov/news/Ride-
NCI allows organizations to add extra quantities of
publications to the government's print orders through
its Ride-On program. Organizations thus can take
advantage of lower printing and other costs, providing
an economical way to obtain a supply of NCI
publications. See http://cis.nci.nih.gov/news/Ride-
On_printing.pdf for details.
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Mandated Benefits For Women
More Info: http://www.statehealthfacts.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi?action=compare&category=Women%27s+Health&subcategory=Mandated+Benefits+for+Women&topic=Contraceptives
State mandates for contraceptive coverage, inpatient
mastectomy stay, fertility treatment, post-mastectomy
breast reconstruction, and osteoporosis screening have been
updated to 2004 for all states and the nation. Information on
mandates for direct access to OB/Gyns and for OB/Gyns as
primary physicians has also been updated.
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Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder
More Info: http://www.medicare.gov
The drug plan finder allows users to determine their current
coverage and make a side-by-side comparison of plans based
on cost, coverage, and convenience, as well as presenting a
list of drug plans in an area, sorted by the lowest total cost
for the prescription drugs the beneficiary takes. Users will
also be able to narrow the choices based on deductible,
premium, the sponsor of the plan, or availability of mail order.
The plan finder will display the coverage each plan offers and
provides personalized information on each plan. The plan
finder can also identify plans that are accepted by preferred
and nearby pharmacies, and plans that provide mail-order
prescriptions.
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Methods for Measuring Cancer Disparities: Using Data Relevant to Healthy People 2010 Cancer-Related Objectives
More Info: http://seer.cancer.gov/publications/disparities/
The National Cancer Institute is pleased to announce its most
recent Cancer Surveillance Monograph Methods for Measuring
Cancer Disparities: Using Data Relevant to Healthy People
2010 Cancer-Related Objectives.
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National Cancer Institute- Fact Sheet Collection-New, revised and reviewed titles.
More Info: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/
Available at http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/.
• Ordering National Cancer Institute Publications:
Questions and Answers (FS 1.20, 6/29/07)
A new series of fact sheets, designed to help patients
learn about radiation therapy and its side effects, is
available. They are tailored for a patient’s individual
needs and complement the booklet titled Radiation
Therapy and You. Topics include practical tips to
understand and manage therapy and its side effects.
Each fact sheet is formatted to print on a single sheet.
Health care providers can order a pad containing 25
copies of an individual sheet. Single sheets can also
be ordered. (For ordering, contact the Publications
Ordering Service [POS] at 1-800-4-CANCER or via
http://www.cancer.gov/publications.) To see the topics
available in this new series, go to
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wtk/index. (The
sheets may also be printed from this link.)
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National Standards of Practice for Health Care
More Info: http://www.cmwf.org/cnlib/pub/enews_clickthrough.htm?enews_item_id=19534&re
For the first time, national standards of practice for health
care
interpreters have been established in the United States. With
support from
The Commonwealth Fund and The California Endowment, the
National Council on
Interpreting in Health Care developed guidelines to improve
the quality and
consistency of interpreting in hospitals, health plans, and
other medical
settings.
Quality health care depends on clear communication, and
studies have shown
that language barriers contribute to disparities in the care
received by
patients with limited English proficiency. The new standards
will help
providers meet the needs of these patients. In addition to
their use in
health care interpreter training, hiring, and performance
evaluation, the
standards could serve as the basis for a certification process
to assess
interpreters' qualifications.
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New Cardiovascular Disease Predictor for Women
More Info: http://sdm3.rm04.net/ctt?kn=14&m=778359&r=NTg3OTY5MzIyMQS2&b=2&j=MjU1MzM5NDQS1&mt=1)
Researchers have developed a more accurate way to predict
the risk of developing cardiovascular disease among women,
according to a study in the February 14, 2007 issue of the
Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers
from Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, assessed 35 risk
factors among 24,558 initially healthy women 45 years or
older from the Women's Health Study who were followed up for
a median of 10.2 years for new cardiovascular events, such
as heart attack, ischem-ic stroke, coronary
revascularization, and cardiovascular deaths. The new
algorithms are called the "Reynolds Risk Score" and the
simplified model for non-diabetic women includes age,
systolic blood pressure, current smoking, total and HDL
cholesterol, high sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) and
parental history of myocardial infarction before age 60.
(JAMA News, 2/13/07
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New CDC Website on Women's Health
More Info: http://www.cdc.gov/women
The new website - www.cdc.gov/women
- features six sections for
easy access to the latest information and data from around
CDC and ATSDR on women’s health - In the Spotlight,
Science and Research, Health and Wellness, Snapshots,
Programs and Partnerships, and Conferences and Events.
· The left navigation bar on www.cdc.gov/women
has all the information from
the previous website PLUS new selections, including Facts
and Stats, CDC Programs and Activities, Spotlights and
Observances, Topics A-Z, and more.
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New Data on Managed Care and Health Insurance, Health Status and Women's Health
More Info: http://www.statehealthfacts.org
Statehealthfacts.org has recently added new data on
Managed Care and Health Insurance, Health Status and
Women's Health. In addition to the updates listed below, you
can view a list of all recent updates.
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New Journal: Social Medicine
More Info: http://www.socialmedicine.info
The Department of Family and Social Medicine at Montefiore
Medical
Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine is very pleased
to
announce the inauguration of an open-access journal entitled
Social
Medicine.
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New Surgeon General’s Report Focuses on the Effects of Secondhand Smoke
More Info: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2006pres/20060627.html
U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona today issued a
comprehensive scientific report which concludes that there is
no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke.
Nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke at home or work
increase their risk of developing heart disease by 25 to 30
percent and lung cancer by 20 to 30 percent. The finding is
of major public health concern due to the fact that nearly
half of all nonsmoking Americans are still regularly exposed to
secondhand smoke.
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Newsletter: The United States - Mexico Border Health Commission
More Info: http://www.borderhealth.org
The United States-Mexico Border Health Commission (USMBHC
or Commission) was created as a binational health commission
in July 2000, with the signing of an agreement by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services of the United States
and the Secretary of Health of Mexico. On December 21,
2004 the Commission was designated as a Public International
Organization by Executive Order of the President.
The mission of the United States-Mexico Border Health
Commission is
to provide international leadership to optimize health and
quality of life along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Order your Help is Here Resource Kits Now!!!
More Info: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/partnerships/tools/materials/medicaretraining/hihresourcekit/default.asp
This is a tool designed to assist you in enrolling Medicare
beneficiaries into Medicare Prescription Drug Plans.
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Practice based Research Seminar Series
More Info: http://blog.case.edu/jjw17/practice_based_research_seminar_series/index
Jon Werner's Family Medicine Blog at Case Western Reserve
University contains audio and powerpoint materials from their
Practice-Based Research Networks Seminar series.
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Prescription Drug Costs Issue Module
More Info: http://www.Kaiseredu.org
This new issue module focuses on the growth in prescription
drug costs, particularly compared to other sectors of the
health care system and explores two current policy debates –
the implementation of the Medicare drug benefit and
reimportation of drugs from other countries. Resources on
industry trends, direct-to-consumer advertising, Medicare
and Medicaid spending, and patent and intellectual property
law are also included.
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Presentations from 2006 Women's Health Translating Research into Practice Programs online now
More Info: http://www.womenshealth.vcu.edu/wh2006lectures
We are delighted to announce that, as a result of an AHRQ
grant, the 22
presentations from the recent "Women's Health 2006:
Translating Research
into Practice" program are on line and available for
educational
purposes, accompanied by audio of the live lectures. We
encourage you to
help disseminate these evidence based lectures to faculty,
housestaff
and students, as well as to community practitioners.
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Provider Materials/Tools for Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Self-Assessment Guides
More Info: http://www.hrsa.gov/womenshealth/mybrightfuturehandbook/Menu_BFWHW.html
"BFWHW" stands for Bright
Futures for Women's Health and Wellness, an effort HRSA has
led for about
the past 5 years.
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Quick Health Data Online
More Info: http://www.womenshealth.gov/quickhealthdata/
National, regional, state and county data are available by
gender, race, ethnicity, and age. You can make your own
custom tables, graphs, and maps.
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REPORT: What is the evidence on effectiveness of empowerment to improve health?
More Info: http://www.who.dk/eprise/main/WHO/Progs/HEN/Syntheses/empowerment/20060119_10
A new report from the Health Evidence Network shows
that "empowering
socially excluded populations is a viable strategy for improving
health.
While participatory processes make up the base of
empowerment, strategies
must also build community organizations and individuals
capacity to
participate in decision-making and advocacy." What is the
evidence on effectiveness of empowerment to improve health?
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Reproductive Health Policy Tutorial
More Info: http://www.Kaiseredu.org
This new tutorial provides an overview of key issues in
reproductive health policy, with a focus on financing and
access to services. Topics covered include private and public
insurance coverage, the role of federal and state policies,
and the delivery of services such as contraception, HIV/STD
screenings, and pregnancy-related care.
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Resources for Students and Faculty Preparing for Final Exams and Papers:
More Info: http://www.kaiseredu.org
101 Tutorials
In this series of tutorials, health policy experts provide
overviews of major topics in health policy. In addition to the
narrated presentations, slides can be downloaded and
incorporated into lectures or reports. Watch and download
these tutorials:
Medicare 101
Medicaid 101
Race, Ethnicity, and Health Care
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Spanish Language Resource: Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System
More Info: https://chess.chsra.wisc.edu/espanol/Home/Home.aspx
The Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System
is a computer-based health resource designed to educate
and equip people facing a health crisis-- from the University
of Wisconsin-Madison's Center of Excellence in Cancer
Communications Research
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Special Issues in Women's Health
More Info: http://www.acog.org or sales.acog.org
"Special Issues in Women's Health" was developed by the
Americnan College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists Committee on Health Care for
Underserved
Women.
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Status of Cervical Cancer Vaccine Research
More Info: http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), genital human papilloma virus (HPV) affects an
estimated 70-80% of sexually active individuals. HPV is
acknowledged to be the cause of cervical cancer, which kills
approximately 270,000 women each year. On December 6,
Women's Policy, Inc. held a lunch briefing to discuss the
status of cervical cancer vaccine research, including recent
media coverage, public policy and consumer education.
Speakers included Dr. Diane Harper of the Norris Cotton
Cancer Center at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, and
Dr. Jessica Kahn of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical
Center. A link to the archived webcast and briefing materials
is now available through kaisernetwork.org.
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The Association of Academic Women's Health Programs
More Info: http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/jwh.2005.14.541
The Association of Academic Women's Health Programs
(AAWHP) recently assumed
responsibility for maintaining and updating the Directory of
Residency and
Fellowship Programs in Women's Health, 2005, which provides
information on
residencies and fellowships in women's health and integrated
residency
models.
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The Changing Face of Race: Risk Factors for Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
More Info: http://www.cmwf.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=374785&#doc374785
Medical professionals often take into account patients' race
or ethnic background when diagnosing conditions or
determining treatment options. For the condition known as
hyperbilirubinemia--an acute and potentially devastating form
of neonatal jaundice--hospitals use the race of the newborn's
mother to predict risk, with blacks being at lowest risk for
developing the condition.
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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) eospatial Data Warehouse
More Info: http://datawarehouse.hrsa.gov/utils/BrioRedirect.asp?rpt=SP
New Tool Provides State-level Summary of Health Resources
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
eospatial Data Warehouse released a new
interactive tool that combines text and map-based data to
provide a view of
programs, health resources and demographic data. Users can
generate reports
or charts on HRSA grants, scholarship and loan programs,
underserved areas,
and service demonstration programs integrated with data
from external
sources.
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The Mautner Project. Health resources for lesbians, and providers providing care to women who partner with women.
More Info: http://www.mautnerproject.org
The Mautner Project improves the health of lesbians,
bisexual, and transgender women who partner with women,
and their families, through advocacy, education, research,
and direct service. We envision a healthcare system that is
guided by social justice and responsive to the needs of all
people.
CFC# 0248.
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The Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Cost Estimator
More Info: http://www.medicare.gov/medicarereform/MPDP_Cost_Estimator.asp
This tool will provide people
considering Medicare prescription drug coverage quick
reference information.
By entering their monthly drug costs and the state they live
in, users will
get an estimate of annual savings if they join a Medicare
prescription drug
plan. The calculations are based on the defined standard
benefit and the
lowest premium amount offered by a plan for a particular
region of the
country.
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The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
More Info: http://nccam.nih.gov/news/2005/071805.htm
NIH Offers CAM Continuing Education Series
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine at the
National Institutes of Health is offering a new online
Continuing Education
Series on complementary and alternative medicine. This
lecture series offers
health care professionals and the public the opportunity to
learn more about
complementary and alternative medicine therapies and the
state-of-the-science about them through video lectures by
some of the
leading experts in this field.
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Tool to Assess Health Literacy
More Info: http://www.clearhealthcommunication.org/physicians-providers/newest-vital-sign.html
The Pfizer Clear Health Communication Initiative has recently
developed a new health literacy assessment tool called the
Newest Vital Sign.
Available for free in English and Spanish, the Newest Vital
Sign is a screening tool that health care providers can use to
assess general literacy and numeracy skills as applied to
health information and quickly identify patients at risk for low
health literacy. The tool can be administered in a clinical
setting in just three minutes.
For more information about the Newest Vital Sign and to
download the free materials in English and Spanish, go to
http://www.clearhealthcommunication.org/physicians-
providers/newest-vital-sign.html. For a limited time, you can
order a free packet that includes a laminated copy of the
Newest Vital Sign, a pad of score
sheets, instructional materials, tips for improving
communication with your patients and information on how the
Newest Vital Sign was developed and tested.
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Translational Research: Case Study in Diabetes Efforts
More Info: http://www.cmwf.org/cnlib/pub/enews_clickthrough.htm?enews_item_id=21265&re
Clinical research is often difficult to translate to primary care
settings,
where staff must deal with real-world challenges such as
patients' limited
English proficiency and health clinics' limited resources. That's
where
"translational research" can help, by testing out interventions
with a broad
range of patients, providers, and settings.
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Treating Chest Pain in Women Tops $1 Million
More Info: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3041532
Researchers from the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation
(WISE) study reported in the August 29, 2006 issue of
Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, that
treating chest pain associated with coronary artery disease
(CAD) could cost a woman more than $1 million during her
lifetime, and treating even nonobstructive CAD may cost as
much as $750,000 for an average woman.
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Two MMWR articles regarding colorectal cancer-Released March 24, 2006
More Info: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5511a4.htm
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, March 24, 2006,
Volume 55, No. 11
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Web-based toolkit on women, diabetes, and physical activity
More Info: http://www.chronicdisease.org/WH_Council/WHC_projects_WH_PA_Diab.htm
the Women's Health Council of the National Association of
Chronic Disease Directors has developed a web-based toolkit
on women, diabetes, and physical activity.
Please click the link for more information:
http://www.chronicdisease.org/WH_Council/WHC_projects_W
H_PA_Diab.htm
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Website For Seniors & People With Disabilities
More Info: http://www.oregon.networkofcare.org
Oregon Governor Launches Comprehensive Health
Care
New website provides one-stop shop for long-term care and
other health care information
Governor Ted Kulongoski today launched the "Network of
Care," a multilingual, community-based Website that provides
comprehensive
long-term care information and education to the thousands
of Oregon
seniors and persons with disabilities.
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Website: American Medical Women's Association (AMWA)
More Info: http://www.amwa-doc.org
AMWA was founded by Dr. Bertha VanHoosen in 1915, at a
time when women physicians were an under-represented
minority. As women in medicine increase in numbers, new
problems and issues arise that were not anticipated. AMWA
has been addressing these issues for 90 years.
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Website: Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors (BCERF)
More Info: http://envirocancer.cornell.edu/
Providing science-based information on environmental factors
and cancer risk.
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What Are the Best Ways to Measure Progress in Tackling Disparities? A Commonwealth Fund-supported study
More Info: http://www.cmwf.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=374774&#doc374774
Evidence into Policy and Practice? Measuring the Progress of
U.S. and U.K. Policies to Tackle Disparities and Inequalities in
Health and Health Care
The range of tools used to measure progress toward
eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health care is as
large as the problems themselves. In a Commonwealth Fund-
supported study published in Milbank Quarterly, researchers
led by former Harkness Fellow Mark Exworthy of the
University of London analyze efforts under way in the U.S.
and U.K. to address disparities, from national public health
goals to report cards compiled at every level of the health
system.
The authors identify what works, while laying out the
challenges researchers and policymakers face in devising and
using these tools. Ultimately, successful strategies to reduce
disparities in health care will depend on the validity of these
measurement mechanisms.
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Youthnet Community Involvement Resources
More Info: http://www.fhi.org/en/Youth/YouthNet/Publications/CIresources/index.htm
These youth community involvement resources are designed
to support those seeking to learn from and with youth and
adults within their communities. Users may adapt and adjust
the resources to suit their different needs and objectives.
These publications were produced by YouthNet in
collaboration with CARE USA.
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