CCLDHE ONLINE PUBLICATIONS
CCLDHE
2009 Standards of Practice for Public Health Education
in California
Local Health Departments (PDF)
California
Code of Regulations for Health Education and Directors
of Health Education within City and County Health Departments
California State Board of Education Standards for Health
Education
OTHER PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST
Bioterrorism
/ Disease Outbreaks
West Nile Virus Documents from
Shasta County
Below, find two documents on the West Nile Virus from
Shasta County. One is an official statement from the county's
West Nile Virus Task Force. The second piece is a beautiful
informational / educational flyer.
Shasta
West Nile Virus Statement (MS Word
Format)
Shasta
Co. West Nile Virus Flyer (PDF Format)
Children
and Youth
Child Well-being Reports and
Pocket Guides
Anne E. Casey Foundation
http://www.aecf.org/
The first report uses 10 key measures of child well-being to track the conditions
of children living in the rural (non-metropolitan) portion of each state
as well as 71 large cities across the country. The 10 indicators of child
well-being address poverty, family structure, parental employment, housing
affordability, and education. A Rural KIDS COUNT Pocket Guide and a City
KIDS COUNT Pocket Guide are also available to accompany the Data Book. Pocket
guides are also available with information on child well-being for Asian-American
Children NEW!, American-Indian Children, Latino Children and African-American
Children.
Black
Children in Largest Cities Fare Worst in Well-Being
Black children across the nation's largest metropolitan areas fare the worst
of all racial and ethnic groups in terms of health and other factors, according
to a report released last week by the Harvard School of Public Health. Data
for the report come from DiversityData.org, a new Web site from the Harvard
School of Public Health, the Center for the Advancement of Health and W.K.
Kellogg Foundation. The Web site pulls together data from various sources
on well-being factors, including health, housing, neighborhood conditions,
residential integration and education. It also ranks metropolitan areas based
on their performance in a particular factor and creates maps. In addition,
the site breaks down most data by racial/ethnic group. The report focuses
on the 100 metropolitan areas with the largest populations of children. Rankings
were based on such indicators as health, population diversity, housing and
economic opportunities, education and crime.
Cultural Competency
Multicultural
Health Care: A Quality Improvement Guide (2008)
Provides a quality improvement framework for health care
organizations seeking to promote culturally appropriate
care, provide equitable access for individuals with limited
English proficiency and reduce health care disparities.
ORGANIZATION: National Committee for Quality Assurance
Data:
California
The State of the State's Children: 2008 California Report
Card
This new 40-page report details how California children
are faring and informs the agenda for critical children’s
health and education policy improvements needed in 2008.
Good
Health Counts: A 21st Century Approach to Health & Community
for California
This report
synthesizes findings from nearly 100 community report cards
and indicator reports from throughout the country and broadens understanding
of all the elements that contribute to community health. Prepared
by Prevention Institute with funding from The California Endowment, the report
helps
make the connection between factors in the environment - including equitable
opportunities,
strong social ties, the ability to buy healthy foods, perceptions of safety to
walk or play in the park, and affordable, quality medical services - and their
impact on health.
No
Time for Complacency-Teen Births in California
is a new study that estimates California's annual societal costs related
to teen births at a staggering $3.3 billion. In its analysis of teen birth
costs and trends offers state senators and others their first snapshot of
the costs of teen births in their districts and unveils the growing challenge
the state faces over the next five years.
Rebuilding
California's Public Health System
is a new report released by the Little Hoover Commission urging policymakers
to fortify California's public health system so the State can better detect
and respond to a wide range of threats, from emerging diseases and hospital-acquired
infections to bioterrorism.
Data
/ Trends: National & International
Community
Resources Toolkit
This report is from the Office of Minority Health,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. An
outgrowth of the Office's 2003 National Leadership
Summit on Eliminating Ethnic and Racial Disparities in Health, it includes
the following: speaker contact information, a special issue of Closing the
Gap covering Summit highlights, and more.
Cultural
Competence Initiatives in Health Care
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation has developed
a compendium of public and private sector organizations involved in activities
that seek to reduce cultural and communication barriers to health care. This
compendium is a first attempt to describe these activities in a single document
and was prepared in response to the many requests from the media and others
to define cultural competency and identify efforts underway in this emerging
field.
Pollution
Sources and Mortality Rates across Rural-Urban Areas
in the U.S.
Rural populations
are potentially exposed to a variety of serious environmental
risks. This report,
which includes data from a range of secondary sources,
includes three environmental indicators for most states
including water pollution sites, Toxic Releases Inventory
(TRI) sites, and coal mining activity.
Reaching
for a Healthier Life
"Reaching for a Healthier Life: Facts on Socioeconomic Status and Health
in the U.S.," from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Research
Network on Socioeconomic Status and Health, explores how each of the following
impact health: Social Status; Neighborhood Factors; Employment Conditions; Personal
Behaviors; Health Care; Race; and Stress Matters. It also includes a section
on policy implications.
World
Report on Violence and Health
was first presented Los Angeles Times’ Harry
Chandler Auditorium on May 14, 2003. A collaborative
effort of the World Health Organization and
the California Wellness Foundation, it includes an exploration of
the recent rise in violence against youth in
California
and provides information on
promising violence prevention efforts in California.
Environmental
Health
Pollution
Sources and Mortality Rates across Rural-Urban Areas
in the U.S.
Rural populations are potentially exposed to a variety of serious environmental
risks. This report, which includes data from a range of secondary sources, includes
three environmental indicators for most states including water pollution sites,
Toxic Releases Inventory (TRI) sites, and coal mining activity.
HIV
"Blueprint
for a National AIDS Plan for the United States"
This
report from the Soros Foundation finds that the U.S. has not made sufficient
progress against HIV/AIDS, especially among blacks. It makes several recommendations
for
the fight
against
the disease, including the need to focus prevention and treatment efforts among
blacks. The report also says that there is a need to implement new approaches,
focus federal funding on concrete results, and increase the use of evidence-based,
cost-effective strategies that have been shown to be successful.
Rural Center for AIDS/HIV Prevention Monographs
This is the Rural Center for AIDS/HIV Prevention's seventh
monograph
dealing
HIV/STD
prevention
and research in rural communities. Articles can be downloaded
individually on the website.
Updated
HIV Fact Sheets, Kaiser Family Foundation
The HIV/AIDS epidemic is taking an increasing toll on
women and minorities in the United States. In order to
present
a snapshot of the epidemic's impact on these populations,
the Kaiser Family Foundation is releasing updated fact
sheets on Black Americans, Latinos, and Women and HIV/AIDS.
Each fact sheet includes the latest information on key
trends and current cases, as well as population-specific
information on HIV transmission patterns and access to
care.
We’re
the Ones We’ve Been Waiting For:
Subtitled "The
State of AIDS in Black America and What We're Doing
About
It," this
Black AIDS Institute report lays out both the highs
and the lows of the African-American's national and
our communal
response to the AIDS Epidemic within the black community.
The
report then explores the latest initiatives, challenges and failures of the
community's national response to the epidemic, first
focusing on prevention and then on treatment.
Health
Disparities
The Healthy
Planning Guide
This guide
is intended to help public health
and planning departments collaborate on strategies to
promote healthier communities. Each page links health
risks to aspects of the built environment, outlining
ways to ensure that neighborhoods are designed to support
health equity and community well-being. The guide was
developed
by the Bay Area Health Inequities Initiative (BARHII).
Black
Children in Largest Cities Fare Worst in Well-Being
Black children across the nation's largest metropolitan areas fare the worst
of all racial and ethnic groups in terms of health and other factors, according
to a report released last week by the Harvard School of Public Health. Data for
the report come from DiversityData.org, a new Web site from the Harvard School
of Public Health, the Center for the Advancement of Health and W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
The Web site pulls together data from various sources on well-being factors,
including health, housing, neighborhood conditions, residential integration and
education. It also ranks metropolitan areas based on their performance in a particular
factor and creates maps. In addition, the site breaks down most data by racial/ethnic
group. The report focuses on the 100 metropolitan areas with the largest populations
of children. Rankings were based on such indicators as health, population diversity,
housing and economic opportunities, education and crime.
CDC
MMRW Addresses Health Disparities
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's January 14, 2005 MMRW Report
features several studies addressing racial and ethnic health disparities.
Discrimination - a Threat to Public Health
This report presents the results of a major population survey which indicates
that the incidence of discrimination is prevalent, takes various forms in society,
and is correlated with gender, age, country of origin, disabilities and sexual
orientation. According to this survey, there are very strong links between discrimination
and mental ill-health.
Disparities
in Cervical Cancer Rates
Rates of invasive cervical cancer declined in the U.S. from 1998 to 2002, though
the disease continues to affect women of color disproportionately, according
to a report published in the most recent issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
The annual number of cases declined from 10.2 per 100,000 women in 1998 to 8.5
per 100,000 in 2002. Hispanic women had the highest incidence at 14.8 cases per
100,000 women, followed by black women at 13.5 cases, and Asian or Pacific Islander
women and white women at 8.9 cases per 100,000. Among Hispanic women ages 40
or older, rates were 26.5 or more cases per 100,000 women; among black women
ages 50 or order, rates were 23.5 or more. Researchers said the findings indicate
that more screening in older women is needed.
KNUS
Report on Structural and Social Determinants of Health
This report summarizes findings concerning the structural and intermediate social
determinants of health that are of importance in the urban setting. The framework
of the Commission on Social Determinants of
Health (CSDH) guided the work.
Online Cultural Competency Education Modules
Health insurer United Health
Care and the HHS Office of Minority Health have partnered
to create online cultural competency education modules
for health care professionals. The no-cost modules, called "A
Physician's Practical Guide to Culturally Competent Care," will
serve as a tool to help health care professionals deliver
more effective treatment to patients of different races
and ethnicities.
Life and Death From Unnatural Causes in Alameda County
The report details health disparities by neighborhood,
income and race. For instance, the report found that both
blacks and whites living in the Oakland flatlands area
have lower life expectancies than residents of the Oakland
hills area, although blacks in both areas have the lowest
life expectancies overall.
Racial
and Ethnic Disparities in Access to and Quality of Health
Care This policy brief by José Escarce of
the Synthesis Project, an initiative of the Robert Wood
Johnson
Foundation, examines the prevalence and causes of
racial and ethnic disparities in health care access and quality.
Reducing Disparities in Health:
Conference Findings
On October 23-24, 2006, the National Institutes
of Health (NIH)
sponsored the “Conference on Understanding
and Reducing Disparities in Health: Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Contributions.” The
conference focused on three broad areas of action influencing health disparities:
policy, prevention, and healthcare. It emphasized both basic research on the
behavioral, social, and biomedical pathways giving rise to disparities in health
and applied research on the development, testing, and delivery of interventions
to reduce disparities in these three action areas.
Strategic Framework for Improving Racial/Ethnic Minority
Health and Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities
This report from the
HHS
Office of Minority Health seeks to guide, organize
and coordinate the systematic planning, implementation
and evaluation of efforts within HHS, OMH and across the
nation to obtain better results in efforts to reduce racial
and ethnic health disparities.
We’re
the Ones We’ve Been Waiting for: The State of
AIDS in Black America and What We're Doing About It. This report lays out both the highs and the lows of the African-American's national
and our communal response to the AIDS Epidemic within the black community. The
report then explores the latest initiatives, challenges and failures of the community's
national response to the epidemic, first focusing on prevention and then on treatment.
Health Literacy
Health
Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit
Over
a third of patients have limited health literacy, which results
in their not understanding what they need to do to take care
of their health. Limited health literacy is associated with
poorer health outcomes. This toolkit outlines specific actions
that providers can take to make health information more understandable
for all patients.
Heart
Health
LOVE
YOUR HEART: "The Healthy Heart Handbook"
The 20th Anniversary Edition of "The Healthy Heart Handbook for Women" is
a publication of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the
National Institutes of Health. It contains new information on women and heart
disease and offers practical suggestions for reducing the risk of heart-related
problems. The handbook also describes the warning signs of heart attack and how
to get help quickly.
Miscellaneous
Bone
Health and Osteoporosis
This first-ever Surgeon General issues report on the nation's bone health
stresses that osteoporosis and other bone diseases can lead to a downward
spiral in physical health and quality of life. According to the report, 10
million Americans over the age of 50 have osteoporosis, while 34 million
are at risk for developing the condition. Click here for a copy of the executive
summary.
Report
on Carcinogens, 11th Edition
The Department of Health and Human Services added seventeen substances to
the growing list of cancer-causing agents, bringing the total to 246. For
the first time ever, viruses are listed in the report: hepatitis B virus,
hepatitis C virus, and some human papillomaviruses that cause common sexually
transmitted diseases. Other new listings include lead and lead compounds,
X-rays, compounds found in grilled meats, and a host of substances used in
textile dyes, paints and inks.
Trends
in Health Care Costs and Spending
This fact sheet from the Kaiser Family Foundation on health care costs presents
key
statistics
about
the
growth,
level and impact of rising U.S. health care costs.
Models /
Theory
Community
Engagement in Public Health
This paper introduces the Ladder of Community Participation as
a way to illustrate a range of approaches that can be
used to engage communities around both traditional and
emerging public Health Issues.
Distinction Through
Diversity:
A Career Health Educator's Story
Not theory, but a great picture of what it's like to make your living as
a health educator. In this PDF-formatted article, CCLDHE Member Mary Strode,
relates her experiences over the years working in the field of health education.
The article was originally published in the Winter 2004 issue of the Californian
Journal of Health Promotion.
Social
Marketing Resource Guide
This SOPHE guide is available online in PDF format.
Nutrition
/ Fitness
2010
Governor’s 2010 California
Summit on Health, Nutrition and Obesity
The summit brought together leaders and experts from both
the public and private sectors and a diverse group of stakeholders
to discuss the best policies and practices to combat the
state’s obesity crisis.
Economic Costs of Overweight, Obesity and Physical
Inactivity Among California Adults
The
California Center for Public Health Advocacy just releases
a new study on the cost of obesity in California. The study
found that the cost of overweight, obesity, and physical
inactivity had climbed to $41 billion in 2006, nearly double
the amount reported in 2000. The study also includes data
on the cost of overweight, obesity and physical inactivity
for counties with populations over 50,000.
Dietary
Guidelines for Americans 2005
Dietary Guidelines for Americans is published jointly every 5 years by the Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The Guidelines provide authoritative advice for people two years and older about
how good dietary habits can promote health and reduce risk for major chronic
diseases. Supporting documents: DHHS
Executive Summary (PDF) || DHHS
consumer brochure (PDF)
El
Ejercicio Y Su Salud
... addresses specific health and fitness needs of aging Hispanics and Latinos.
This easy-to-follow guide, which educates and motivates older Hispanics and
Latinos to start and stick with a personal exercise program, comes with a 10-page
Fotonovela. Written in Spanish, it demonstrates scientifically proven, safe,
and effective exercises developed especially for older adults. For your FREE
copies, call the NIA Information Center between 8:30am-5:00pm weekdays at 1-800-222-2225
or click on the title above.
The Link Between Local Food Environments and Obesity
and Diabetes
The California Center for Public Health Advocacy, PolicyLink
and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research recently
released this landmark study that examines
the link between the types of food choices available in neighborhoods and rates
of obesity and diabetes. The report is based on data from the 2005 California
Health Interview Survey (CHIS), 2005 InfoUSA Business File, and the 2000 US
Census. The report provides detailed information on
the findings of the study as well
as policy recommendations to help improve local food environments and health
outcomes.
Local Government Actions to Prevent Childhood Obesity
The Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Childhood
Obesity Prevention Actions for Local Governments was convened
to identify promising actions that local governments can
take to curb obesity among children. This 2009 report presents
the committee’s
menu of recommended action steps for local government officials
to consider in their efforts to prevent childhood obesity
in their community.
Policy
The
Food Landscape in California Cities and Counties
CCPHA recently released Searching for Healthy Food: The Food Landscape in California
Cities and Counties. The report documents that in 2005, the state had more than
four times as many fast-food restaurants and convenience stores as supermarkets
and produce vendors. Given the increasing evidence that the foods available in
neighborhoods influence what we eat and the likelihood of being obese, CCPHA
calls on policy makers to take steps to ensure that every California community
has a healthy food environment. Download the following documents, designed to
increase understanding and improve California’s food environment:
The 'State'
of Cervical Cancer Prevention in America 2008
This
report
from
the organization Women in Government provides
an update on states’ achievements in their pursuit
of the elimination of cervical cancer.
University-Based
SARS Tabletop Exercise
From the Center for Infectious Disease Preparedness, UC Berkeley: On August
21, 2003, the UC Berkeley SARS Public Health Response Working Group held
a 3.5 hour SARS tabletop exercise focusing on policy gaps and vulnerabilities..
The presentation consists of 30 slides. After presenting background slides,
there are 8 pauses for discussion (about 20 min each) and then a debriefing
(30 minutes).
Women
/ Reproductive Health
Disparities in Cervical Cancer Rates
Rates of invasive cervical cancer declined in the U.S.
from 1998 to 2002, though the disease continues to affect
women of color disproportionately, according to a report
published in the most recent issue of Obstetrics and
Gynecology. The annual number
of cases declined from 10.2 per 100,000 women in 1998
to 8.5 per 100,000 in 2002. Hispanic women had the highest
incidence at 14.8 cases per 100,000 women, followed by
black women at 13.5 cases, and Asian or Pacific Islander
women and white women at 8.9 cases per 100,000. Among
Hispanic women ages 40 or older, rates were 26.5 or more
cases per 100,000 women; among black women ages 50 or
order, rates were 23.5 or more. Researchers said the
findings indicate that more screening in older women
is needed.
In
Their Own Right: Addresssing the Sexual
And Reproductive Health Needs of American Men
This Alan Guttmacher Report provides an in-depth
examination of men's sexual and reproductive health brings together national
research findings to document the sexual and reproductive needs of men in
their own right--as individuals and not simply as women's partners.
Medicaid’s
Role in Family Planning
Medicaid is the largest source of public funding for family
planning services in the United States, financing contraceptive
services for millions of low-income women. This new issue
brief from the Alan Guttmacher Institute reviews Medicaid’s
part in financing and providing access to family planning
services for low-income women.
The 'State' of
Cervical Cancer Prevention in America 2008
This report from the organization Women in Government provides an update
on states’ achievements in their pursuit of the elimination of cervical
cancer.
Women’s
Health Insurance Coverage
Health Insurance Coverage
of Women by State
Many women face barriers to obtaining coverage because they have limited access
to private insurance or do not qualify for public programs. Kaiser has released
two updated fact sheets with the most current information on health insurance
coverage for women. Women’s Health Insurance Coverage provides
new statistics on health coverage and describes the major sources of health insurance
for non-elderly adult women. It also summarizes the major policy challenges facing
women in obtaining health coverage, and provides data on the more than 17 million
women who are uninsured. The second fact sheet, Health Insurance Coverage
of Women by State, provides state-by-state data on the uninsured rate, as
well as rates of private insurance and Medicaid coverage.
Rural Health
America's
Forgotten Children:
Child Poverty in Rural America
This report is from Save the
Children documents the facts and
faces of rural poverty through research, statistics,
and the voices of young people. It recommends solutions
with a call to action to create real and lasting change.
Hard
to Reach: Rural Homelessness and Healthcare
The National Health Care for the
Homeless Council produced this very nice 32 page monograph,
available in PDF format for free from their website. You can also
purchase a spiral bound print version from the same site.
Substance
Use / Abuse
Drugs,
Brains, and Behavior: The Science of
Addiction
This consumer booklet, from the National Institutes of Drug Abuse, explains
in
layman’s
terms how science has revolutionized the understanding of drug addiction as a
brain
disease that affects behavior.
NIDA hopes this new publication will help reduce stigma against addictive disorders.
The booklet discusses the reasons people take drugs, why some people become addicted
while others do not, how drugs work in the brain, and how addiction can be prevented
and treated.
Information Sheet
on the Treatment of Opioid Addictions
Produced by the Substance Abuse & Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), this information
sheet addresses abuse of narcotic analgesics in rural areas and
the difficulty in accessing treatment for addiction. It also potential
solutions and implementation steps. For more information, visit www.buprenorphine.samhsa.gov,
or call (866) 287-2728.
Report on Reducing Underage Drinking
The National Research Council and
Institute of Medicine have reviewed evidence on
various programs aimed at underage drinking and developed
a report with recommend prevention strategies. This
report-Reducing Underage Drinking: A Collective Responsibility-views
reducing underage drinking as a collective responsibility
and identifies ten components for action for national,
state and local government, and other stakeholders.
The
report can be obtained from the National Academy Press
at 1-800-624-6242. You may also access the PDF version
free of charge on their website.
Tobacco
Control
Ending the Tobacco Problem: A Blueprint for the Nation
This groundbreaking report issued today makes it clear
that the United States can eliminate tobacco use as a serious
public health problem, but the main obstacle to achieving
this goal has been a lack of political will, not a lack
of proven solutions. The report makes it equally clear
that while state efforts are critical, the states alone
cannot solve the tobacco problem. Congress, long absent
from the fight to reduce tobacco use, must provide essential
leadership by enacting legislation granting the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration(FDA)authority over tobacco products.
Please visit http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3793/20076/43179.aspx
Straight Talk
About Smoke-Free Laws
The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids recently released this report on the health
and business benefits of smoke-free workplace laws. To learn more or to download
a copy of materials related to the report, visit http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/reports/shs/.
WHO Report on the Global Tobacco
Epidemic, 2008
This World Health Organization report presents the first
comprehensive analysis of global tobacco use and control
efforts, with
information from 179 countries. The study found that only
5% of the world's population live in countries that
protect their population with any of the measures
proven to reduce smoking. http://www.who.int/tobacco/mpower/en/index.html
Workplace
Safety
Increasing
Latino Workforce Safety
OSHA's Spanish-language web site seeks to address the increasing number
of workplace injuries among Latino workers.
NIOSH Spanish-Language
Web Site
Sponsored by the CDC, this National Institute
of Occupational Health and Safety offers information
and tools for decreasing
workplace injuries among Spanish-speaking workers.
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