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Trust For America's Health Releases Report Featuring Disease Prevention Programs
Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) released a report featuring a range of evidence-based disease prevention programs that have shown results for improving health and reducing costs in communities.
The Compendium of Proven Community-Based Prevention Programs report includes a summary and examples from an extensive literature review that NYAM conducted of peer reviewed studies evaluating the effectiveness of community-based disease prevention programs designed to reduce tobacco use, increase physical activity, and/or improve eating habits.
Click here to see the full news release.
09/23/2009 01:41 PM
| Community-engaged Research Workshops
Dates have been established for the six community-engaged research workshops being sponsored by the APTR "Researches and Their Communities: The Challenge of Meaningful Community Engagement" project. Each of the workshops will be unique with agendas focused on community-engaged research skill development which reflect local and regional needs and experience. Information and links to workshop registration will be posted to the APTR website in the upcoming months as it becomes available.
Loma Linda University, School of Public Health, Office of Public Health Practice and Workforce Development
March 11, 2010
University of Nebraska Medical Center
March 15, 2010
Harvard Medical School
April 6, 2010
Duke University Medical Center, Duke Center for Community Research
April 15, 2010
University of Michigan School of Nursing
April 23, 2010
University of New Mexico, Masters in Public Health Program
April 30, 2010
09/23/2009 01:39 PM
| APTR Initiative to Enhance Prevention and Population Health Education
Prevention and Population Health Education Module Development
The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University (ECU) has been selected to implement the "Enhancing Prevention and Population Health Education" project. Kristina Simeonsson, MD, MSPH will serve as the project director. ECU will identify a consortium of medical schools, graduate medical education programs, and schools of health professions to develop clinical prevention and population health education modules that will be made available online for integration into existing curricula.
The project seeks to advance the acquisition of a set of skills by medical and health professions students. The consortium will be guided by an advisory committee consisting of experts in prevention and population health education and online curriculum development as well as selected representatives from health professions education associations, federal partner agencies, and APTR.
09/23/2009 01:38 PM
| Spanish language materials from AHRQ
This month, the Department of Health & Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) launched new Spanish-language resources.
These resources include: a new monthly online health advice column, Consejos de Salud Para Tí (Health Advice for You); more than 35 consumer guides on health care quality, surgery, health conditions and diseases; 30- and 60-second audio spots on health issues such as comparisons of oral medicines for type 2 diabetes and of pain medicines for osteoarthritis; and "Superheroes," a national public service campaign developed in partnership with the Advertising Council to encourage Hispanics to become more involved in their health care.
To access AHRQ’s Spanish-language Web page, please go to www.ahrq.gov/consumer/espanoix.htm.
07/23/2009 03:07 PM
| Epidemic Intelligence Service Application Deadline — September 15, 2009
Online application for EIS — details at http://www.cdc.gov/eis/ApplyNow.html
The Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) is a 2-year, postgraduate program of service and on-the-job training for health professionals interested in the practice of epidemiology. Each year, EIS provides approximately 90 persons, who have been selected from around the world, opportunities to gain hands-on experience in epidemiology at CDC or state or local health departments. EIS Officers, often called CDC's "disease detectives," have gone on to occupy leadership positions at CDC and other public health agencies nationally and internationally, as well as in academic medicine and clinical epidemiology, managed care, quality assurance. The experience and population health perspective gained are invaluable for any physician or health professional, regardless of career path.
Persons with a strong interest in applied epidemiology who meet at least one of the following qualifications may apply to EIS:
· physicians with >1 year of clinical training;
· persons with a PhD, DrPH, or other doctoral degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, the social or behavioral sciences, natural sciences, or the nutrition sciences;
· dentists, physician assistants, and nurses with an MPH or equivalent degree; or
· veterinarians with an MPH or equivalent degree or relevant public health experience.
Applications are now being accepted for the July 2010–June 2012 EIS Program. Information about the new online application and EIS Program details are available at http://www.cdc.gov/eis/ApplyNow.html; by telephone (404-498-6110); or by e-mail (EIS@cdc.gov).
07/23/2009 03:04 PM
| PERC User Survey: Tell us what you think!
PERC User Survey: Tell us what you think!
APTR has released a new PERC User Survey, accessible on the PERC home page. You may also access the User Survey here: PERC User Survey.
Participation is voluntary and entirely confidential. This survey is designed to improve the quality and materials on PERC in order to serve you better. We welcome your feedback and suggestions as we continue to improve PERC as a useful tool for all instructors in public health and prevention.
This short survey should take approximately 5 minutes to complete. Thank you in advance for your support! If you have any questions, feel free to email info@teachprevention.org.
06/09/2009 04:53 PM
| Introducing the Preceptor Version Request Form for Case Studies
Introducing the Preceptor Version Request Form for Case Studies
We are pleased to announce the addition of an automated form to request the preceptor (answer-key) version for the numerous epidemiology and public health case studies posted on PERC.
The case studies posted on PERC are the student versions. The automated preceptor version request form is attached to each case study as an additional form for your convenience. Instructors must fill out this form with all the pertinent information to receive the requested preceptor versions.
If you are not an APTR member, the fee for the preceptor version is $10 per case study.
If you are a current APTR member (individual or institutional), there is no charge for the preceptor version. It is included in your membership.
To find the case studies and the preceptor version request form,
Browse under Evidence-Based Practice in General Case Studies for Evidence-Based Practice.or
Browse under Type of Material/Case Study
06/05/2009 03:28 PM
| TASK FORCE RELEASES REVISED PREVENTION AND POPULATION HEALTH CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK
Task Force Releases Revised Prevention and Population Health Curriculum Framework
The Healthy People Curriculum Task Force has revised the Clinical Prevention and Population Health Curriculum Framework. This Framework is the first structured and comprehensive curriculum agenda for integrating clinical prevention and population health into the education of students across the health professions disciplines. The academic community is encouraged to apply this Framework to curriculum design, evaluation and accreditation efforts.
“The Task Force believes future generations of health professionals need to understand the critical importance of population health and clinical preventive services in the health care system” stated Richard Riegelman, MD, MPH, PhD; Task Force Co-Facilitator. “As health care reform efforts increase the focus on prevention, the system that educates practitioners must stand ready to prepare students for a changing environment. This Framework provides the structure for that education to take place.”
First released in 2004, the Framework includes common, core subject matter and increases the opportunity for education and training in interprofessional teams. The Framework consists of 19 domains within four updated components: 1) Evidence-Based Practice; 2) Clinical Preventive Services and Health Promotion; 3) Health Systems and Health Policy; and 4) Population Health and Community Aspects of Practice. The revision process took place over the course of one year with two draft revisions and web-based public comment. It is a key product of a Task Force that has worked together since 2002 to advance prevention education for all clinicians.
The Clinical Prevention and Population Health Curriculum Framework is part of the Task Force’s Education for Health agenda which seeks to integrate prevention and population health into K-12, college, health professions, and continuing education programs. The Task Force has proposed a series of objectives that would form an educational underpinning for Healthy People 2020.
The Task Force includes: American Association of Colleges of Nursing, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, American Dental Education Association, Association of American Medical Colleges, Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, Physician Assistant Education Association and, as well as two resource organizations: The Association of Schools of Public Health and Community-Campus Partnerships for Health. The work of the Task Force has been supported by the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation.
05/20/2009 04:35 PM
| Education for Health
Educational Underpinning for Healthy People 2020
The Healthy People Curriculum Task Force (HPCTF) has proposed the Education for Health framework as an educational underpinning for Healthy People 2020. The Education for Health framework highlights the need for vertical integration of education from K through 20 as well as the horizontal integration by clinicians, public health professionals, and educators. The framework brings together three focus areas that have gained prominence in the first decade of the 21st century: health literacy, undergraduate public health, and evidence based practice.
View the full framework here: http://www.aptrweb.org/Education_for_Health.pdf
05/20/2009 04:13 PM
| Share your teaching materials and win great prizes!!
Share your teaching materials and win great prizes!!
Calling all faculty!
Have you created high-quality teaching materials for prevention or public health education? If so, your colleagues across the country want to learn from you. Please consider posting your work on PERC - gain visibility, spread your good work, submit your material to a peer-review process, contribute to the field, and affect the lives of students at other institutions!
Anything else? Be entered to win great new gadgets!
Authors posting their works on PERC will be automatically entered to win monthly prize drawings. Win an IPod Shuffle or USB Flash Drive.
Submit your materials today!
05/20/2009 03:59 PM
| Healthy People 2020 Academic Stakeholders Workshop - Report available
Healthy People 2020 Academic Stakeholders Workshop - Report available
APTR, together with the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), Department of Health and Human Services, sponsored the Healthy People 2020 Academic Stakeholders Workshop on September 29, 2008. The meeting was designed to gather input on Healthy People 2020 issues of primary importance to educators and to provide an opportunity to build and strengthen partnerships for the Healthy People initiative between HHS and academic health professions stakeholders.
The workshop enabled participants to:
- Discuss uses of Healthy People 2020 in health professions education and research
- Identify faculty information needs
- Suggest tools for facilitating the use of Healthy People 2020
- Discuss the roles academics can play in implementation and dissemination
- Discuss the Education for Health framework being proposed as an educational underpinning for Healthy People 2020.
To download the workshop summary or view workshop presentations, go to http://www.aptrweb.org/hp2020.
05/20/2009 03:55 PM
| 2008 Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
AHRQ’s 2008 Guide to Clinical Preventive Services Now Available
AHRQ has released the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services 2008, which highlights recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. In addition to previous recommendations, this year’s Guide provides new Task Force recommendations released during 2007 on aspirin or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for the primary prevention of colorectal cancer; screening for carotid artery stenosis; screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using spirometry; counseling about proper use of motor vehicle occupant restraints and avoidance of alcohol use while driving; screening for illicit drug use; screening for lipid disorders in children; and, screening for sickle cell disease in newborns. The guide contains evidence-based recommendations that have been adapted for a pocket-size book, making it easier for clinicians to consult the recommendations in their daily practice. Recommendations are presented in an indexed, easy-to-use format, with at-a-glance charts. Recommendation statements and supporting statements from the Task Force are available on the AHRQ Web site. Select to download a copy of the guide. A print copy of the Guide is available by sending an e-mail to ahrqpubs@ahrq.hhs.gov.
05/20/2009 03:53 PM
| AHRQ and AARP Team To Help Adults over 50 Stay Healthy
AHRQ and AARP Team To Help Adults over 50 Stay Healthy
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and AARP have released two new checklists and an accompanying wall chart designed to help men and women over the age of 50 learn what they can do to stay healthy and prevent disease. Men: Stay Healthy at 50+, Checklists for Your Health; Women: Stay Healthy at 50+, Checklists for Health and the Staying Heatlhy at 50+ timeline show at a glance the evidence-based recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force regarding screening tests, preventive medicines and healthy lifestyle behaviors for people 50 and older.
Checklists for Health, available in English and Spanish, are brochures that adults can take along to medical appointments and are designed to help patients and clinicians engage in discussions about necessary preventive screening tests. The Staying Healthy at 50+ timeline displays the Task Force's recommendations for preventive care for men and women age 50 and older in a wall chart, and is designed to be posted in places such as clinicians' offices, senior centers, fitness centers, pharmacies and other public locations.
Men: Stay Healthy at 50+, Checklists for Your Health and Women: Stay Healthy at 50+, Checklists for Health are available on the AHRQ Web site at http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/men50.htm and http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/women50.htm. The Staying Healthy at 50+ timeline is also available on the AHRQ Web site at http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/50plusposter.htm. The publications may be ordered by calling AHRQ's Publications Clearinghouse at 1-800-358-9295 or sending an email to ahrqpubs@ahrq.hhs.gov
The Task Force is the leading independent panel of experts in prevention and primary care. The Task Force, which is supported by AHRQ, conducts rigorous, impartial assessments of the scientific evidence for the effectiveness of a broad range of clinical preventive services, including screening, counseling and preventive medications. Its recommendations are considered the gold standard for clinical preventive services. AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that helps people 50+ have independence, choice and control in ways that are beneficial and affordable to them and society as a whole.
05/20/2009 03:51 PM
| Healthfinder.gov Redesigned
Healthfinder.gov Redesigned
Healthfinder.gov has been redesigned to give consumers even more news, tips, and tools to stay healthy!
The site features these new and easy-to-use features:
- Quick Guide to Healthy Living—Discover the top five things you can do to stay healthy.
- myhealthfinder—Find out which important screening tests you need this year. Plus: get other health recommendations based on your age and sex.
- Personal Health Tools— How healthy are you? Take a quiz to learn about your health and lifestyle.
Healthfinder.gov is a consumer health information Web site sponsored by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
05/20/2009 03:50 PM
| Online Health Literacy Training
HRSA Unveils Free Online Health Literacy Training for Health Professionals
Health professionals in the United States and around the world are improving their patient communication skills with a new online tutorial. The course, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is called Unified Health Communication 101: Addressing Health Literacy, Cultural Competency, and Limited English Proficiency. Recently, the course was selected for an award from the National Association of Government Communicators.
The course was designed to help healthcare providers increase their knowledge of factors that affect communication with patients and to learn about their patients’ health literacy, culture, and language skills, and how each can influence a patient’s ability to communicate about health-related issues.
The course takes a holistic approach by bringing together health literacy, cultural competency, and language skills as they relate to English proficiency.
Health literacy is the degree to which individuals can obtain and understand basic health information needed to make appropriate health decisions.
Cultural competency reflects a provider’s knowledge of the health-related beliefs, attitudes, practices, and communication patterns of clients and their families to improve health outcomes.
Language skills address the degree of proficiency a patient has to read, write, speak, or understand English.
The program contains five modules that each take about one hour to complete. Module 1 provides an introduction to health communication. Other units address health literacy, cultural competency, and limited English proficiency. The final module is an exercise designed for participants to test their ability to interact effectively with patients.
The course is free and can be done at a user’s own pace. To date, continuing education credit for this course has been approved by the following:
· American Academy of Physician Assistants
· American Association for Health Education
· American Pharmacists Association
· National Committee for Quality Assurance
Since the website went live in November 2007, people from more than 10 countries have signed up for the course. HRSA reports that as of mid-March, over 1,500 people have registered for the course. More information, including registration instructions, is available at www.hrsa.gov/healthliteracy/training.htm. For additional information, contact Linda Johnston-Lloyd of the HRSA Center for Quality at Ljohnston-lloyd@hrsa.gov.
05/20/2009 03:40 PM
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