Gather Around the Pump Handle:Public Health Resources and Outreach Ideas

Pump Handle by cindy47542 on flickr

What’s this pump handle business?

•Dr. John Snow, 1813 – 1858

•“Father of Modern Epidemiology”

•Isolated the source of an 1854 London cholera outbreak to water from the Broad Street pump

Agenda

• What is public health?• Key resources• Ideas for Outreach

Mission

To promote physical and mental health and prevent disease, injury, and disability to realize the vision of healthy people in healthy communities.-Healthy People 2010

3 core functions

10 essential services

Quality information is central to good public health practice.

Assessment

Image credits: NIOSH, Retropocketlint, otodo, CDC

Policy Development

Image credits: seiuhealthcare775nw, Teejayhanton, toptechwriter, doi.gov

Assurance

Image credits: (vaccination) USACE Europe District, (baby) bibliocone

Public Health vs. Medicine

Public Health• Focus on population• Variable certification• Numeric training essential• Emphasis on prevention and health

promotion of community

Medicine• Focus on individual• Uniform certification• Numeric training minor portion• Emphasis on diagnosis and treatment of

patient

Study Designs

• RCTs are not always feasible, ethical, or useful in public health.

• Observational studies• Case-control studies• Cohort studies• Qualitative research• Theory-based research

Grey Literature

Government ReportsWhite PapersDatasetsPreprintsConference proceedingsSelf-published works

Conflicting Perspectives

Mammograms not recommended for women under 40 50. – US Preventive Services Task Force

“I’m angry.” – 47-year old breast cancer patient

Key Resources

• PubMed / MedlinePlus• PHPartners.org• Community Health Status Indicators• Environmental Health Resources

The Usual Suspects…

PubMed• Professional journal

literature

MedlinePlus• Consumer-level health

information

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)• American Public Health Association (APHA)• Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)• Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)• Medical Library Association (MLA)• National Agricultural Library• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)• National Library of Medicine (NLM) • National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM)• Public Health Foundation (PHF) • Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)

Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce

http://phpartners.org

http://phpartners.org

http://phpartners.org/health_stats.html

http://phpartners.org

http://phpartners.org

http://phpartners.org

http://phpartners.org/hp/phys_fit.html

Increase daily PE in schoolsObjective 22-08

• ("physical education and training"[MeSH Terms] OR "motor activity"[MeSH Terms] OR ("physical fitness"[MeSH Terms] OR ("physical"[All Fields] AND "fitness"[All Fields]) OR "physical fitness"[All Fields]) OR "sports"[MeSH Major Topic] OR "exercise"[MeSH Terms]) AND ("schools"[MeSH Major Topic] OR "curriculum/standards"[Mesh Terms] OR ("mandatory programmes"[All Fields] OR "mandatory programs"[MeSH Terms] OR ("mandatory"[All Fields] AND "programs"[All Fields]) OR "mandatory programs"[All Fields]) OR "health education"[MeSH Major Topic] OR "health promotion"[MeSH Major Topic] OR "health knowledge, attitudes, practice"[MeSH Major Topic] OR "models, educational"[MeSH Terms]) NOT ("universities"[MeSH Terms] OR (college[All Fields] OR college/abassi[All Fields] OR college/albany[All Fields] OR college/area[All Fields] OR college/burke[All Fields] OR college/chang[All Fields] OR college/children's[All Fields] OR college/chinese[All Fields] OR college/city[All Fields] OR college/civil[All Fields] OR college/class[All Fields] OR college/college[All Fields] OR college/columbia[All Fields] OR college/community[All Fields] OR college/cook[All Fields] OR college/cornell[All Fields] OR college/cuny[All Fields] OR college/dalhousie[All Fields] OR college/dec[All Fields] OR college/dominican[All Fields] OR college/ems[All Fields] OR college/first[All Fields] OR college/fisheries[All Fields] OR college/g[All Fields] OR college/ghurki[All Fields] OR college/gnd[All Fields] OR college/gov't[All Fields] OR college/govt[All Fields] OR college/graduate[All Fields] OR college/guangzhou[All Fields] OR college/guizhou[All Fields] OR college/guru[All Fields] OR college/guy's[All Fields] OR college/hartford[All Fields] OR college/hospital[All Fields] OR college/imperial[All Fields] OR college/institute[All Fields] OR college/jinnah[All Fields] OR college/johns[All Fields] OR college/khyber[All Fields] OR college/kr[All Fields] OR college/lions[All Fields] OR college/lishui[All Fields] OR college/ln[All Fields] OR college/london[All Fields] OR college/mackay[All Fields] OR college/mayo[All Fields] OR college/metropolitan[All Fields] OR college/middlesex[All Fields] OR college/miet[All Fields] OR college/montefiore[All Fields] OR college/mount[All Fields] OR college/mt[All Fields] OR college/nanjing[All Fields] OR college/new[All Fields] OR college/njaes[All Fields] OR college/north[All Fields] OR college/nust[All Fields] OR college/ny[All Fields] OR college/osmania[All Fields] OR college/our[All Fields] OR college/payne[All Fields] OR college/pennsylvania[All Fields] OR college/polytechnic[All Fields] OR college/rajendra[All Fields] OR college/rajindra[All Fields] OR college/regional[All Fields] OR college/rockefeller[All Fields] OR college/royal[All Fields] OR college/sassoon[All Fields] OR college/school[All Fields] OR college/sir[All Fields] OR college/specialized[All Fields] OR college/st[All Fields] OR college/state[All Fields] OR college/stratham[All Fields] OR college/sunnaas[All Fields] OR college/suny[All Fields] OR college/technical[All Fields] OR college/the[All Fields] OR college/thomas[All Fields] OR college/tumaini[All Fields] OR college/uhi[All Fields] OR college/universities[All Fields] OR college/university[All Fields] OR college/usf[All Fields] OR college/vanderbilt[All Fields] OR college/west[All Fields] OR college/westchester[All Fields] OR college/western[All Fields] OR college/women's[All Fields] OR college/wuyi[All Fields] OR college/young[All Fields] OR college'[All Fields] OR college's[All Fields] OR college3[All Fields] OR collegeage[All Fields] OR collegeality[All Fields] OR collegeasahikawa[All Fields] OR collegebiochem[All Fields] OR collegebuilding[All Fields] OR collegechestnut[All Fields] OR collegedale[All Fields] OR collegede[All Fields] OR collegedepartment[All Fields] OR collegee[All Fields] OR collegefdcnet[All Fields] OR collegehill[All Fields] OR collegel[All Fields] OR collegem[All Fields] OR collegen[All Fields] OR collegenase[All Fields] OR collegenases[All Fields] OR collegenew[All Fields] OR collegenin[All Fields] OR collegenolytic[All Fields] OR collegenoses[All Fields] OR collegenous[All Fields] OR collegeo[All Fields] OR collegeof[All Fields] OR collegepeking[All Fields] OR collegergia[All Fields] OR colleges[All Fields] OR colleges/courses[All Fields] OR colleges/health[All Fields] OR colleges/junior[All Fields] OR colleges/schools[All Fields] OR colleges/teaching[All Fields] OR colleges/universities[All Fields] OR colleges'[All Fields] OR colleges's[All Fields] OR collegeshawinigan[All Fields] OR collegesherbrooke[All Fields] OR collegestation[All Fields] OR collegetown[All Fields] OR collegeville[All Fields] OR collegew[All Fields] OR collegeylm[All Fields]) OR (undergraduate[All Fields] OR undergraduate/baccalaureate[All Fields] OR undergraduate/entry[All Fields] OR undergraduate/graduate[All Fields] OR undergraduate/postgraduate[All Fields] OR undergraduate'[All Fields] OR undergraduate's[All Fields] OR undergraduated[All Fields] OR undergraduates[All Fields] OR undergraduates/graduates[All Fields] OR undergraduates'[All Fields]) OR (graduate[All Fields] OR graduate/12[All Fields] OR graduate/first[All Fields] OR graduate/general[All Fields] OR graduate/independent[All Fields] OR graduate/postgraduate[All Fields] OR graduate/prepare[All Fields] OR graduate/professional[All Fields] OR graduate/staff[All Fields] OR graduate/undergraduate[All Fields] OR graduate'[All Fields] OR graduate's[All Fields] OR graduate531[All Fields] OR graduatecenter[All Fields] OR graduatecentre[All Fields] OR graduated[All Fields] OR graduated/ungraduated[All Fields] OR graduatedlly[All Fields] OR graduateinstitute[All Fields] OR graduateness[All Fields] OR graduates[All Fields] OR graduates/1000[All Fields] OR graduates/diplomates[All Fields] OR graduates/faculty[All Fields] OR graduates/graduating[All Fields] OR graduates/interns[All Fields] OR graduates/postgraduates[All Fields] OR graduates/world[All Fields] OR graduates'[All Fields] OR graduates'/diplomates[All Fields] OR graduates'needs[All Fields] OR graduates'perceptions[All Fields] OR graduateschool[All Fields]) OR baccalaureate[All Fields]) AND english[la] AND "humans"[MeSH Terms] NOT ("adult"[MeSH Terms] OR "adult"[All Fields]) AND ("united states"[MeSH Terms] OR ("united"[All Fields] AND "states"[All Fields]) OR "united states"[All Fields]) AND (("child"[MeSH Terms] OR "child"[All Fields]) OR ("adolescent"[MeSH Terms] OR "adolescent"[All Fields])) NOT ("creatine"[MeSH Terms] OR "creatine"[All Fields]) NOT "melanoma"[MeSH Terms]

Health Indicators: A 4-Part Webinar Series http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/healthindicators/index.html

County-level data on:• Demographics• Birth and Death• Risk Factors• Vulnerable Populations• Preventive Services Use• Environmental Health• Access to Care• National and Peer County Comparisons

Kootenai County, Idaho

Environmental Health Resources http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro.html

Environmental Health Resources http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro.html

• Search TOXNET for hazardous substance information; TOXMAP to create maps of toxic releases

Environmental Health Resources http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro.html

• REMM and WISER for first responders to HAZMAT incidents

• Mobile versions available

Environmental Health Resources http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro.html

• Disaster Information Management Resource Center (DIMRC)

Outreach Ideas

• Contact your local health department• Go to a meeting• Host an exhibit• Assist with social media or personal

info management strategies• [Your idea here]

“Our world is run by those who show up.”

Got Funding?

Express Outreach Awards(Pacific Northwest Region only)

• up to $12,000

• Priority will be given to proposals involving outreach to public health workers, emergency responders, health professionals serving low-income populations …

Proposals due April 23

Thank You!

Alison Aldrich, MSI MPH Technology Outreach CoordinatorNational Network of Libraries of Medicine,Pacific Northwest Regionaldrich3@uw.edu206-221-3489