1 Public Health Online Resources – Virtual Tour of PHPartners.org Connecting with the NER Series February 3, 2009 Presentation available at: Hathy Simpson, MPH Public Health Coordinator New England Region National Network of Libraries of Medicine University of Massachusetts Medical School
2 Let me introduce myself Hathy Simpson, MPH Public Health Coordinator National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England Region Based at the University of Massachusetts Medical School Funded by the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
3 Agenda Background of the Public Health Partners (PHPartners) Website The Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce Collaboration Why PHPartners.org? Public Health Online Resources - PHPartners.org Website Home page highlights Main categories Topic specific resources
4 Background – PHPartners The Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce Public Health Organizations Federal Government Agencies Health Science Libraries Founded in 1997 Mission: To help the public health workforce find and use information effectively to improve and protect the public’s health.
5 Who are the Partners? Public Health Organizations American Public Health Association (APHA) Public Health Foundation (PHF) Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
6 Who are the Partners? Public Health Government Agencies Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
7 Who are the Partners ? Health Science Libraries and Associations National Library of Medicine (NLM) National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) Medical Library Association (MLA) National Agricultural Library (NAL)
8 PHPartners.org
9 Why PHPartners.org? Portal of online public health information Targeted to the public health workforce Organized resources by topic Selected resources from government agencies, professional and research organizations, libraries, and educational institutions
10 Selection Criteria Authority – credible author or producer Appropriateness – targeted to the public health workforce Quality – accurate, well-organized content Access & Reliability - links are maintained Currency – up-to-date information Purpose – aims clearly identified Sponsorship – funding organizations identified Available at
11 PHPartners.org
12 PHPartners Suggest a Link
13 PHPartners.org Home Page Weekly Public Health News
14 PHPartners.org Home Page Keeping up with What’s New PHPartners List RSS feeds
15 PHPartners.org Home Page Online Self- Guided Tutorial
16 Public Health Information & Data Tutorial
17 PHPartners.org Home Page Filtered PubMed Searches Healthy People 2010 Information Access Project
18 Healthy People 2010 Information Access Project
19 Healthy People 2010 Information Access Project: Nutrition and Overweight
20 Healthy People 2010 Chapter 19: Nutrition and Overweight
21 Healthy People 2010 Information Access Project: Nutrition and Overweight
22 PubMed/MEDLINE
23 PHPartners.org Home Page Resource Guide for Public Health Preparedness
24 Resource Guide for Public Health Preparedness
25 PHPartners.org Home Page Highlighted Resources
26 Against the Odds: Making a Difference in Global Health
27 PHPartners.org Home Page Main Categories
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29 PHPartners: Health Promotion and Health Education
30 MedlinePlus
31 Healthy You
32 BAM! Teacher’s Corner
33 Public Health Image Library
34 CDC Health Topics A-Z
35 National Immunization Program Vaccines & Immunizations
36 FDA & You
37 Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
38 Maternal and Child Health Library
39 PHPartners: Literature and Guidelines
40 Health-Evidence.ca Results of search on Child Health AND Obesity
41 National Agricultural Library (AGRICOLA)
42 Global Health Library
43 PHPartners: Individual Journal Titles ournal%20Titles ournal%20Titles
44 Evidence-Based Practice for Public Health: Public Health Journals Free Full-Text Journals
45 PHPartners: Newsletters
46 PHPartners: Reports and Other Publications Other%20Publications Other%20Publications
47 Institute of Medicine Reports
48 PHPartners.org: Guidelines
49 Guide to Community Preventive Services
50 PHPartners: Health Data Tools and Statistics
51 PHPartners: Health Statistics
52 FASTSTATS A-Z
53 PHPartners: National Public Health Data Sets ealth%20Data%20Sets
54 American FactFinder
55 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
56 PHPartners: State and Local Public Health Data Sets 0Public%20Health%20Data%20Sets
57 Community Health Status Indicators
58 Massachusetts Community Health Information Profile (MassCHIP)
59 PHPartners: Grants and Funding
60 Grants.gov
61 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grants
62 PHPartners: Resources Related to Proposal-Writing
63 PHPartners: Education and Training
64 TRAIN
65 Distance Learning Programs Available at Accredited SPH
66 PHPartners: Fellowships
67 PHPartners: Legislation and Policy
68 Trust for America’s Health
69 PHPartners: State Legislation and Policy and%20Policy and%20Policy
70 National Conference of State Legislatures: Health
71 PHPartners: Conference and Meetings
72 PHPartners: Webcasts
73 Public Health Grand Rounds
74 PHPartners: Past Meeting Archives and Reports %20and%20Reports %20and%20Reports
75 APHA Past Years Abstracts
76 PHPartners.org: Finding People
77 Local Health Department (LHD) Index Example: A-Z Listing of Local Health Departments in Massachusetts
78 PHPartners: Discussion and Lists
79 PHPartners: Jobs and Careers
80 Public Health Topic Pages PHPartners.org
81 PHPartners: Environmental Health
82 PHPartners: Environmental Health Hazardous Substances Example: Links to Resources on Lead
83 PHPartners: Environmental Health Data Tools and Statistics
84 TOXMAP
85 PHPartners: Nutrition
86 PHPartners: Nutrition Promotion, Education and Information
87 Food Guide Pyramid
88 CDC Nutrition Topics
89 PHPartners.org
90 Future Topic Pages Aging/Elder Health Children’s Health Global Health Health Disparities How to Find Journal Articles Obesity Oral Health Public Health Genomics Tobacco Veterinary Public Health Women’s Health/Reproductive Health
91 Thank you! Send questions and comments to: Hathy Simpson For future distance and in-person training: Presentation available at: