Curricula Websites

Websites and databases highlighted as part of the PHIP curricula are noted below. Technology showcase topics are also listed for each course.

Session 1: Public Health Information Resources on the Internet

Session 2: Community Health Resources

Session 3: Bioterrorism, Emergency, and First Response Resources

PowerPoints and Links:  All Sessions

(Username:  student; Password:  resources)

Session 1: Public Health Information Resources on the Internet

Competencies:

Council on Linkages – Core Competencies

http://www.trainingfinder.org/competencies/list_levels.htm

Public Health Competency Handbook

http://www.populationhealthfutures.com/handbook.htm

Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce

http://phpartners.org/

Databases:

HazMap – Occupational Health Database

http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/

National Guideline Clearinghouse

http://ngc.gov/

CDC

http://www.cdc.gov/

NLM Gateway

http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/gw/Cmd

PubMed

http://www.pubmed.gov

News Services:

National Association of County and City Health Officials

http://www.naccho.org/

Partners in Public Health Distribution Lists

http://phpartners.org/dlists.html

Medscape Public Health Info

http://www.medscape.com/publichealthhome

Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) Public Letter

http://www.asph.org/

CDC Mailing Lists

http://www.cdc.gov/subscribe.html

Journal Tables of Contents alert services:

American Journal of Public Health

http://www.ajph.org/

American Journal of Epidemiology

http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/

Emerging Infectious Diseases

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/index.htm

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/

Biomed Central

http://www.biomedcentral.com/

DOAJ – Directory of Online Journals

http://www.doaj.org/

SDI Alert Services:

PubMed  - Register with  ‘My NCBI’ to have PubMed updates mailed to you.

http://www.pubmed.gov

 

Technology Showcases:

1. PDA Basics: Introduction to PDA Technology

2. PDA Communication: Using BlueBoard & BlueChat to communicate between handhelds

 

Session 2: Community Health Resources

 

Internet Resources:

CDC

http://www.cdc.gov/

MedlinePlus

http://www.medlineplus.gov

Household Products Database

http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/

ERIC – Educational Clearinghouse Database

http://www.eric.ed.gov/

Guide to Community Preventive Services

http://www.thecommunityguide.org/

PubMed

http://www.pubmed.gov

RX List

http://www.rxlist.com/

Health Education & Promotion Resources:

EPA

http://www.epa.gov/

 

FDA

http://www.fda.gov/

Nutrition.gov

http://www.nutrition.gov

Recalls.gov

http://www.recalls.gov

ToxTown

http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/index_content.html

GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Sites:

GIS info from ESRI

http://www.gis.com

National Center for Health Statistics GIS info

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/gis.htm

ToxMap

http://toxmap.nlm.nih.gov/toxmap/main/index.jsp

 

Technology Showcases:

1. Getting data onto the Handheld

2. Introduction to Tablet PCs

 

Session 3: Bioterrorism, Emergency, and First Response Resources

 

WISER – http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov/

Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders

HazMap http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/

Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents

PubMed http://www.pubmed.gov

Medline from the NLM

TOXNET http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/

Toxicology Databases

Toxicology Tutorial http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/toxtutor.html

NLM Environmental Health & Toxicology Information

http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro.html

 

Technology Showcases:

1. Treo 600 Smartphone Basics

2. First Response PDA Tools: .911 from the CDC

3. ACP Bioterrorism Decision Support Tool

4. Sharing Data between mobile devices