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Jun
08
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The American Public Health Association is hosting a four-part webinar series to give an in-depth look at racism as a driving force of the social determinants of health and equity. The series will explore efforts to address systems, policies and practices designed to limit and shape opportunities for people of color. The presenters will highlight… Read More »
Posted in: Education and Outreach, Public Health
Apr
09
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For over 25 years, the American Public Health Association has organized National Public Health Week, a campaign to educate about relevant public health topics. Each day of the week has a theme to raise awareness of a specific public health issue. The National Library of Medicine and other government agencies have several resources to… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Education and Outreach, Public Health
Feb
20
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Sarah Levin-Lederer’s recent post for the New England Region (NER) of the NNLM highlighted a number of resources, tutorials and classes geared towards the NNLM’s public health partners. Resources: National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR ONESearch) allows public health professionals, researchers and the interested public the ability to search… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, How To, PHDL Resources, Public Health
Aug
28
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Recently, some PHDL program members commented, both in conversation and evaluations, that they regularly need to convert ICD-9 to ICD-10 procedure code sets and vice versa. Already included in your subscription, via the homepage of the STAT!Ref platform is access to the conversion tool for diagnosis codes. The mappings are based on the General Equivalence… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, PHDL Resources, Public Health
Aug
28
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Project MUSE is providing free access to full-text articles and books focused on understanding and preventing gun violence. MUSE in Focus: Addressing Gun Violence aims to “encourage the broadest possible engagement with current research and expertise on the topic as the latest round of gun policy debates and discussions continue in the wake of shootings… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, PHDL Resources, Public Health