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| Advertise your cancer-related programs for free in the PAC³ Cancer Assets Inventory! | Often, the most difficult thing we encounter when trying to spread the word about our programs is how to do it effectively, efficiently, and easily. The PAC³ Cancer Assets Inventory Database, online at http://www.pac3.org/assets/inventory/index.cfm, is not only Pennsylvania's one stop resource for cancer-related programs and services, but it is also your one stop for letting everyone across Pennsylvania know about what you are doing in comprehensive cancer control. Just last month, hundreds of people searched the PAC³ Cancer Assets Inventory Database from across Pennsylvania and learned about the different drug assistance outlets, cancer support groups, tobacco cessation programs, cancer screening programs, and transportation services for cancer patients, among many others types of resources, available in Pennsylvania. PAC³'s vast network of cancer care professionals, currently over 1100 members strong and growing, is at your fingertips. Just post your programs in the PAC³ Cancer Assets Inventory Database and see the results of your efforts for yourself! It is easy and free to post your programs in our user-friendly database. Plus, it only takes a few minutes before your resources are visible worldwide. Just imagine who could be learning about your work, your organization, and your programs! Contact the Pennsylvania Cancer Control Consortium (PAC³) at pac3@upmc.edu and they will gladly provide you with a User ID and password so that you can get started. You can also feel free to contact the Project Coordinator, Mark Byrne, at 412-623-0033 for more information. |
| Heart hospitalizations fall after a city's smoking ban | http://www.philly.com/inquirer/world_us/36966849.html
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| PAC³ Community Engagement Strategies Guide | The Community Engagement Strategies Guide highlights top-line strategies that CBOs should consider when planning an initiative or program. It provides resources for more information about the strategies, pinpoints important how-tos, and includes helpful notes. |
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| Diabetes Information Available in 14 Asian and Pacific Islander Languages |
Format: Booklet To help people manage their diabetes, the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) has developed the 4 Steps to Control Your Diabetes. For Life. booklet, which is now available in 14 Asian and Pacific Islander languages. The booklet is an easy-to-read guide developed to empower people with diabetes to manage their disease by encouraging them to learn about diabetes; know their diabetes ABCs-the A1C test, blood pressure, and cholesterol; manage their diabetes; and get routine care to avoid problems. NDEP has added six new languages-Gujarati, Hindi, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, and Lao-to the existing Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino (Tagalog), Korean, Samoan, Thai, Tongan, and Vietnamese versions.
Next Steps To learn more about diabetes control, go to www.ndep.nih.gov. First 25 copies free. Each additional package of 25, $5. Limit 8 packages. Commercial printer-ready CDs available. Call 1-800-860-8747. |
| LIVE Webcast: Today's Topics In Health Disparities |
LIVE Webcast: Today's Topics In Health Disparities With a new administration and substantially changed Congress coming to Washington in January, there is a significant opportunity for new policy initiatives to tackle issues of racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care. On Tuesday, December 9, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET, the Kaiser Family Foundation will hold a live, interactive webcast to examine the implications of the changes as part of its Today's Topics In Health Disparities series. During the webcast, Are Health Disparities Back on the National Agenda? Examining the Impact of a New Administration and Congress, expert panelists will take a closer look at what types of policies and initiatives could emerge over the next few years. They will also examine how the new administration might prioritize efforts to eliminate health disparities in the future. Questions for the panel can be submitted before or during the webcast to ask@kaisernetwork.org. The panelists are:
Rep. Hilda Solis (D-Calif.), Member, House Committee on Energy and Commerce and Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Health Task Force
WHEN: December 9, 2008, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET
WHERE: View the live webcast at www.kaisernetwork.
HOW: The panel of experts will take your questions via email. Submit questions before or during the show to ask@kaisernetwork. If you have never viewed a webcast before, please test your media player in advance of the live webcast.
Today's Topics In Health Disparities is a series of live, interactive webcasts devoted to addressing a range of issues relating to health and health care disparities in the United States. Each discussion features a panel of experts tackling current issues in health disparities and answering questions from webcast viewers. Previous shows have addressed topics including the influence of immigration policies on health care decisions, federal legislative efforts to address health disparities, and what it would take to eliminate the disproportionate burden of HIV/AIDS among African Americans. See www.kaisernetwork. See the links below: http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&hc=3080
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| Promoting Health Equity—A Resource to Help Communities Address Social Determinants of Health | Community Health and Program Services (CHAPS) builds healthy communities and eliminates health disparities by providing national leadership in community health promotion and disease prevention through innovative programs, such as: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Across the U.S. (REACH U.S.), the Preventive Health and Health Services (PHHS) Block Grant, State-Based Epidemiology for Public Health Programs (STEPPS), and YMCA's Pioneering Healthier Communities. These cross-cutting programs help expand CDC's ability to develop community-based health promotion strategies. Promoting Health Equity-A Resource to Help Communities Address Social Determinants of Health: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dach/chaps/pdf/SDOHworkbook.pdf |
| Using the CDC Framework for Program Evaluation | EPA and CDC are sponsoring a series of Webinars based on the CDC Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health. These Webinars are free and open to anyone with an interest in program evaluation. Examples will be drawn from state and local asthma intervention programs. The Webinars include a presentation, followed by a moderated question and answer session with the presenters. All Webinar materials are archived on the Communities in Action for Asthma-Friendly Environments Online Network.
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| Getting Started and Engaging your Stakeholders |
EPA and CDC are sponsoring a series of Webinars based on the CDC Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health. These Webinars are free and open to anyone with an interest in program evaluation. Examples will be drawn from state and local asthma intervention programs. The Webinars include a presentation, followed by a moderated question and answer session with the presenters. All Webinar materials are archived on the Communities in Action for Asthma-Friendly Environments Online Network The second session in the Program Evaluation Webinar Series, Getting Started and Engaging your Stakeholders, draws upon the Framework guidance and digs deeper into the critical first steps in designing and implementing an evaluation.
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| Smoking ban tied to a gain in lives - The Boston Globe |
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