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Newest Resources.
5/7/2008 Self-Change Toolbox Available in New Book on Addictive Behaviors
5/7/2008 RI: Family Nurse Practitioner
5/5/2008 Guidelines on End-of-Life Care Now Available
5/2/2008 Treatment Kind and Fair: Letters to a Young Doctor
5/1/2008 CT: Part-Time Foster Care Clinic CLINICIAN - LCSW
5/1/2008 CT: Part-Time, Full-Time and Fee-For-Service CLINICIANS - MA/MSW/MFT
5/1/2008 CT: MSS CLINICAL COORDINATOR - MA/MSW
4/30/2008 Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
4/28/2008 Update to Food Guide Pyramid for Older Adults
4/21/2008 Two-thirds of States Get Poor Grades on School Food Report Card

 

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Self-Change Toolbox Available in New Book on Addictive Behaviors

Update to Food Guide Pyramid for Older Adults

Two-thirds of States Get Poor Grades on School Food Report Card

How Improving the Health of Women & Children Benefits an Employers Bottom Line

Tips for Taking Medicines Safely by Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D

Where Medical Errors Occur & Steps You Can Take to Avoid Them by Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D.

Health Care Quality: Take A Closer Look by Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D.

Report Release On Estimated Savings From Specific Health Reform Options

New Guide Helps Consumers and Employers Understand Health Insurance

Obesity in the News

Great Nursing Web Sites! Check Them Out!

New Briefs Released to Support State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Initiatives

Fact Sheet on Reproductive Health in Adolescents & Young Adults Updated

F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in America

Mistake-Proofing the Design of Health Care Processes

Connecticut Parent Information and Resource Center

Practicing Medicine - Improving How We Think and Act

Commonwealth Fund Releases Score Card on State Health System Performance

Two New Works on the Prevention of Medication Errors

Web Resource Demonstrates Variety of Approaches for Health Care Quality Report Cards

Death Rates From Injury for Children by Race and Ethnicity

Proven Approaches to Preventing Teen Drinking at the Community Level

New HRSA Booklet Promotes Greater Awareness of Perinatal Depression

Two Books for Summer - Seeing Who We Are

Partner Abuse in Elderly Populations

A New Approach to Understanding Health Disparities

New Resources on for Migrant Health Care Providers on "Bi-National Health Care"

Health Literacy Resources

Children Left Behind

Disaster Supplies and Preparedness Calendar

Paper Discusses Health Plan Approaches to Address Child Health Disparities

Special Report on Breastfeeding Released

A New Tool to Assess the Literacy of Your Patients

New Report on Health Literacy and Patient Safety from JCAHO

AHRQ's Campaign on Patient Safety Awareness

New Obesity Prevention Program from the National Institutes of Health Announced

Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities: Quality Improvement in Medicaid Managed Care Toolkit

HRSA Releases New Chartbook on Rural Health

Promoting Healthy Development Survey Implementation Manual

Article Assesses Trends in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior during Adolescence

Commonwealth Fund Releases Reports on Cultural Competency and Quality of Care

Re-imagining Well Child Care

Important New Updates to Medicare’s Diabetes-related Covered Services in 2007

AHRQ and UHF to Distribute the Latest Clinical Prevention Recommendations

AHRQ Launches Electronic Preventive Services Selector (ePSS)

Patient and Family Centered Care in the Emergency Department

New CAPS HIV Prevention Fact Sheets Available Online

National Assessment of Adult Health Literacy: Understanding the Results and Implications

Results from a National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance

A National Scorecard for the Performance of the US Healthcare System

2005 National Healthcare Quality Report's State Snapshots

IOM Releases New Brief on Preventing Medication Errors

IOM Issues New Recommendations on Preterm Birth

A Quotation That Will Really Make You Think Twice

The Origins of the Evidence-Based Approach to Medicine

Surgeon General Introduces “My Family Health Portrait”

Survey Examines How African-American Men View Their Lives/Future

Two New Titles Look Back on Health Care Reform’s History

House Clears Health Center Reauthorization Bill

Updated Healthy Snack Guidance from Connecticut and Other Web Links Added

AHRQ Issues Annual Quality Report

New IOM Report Links Food Marketing to Obesity

AHRQ Releases Report on the Uninsured

New HPV Vaccine Fact Sheet Available Online

What Federal Programs Really Work

Connecticut Publishes New Guidelines for School Food Allergy Policies

New Resource Focuses on Impact on Overweight on Women of Reproductive Age

MCH Announces Latest Edition of Chartbook on Children’s Health

A Guide to Incorporating Cultural Competency into Medical Education and Training

Successful Grassroots Health and Wellness Programs: Exploring Common Traits

PandemicFlu.gov Website Offers Extensive Resources

The Collaborative Family Healthcare Association

Clinical Tools, Guidelines and Other Provider Resources Available Online

"How to Get What You Need in NH”

Issue Brief on Overcoming Language Barriers

Evidence-Based Public Health Interventions

Managing Infectious Diseases in Child Care and Schools

Shape Up America!

December 2005 NECF Newsletter

Preventable Hospitalizations in Connecticut: Assessing Access to Community Health Services

New Breast Cancer Booklet in Spanish

Introducing MyADHD.com News

Children’s Dental Health Project Issues Brief on Primary Prevention of Pediatric Dental Disease

Assessing the Downside of Patient Safety Advisories

Updated HIV/AIDS Fact Sheets from the Kaiser Family Foundation

Tuberculosis Control Screening Guidelines for Connecticut Schools

HIV Fact Sheets Available from the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies

New Recommendations for Non-Occupational HIV Postexposure Prophylaxis

Incorporating Environmental History Taking into Pediatric Practice

The Politics of Public Health in the United States – Part II

Latest Edition of Women’s Health Data Book Now Available

RWJ Foundation Launches Annual Covering Kids & Families Back-to-School Campaign

MCH Library Updates “Knowledge Path” on Domestic Violence

AHRQ Releases Pocket-size Guide to Clinical Preventive Services 2005

National Patient Safety Goals to be Featured in JCAHO Journal

The Politics of Public Health in the United States

The Doctor-Patient Relationship As Portrayed in Literature

America Invaded! – Six Epidemics that Shook America Since 1900

Evidence-Based Nursing

“Healing Hands” Published for Clinicians Serving the Homeless

‘Healing Kids’ Available Electronically from Health Care For the Homeless Coalition

Helping the Disabled in Rural America – The AgrAbility Project

Big Pharma Responds to Criticisms and Establishes New Program to Facilitate the Poor’s Access to Medications

A Nation at Risk: Obesity in the United States Released by RWJ Foundation and American Heart Association

U.S. Surgeon General Issues Second "Healthy Dozen" List - Toddlers

A HRSA State Planning Grant Update Reviews Strategies for Covering the Uninsured

Providing Language Services in Small Health Care Provider Settings: Examples From the Field

Learning From Our Patients

Helping Patients With Alcohol Problems, A Health Practitioner's Guide

The 10 Best and Worst States for Fit Kids

A History of the Great Plague

The Child Well-Being Index (CWI) 1975 – 2003, with Projections for 2004

How to Improve the School Nutrition Environment

New Kaiser Report Issued on Racial Disparities in Health Care

State School Health Policy Issue Brief: Summary and Analyses of State Policies on Asthma Education, Medications, and Triggers

New England Council of Governors Releases Recommendations on Obesity and Weight Management

A Great Gift Idea for Yourself and Others: World Authors Collaborate with Book to Raise Money for AIDS

AHRQ Releases Latest Edition of “Preventable Hospitalizations”

Washington State Establishes Sex Education Guidelines

IOM Issues New Report on the Health of Children

Recent Book Critiques Globalization’s Impact on Health

New Report Says Acting Now to Decrease Diesel Emissions Will Save 100,000 Lives

American Lung Association to Launch National Asthma Education Campaign

New National Toll-free Number for Patients Trying to Quit Smoking

FTC Issues Consumer Alert on Patient Assistance Program ‘Scams’

New Tool to Help Patients Quit Smoking

Understanding Why Young Adults Are Uninsured

Let Them Eat Prozac: The Unhealthy Relationship Between the Pharmaceutical Industry and the Depression

Cultural Competency in Clinical Psychiatry

Global View of Single-Payer Health Insurance

The Health Care of Homeless Persons

National Survey of Early Childhood Health Released

SMOKING: Latest Surgeon General’s Report Updates Original 1964 Warning

New Online Reproductive Health Resources For Adolescents – Part 3

New Online Reproductive Health Resources For Adolescents – Part 2

New Online Reproductive Health Resources For Adolescents – Part 1

New Contraception Resources Online for Providers and Patients

Health & Sexuality’s Issue on Cervical Cancer FREE

2004 NECF 2nd Annual Conference Keynote Presentation

The State of the World’s Children

Fact Sheet Available on Pertussis on Teens

Knowledge Path on Oral Health for Children and Adolescents

New CDC Emergency Response Guide Available Online

Measuring the Years: State Aging Trends and Indicators

New England Tops Annual Ranking of Healthiest States 2004

Knowledge Paths are Valuable Resources at Maternal and Child Health Site

Quick Allergy Cards Could Be Life-Savers & They’re FREE

National Council on Folic Acid Provides New Tool Kit of Community Resources

New IOM Report on Childhood Obesity Available

Repeat Anemia Algorithm

Healthy Steps Offers Electronic Newsletter

Kaiser Family Foundation Survey Lists Americans Health Care Priorities

Documenting Disability: Simple Strategies for Medical Providers Available from the National Health Care for the Homeless Council

Kaiser Launches “Medicare Health Plan Tracker”

JCAHO Addressing the Language Barrier

English and Spanish Posters for your Office on Choking

Bureau of Maternal & Child Health Issues New Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Knowledge Path

New Tool Responds to Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity

International Conference Publishes Paper on the Origins of Obesity in Childhood

School Health Guidelines Published

MCH Releases New Resource on Bullying

Maternal and Child Health Bureau Publishes Resource on Maternal Morbidity and Mortality

DHHS Publishes New Report on Women's Health in the US

Directory Presents Information on Funding Opportunities for Community-Based Participatory Research

CDC Revises Chronic Disease Indicators

National Association of Socially Responsible Organizations (NASRO) Website

National Guideline Clearinghouse

Docs for Tots

New Edition of Adolescent Violence Prevention Knowledge Path Released

Healthcare for the Homeless Clinicians' Network

DHHS Retracts Altered Health Disparities Report

NutritonNewsFocus: A Web Site and Newsletter

Health History Forms Available in 21 Languages

University of Connecticut Opens Nutrition Website “for Kids, for Teachers, for School Foodservices”

Children Youth & Family AIDS Network

IBIDS Database Celebrates Five Years

Massachusetts Nursing Association Web Site Links to Useful Resources

New Report States 36 Million Americans Lack Proximity to Basic Health Care Services

CPSC Creates New Database to Dispense Safety Information and Resources

The U.S. Surgeon General's Family History Initiative

Right to Carry and Self-Administer Asthma Medication in Schools

Resources for Schools to Combat Obesity

BRFSS Maps - An Online Resource to Readily Map Data

Online Coding Manual Available

Haitian Creole Bilingual Medical Glossary

3rd Edition of PDR for Herbal Medicines Published

HRSA Announces Release of "Women’s Health USA 2004"

CDC Issues Latest in Chartbook Series (2004) on Trends in the Health of Americans

'Allergy Capitals' Lists the 100 Most Challenging Places to Live for Fall Allergy Sufferers

Two New Titles Deal With Depression and Sexual Abuse in African-Americans

Underage Drug Addiction

RAPE!

Program Provides Asistance to Eligible Patients Who Cannot Afford Medication Co-Pays

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