PHF E-NEWS Original date: January 18, 2002
Subject: Healthy People 2010-related research is just a click away!Science made simple! Here's a fast way to find articles with evidence-based strategies to achieve national health promotion objectives. If choosing the right search terms on PubMed makes your head spin, you'll love this site.
Healthy People 2010 Information Access Project - Partners in Information Access for Public Health Professionals <Retired link> [For more current information, visit http://phpartners.org/hp/] makes it easy to search PubMed for scientific journal articles related to achieving selected Healthy People 2010 objectives. A single click retrieves articles geared to 32 objectives in the following topics: Access to Quality Health Services, Disability and Secondary Conditions, Food Safety, Public Health Infrastructure, Respiratory Diseases, and Environmental Health (see list of searchable objectives below). Also includes links to relevant community and clinical preventive service guidelines and MEDLINEplus topics. PubMed is a National Library of Medicine database that provides access to over 11 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals. Expansion of the pilot site is planned - please give your feedback at <Retired link> [For more current information, visit http://phpartners.org/hp/].
Preformulated search strategies are available for the following Healthy People 2010 objectives:
Access to Quality Health Services
1-1 Persons with health insurance
1-3a Counseling about health behaviors: smoking cessation
1-3g Counseling about health behaviors: STD prevention
1-4 Source of ongoing care
1-8 Racial and ethnic representation in health professionsDisability and Secondary Conditions
6-1 Standard definition of people with disabilities in data sets
6-2 Feelings and depression among children with disabilities
6-6 Satisfaction with life among adults with disabilities
6-10 Accessibility of health and wellness programsEnvironmental Health
8-1 Harmful air pollutants
8-5 Safe drinking water
8-6 Waterborne disease outbreaks
8-11 Elevated blood lead levels in children
8-16 Indoor allergens
8-18 Homes tested for radon
8-21 Disaster preparedness plans and protocols
8-22 Lead-based paint testing
8-29 Global burden of disease
8-30 Water quality in the U.S.-Mexico border regionFood Safety
10-1 Foodborne infections
10-3 Antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella species
10-5 Consumer food safety practices
10-6 Safe food preparation practices in retail establishments
10-7 Organophosphate pesticide exposurePublic Health Infrastructure
23-5 Data for Leading Health Indicators, Health Status Indicators, and Priority Data Needs at Tribal, State, and local levels
23-10 Continuing education and training by public health agencies
23-11 Performance standards for essential public health services
23-16 Data on public health expendituresRespiratory Diseases
24-2, 24-3 Hospitalizations and hospital emergency department visits for asthma
24-6 Asthma patient education
24-7a/24-7c Appropriate asthma care: written asthma management plans, education on signs and symptoms
24-8 Asthma surveillance systemsFOR INFORMATION ON OTHER TOPICS:
Healthfinder® - Healthy People 2010 Topics
www.healthypeople.gov/healthfinder/
A Healthy People 2010 interface for the U.S. government gateway to reliable consumer health information and other resources. Searchable Healthfinder® topics are organized by Healthy People 2010 focus area. Find links, descriptions, and contact information for government agencies, national clearinghouses, non-profit organizations, universities, and others that provide relevant resources.Updated 5-1-04