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Chronic Disease Resources
Below is a frequently updated list (alphabetical by organization) of general chronic disease resources. Topic specific resources may be found on their respective webpages accessed above.
NACDD Resources
The Advisory Board
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- NEW OSTEOPOROSIS GUIDES FOR CONSUMERS AND CLINICIANS
Osteoporosis Treatments That Help Prevent Broken Bones, A Guide for Women After Menopause, and Fracture Prevention Treatments for Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis, a guide for clinicians, can be found at www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov. Free copies may be ordered by calling 1-800-358-9295, or by e-mailing ahrqpubs@ahrq.hhs.gov. The consumer and clinician guides include basic facts about osteoporosis (also known as low bone density) and the medications commonly used in treatment. Both guides include estimated monthly costs for the medications.
- COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has a free, new brochure, Creating Partnerships, Improving Health: The Role of Community-based Participatory Research, to help promote greater use of this type of study in health care research. The brochure includes recommendations made by community leaders, funding organization representatives, and health care researchers at a conference supported by AHRQ and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. To view the brochure, please go to: www.ahrq.gov/research/cbprrole.htm. For a summary of the conference, go to www.ahrq.gov/about/cpcr/cbpr/ .
American Public Health Association (APHA)
- A FRAMEWORK FOR PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION: THE HEALTH IMPACT PYRAMID
Commentary by CDC Director Thomas Frieden. Published in the American Journal of Public Health April 2010, Vol. 100, No. 4; pp. 590-5
- PUBLIC HEALTH AND PREVENTION WEBSITE
APHA and WebMD Medscape are collaborating on a new "Public Health and Prevention" Web site to bring public health resources and information to new audiences. Medscape provides information to 500,000 health professionals per month through 25 separate specialty home pages. The new "Public Health and Prevention" site is the 26th. Check it out at http://www.medscape.com/publichealthhome
Arkansas Department of Health
- CHRONIC DISEASE PLAN (2006)
Changing the Culture of Health in Arkansas: A Coordinated Approach to Health Promotion and Prevention of Chronic Diseases and Related Complications
From the Introduction: The Chronic Disease Programs of the Arkansas Department of Health have led a process resulting in a coordinated plan to incorporate chronic disease efforts across the full spectrum of agencies, organizations and institutions involved in prevention and health promotion efforts. This plan ensures linkages, consistency, coordination and joint funding in order to maximize resources in the state. It also reflects the numerous efforts planned to address obesity through nutrition and physical activity strategies – making it the definitive plan for addressing obesity in Arkansas.
Association of State and Terrritorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- PROMISING PRACTICES IN CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL - A PUBLIC HEALTH FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION (2003)
From the Introduction: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed this book to share its vision of how states and their partners can reduce the prevalence of chronic diseases and their risk factors by instituting comprehensive statewide programs. The recommendations for achieving this vision are based on prevention effectiveness research; program evaluations; and the expert opinions of national, state, and local leaders and public health
practitioners, including CDC staff. In addition to describing some of the most promising practices available to state programs, the book provides
numerous sources, including Web sites, that describe state and local examples of what can be achieved; state-of-the-art strategies, methods, and tools; and
training opportunities.
- DATA WEB
The DataWeb is network of online data libraries supported by CDC and the US Census Bureau. Topics include census, economic, health, income and unemployment, population, labor, cancer, crime and transportation, family dynamics, and vital statistics. As a user you have access to all these kinds of data. As a participant in the DataWeb you can publish your data and benefit as a provider to other users. The DataWeb Home Page is http://www.thedataweb.org/index.html
- CHRONIC DISEASE INDICATORS - www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/cdi
- GUIDE TO COMMUNITY PREVENTIVE SERVICES
The Guide to Community Preventive Services (Community Guide) serves as a filter for scientific literature on specific health problems that can be large, inconsistent, uneven in quality, and even inaccessible. The Community Guide summarizes what is known about the effectiveness, economic efficiency, and feasibility of interventions to promote community health and prevent disease. Access the Community Guide at www.thecommunityguide.org .
- NATIONAL EXPERT PANEL ON COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION - Recommendations for Future Efforts in Community Health Promotion
- SUBSCRIBE TO A CDC MAILING LIST
It’s easy to subscribe to a CDC mailing list, include such useful items as the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) and the chronic disease e-journal, Chronic Disease Prevention. To see the whole range of topics available – and to sign up for those that interest you – go to http://www.cdc.gov/subscribe.html
US Department of Health and Human Services
- STABLE AND SECURE HEALTH CARE FOR AMERICA is a series of new state-by-state reports outlining how health insurance reform will improve health care for all Americans. "These reports show how health insurance reform will help Americans save money, get better care, strengthen their insurance if they already have
it, and afford insurance if they don't," said HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. "Every American will benefit when we pass health insurance reform." The reports show reform will lower health care costs; increase health care choices by protecting what works and fixing what's broken; and assure quality, affordable care for all Americans. http://www.healthreform.gov/healthcarestatus.html
Health Research and Educational Trust
- THE NATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE ON HOSPITALS AND THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH
The National Steering Committee of more than 20 experts in hospital administration and public health illustrate “why” and “how” hospitals and health systems can be better integrated with the public health system. The new report from the Steering Committee outlines a framework to guide how the field thinks about the role of hospitals in improving the public’s health. http://www.hret.org/hret/programs/nschph.html
Institute for Community Research (ICR)
- COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH LISTSERV
The Institute for Community Research (ICR) has launched ICR-Abstracts, an electronic mailing list to disseminate the latest bibliographic and abstract information available on publications related to community-based research. Approximately every three weeks, ICR will post abstract and bibliographic information on community-based research to list members, creating an electronic bibliography and resource for information related to community-based research. To subscribe, send an email to: icr-abstracts-subscribe@topica.com leaving the subject line blank, or go to ICRs website (www.incommunityresearch.org ) and subscribe from there.
International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI)
- CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION
The International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) Center for Health Promotion maintains a list of programs and resources addressing a variety of physical activity, nutrition, and pediatric overweight management. The list is available at: http://chp.ilsi.org/Publications/
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
- MARCH/APRIL 2007
Sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), this special issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice takes a major step toward building a field of study in public health finance and advancing public health systems research in response to the desire of policy-makers and key stakeholders for more information about how America's public health system is financed and how funds are managed.
National Sleep Awareness Roundtable
- SLEEP DATA FROM THE YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
The June 6, 2008, CDC Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report includes an article on YRBSS data and findings on adolescent sleep. Significantly, “nationwide, 31.1% of students had 8 or more hours of sleep on an average school night.” Full article available here.
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics-Veridex
- KNOW YOUR NUMBERS - YOUR GUIDE TO DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
This pamphlet provides simple, easy-to-remember information on blood tests, covering topics such as how do blood tests work, when to get them, why they are important, and website links for additional information.
Oxford Health Alliance
- This major report, Chronic Disease: An Economic Perspective, written by Marc Suhrcke, Rachel A. Nugent, David Stuckler and Lorenzo Rocco for OxHA, demonstrates that chronic diseases – heart and lung disease, cancer and diabetes – are having a negative economic impact on both the developed and developing world and should thus be adequately addressed by domestic and international policy makers. It is available at: http://www.oxha.org/initiatives/economics/chronic-disease-an-economic-perspective
Partnership for Prevention
- THE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION HANDBOOK: ACTION GUIDES TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH
Developed with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this comprehensive evidence-based tool guides public health practitioners and others interested in promoting health through implementation of effective community-level health promotion practices. The five Action Guides—based on recommendations from The Guide to Community Preventive Services (Community Guide)—also provide suggested resource needs, evaluation questions, tips for overcoming potential obstacles, and links to additional tools and resources to help with planning and implementation. Action Guides address diabetes management, physical activity, and tobacco-use treatment. Order or download this tool at http://www.prevent.org/actionguides/Handbook.
- SMOKE FREE POLICIES ACTION GUIDE
Partnership for Prevention® has developed a new tool, Smoke-Free Policies: Establishing a Smoke-Free Ordinance to Reduce Exposure to Secondhand Smoke in Indoor Worksites and Public Places—An Action Guide, to help public health professionals maximize the beneficial impact of smoke-free laws. Rooted in The Guide to Community Preventive Services: What Works to Improve Health?(Community Guide), this tool translates an evidence-based recommendation into practical implementation guidance. Web links to additional resources and tools are provided to assist with planning and implementing a smoke-free ordinance. Visit www.prevent.org/actionguides to order a hard copy or download for free.
- PREVENTIVE CARE: A NATIONAL PROFILE ON USE, DISPARITIES, AND HEALTH BENEFITS
This report demonstrates significant underuse of effective preventive care in the United States, resulting in lost lives, unnecessary poor health, and inefficient use of health care dollars. All of the services examined are extremely cost effective and provide an excellent return on investment. Following up on the National Commission on Prevention Priorities’ rankings that demonstrate the most valuable preventive services for the U.S. population, this report: 1) Documents the use of preventive care across the United States 2) Estimates the health benefits for the U.S. population of increasing the use of preventive services from current utilization rates to 90 percent 3) Quantifies disparities in use of preventive care by comparing the use of services by racial and ethnic groups to the white, non-Hispanic population; and 4) Gives special attention to cancer screenings by estimating the lives that would be saved if breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening rates increased from current screening rates to 90 percent among racial and ethnic groups. http://www.prevent.org/content/view/129/72/
- GENETICS POLICY GUIDE
Partnership for Prevention just released "Harnessing Genetics to Prevent Disease and Improve Health: A State Policy Guide." This report will assist states in formulating policies to integrate genetics into existing programs, including efforts to reduce behavioral, environmental, and other health risks. The role of genetics in chronic diseases and potential public health responses are included in the report. Call 202-833-0009 to request a hardcopy.
Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease
- KEEPING AMERICA HEALTHY: A CATALOG OF SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS
The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease unveiled a new set of publications linked below. These documents are designed to be tools for practitioners in public health, healthcare, education and business to improve the health of Americans and prevent and control chronic disease. http://promisingpractices.fightchronicdisease.org/site/page/download_the_full_report_and_the_roadmap
- REPORT ON CHRONIC DISEASE
Chronic Conditions: Making the Case for Ongoing Care by Gerard Anderson, Ph.D., Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University gives an overview of chronic conditions in the United States and their impact on individuals, caregivers, and the U.S. health care system. The report shows a trend of rising rates of chronic disease that consume an increasingly higher share of total health spending. The data also show that two-thirds of Medicare spending is for patients with five or more conditions, and that these patients often require more comprehensive treatment. http://www.fightchronicdisease.com/news/pfcd/pr12102007.cfm
Prevention Institute
- EIGHT STEPS TO EFFECTIVE COALITION-BUILDING
The Prevention Institute has reformatted its core coalition building publication, Eight Steps to Effective Coalition-Building, to make it easier to read and use. It is now available online at: http://www.preventioninstitute.org/eightstep.html .
- COALITION BUILDING TIPS
Two coalition-building papers are now available from the Prevention Institute, online under What's New at: http://www.preventioninstitute.org/home.html . "The Tension of Turf: Making it Work for the Coalition," explores turf issues that commonly arise among coalition members and offers helpful tips for overcoming them. "Collaboration Math: Enhancing the Effectiveness of Multidisciplinary Collaboration," describes the application of this Prevention Institute tool at the University of California Berkeley's Traffic Safety Center, illustrating how multidisciplinary groups can use this tool to increase effective collaboration.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
- NEW - HEALTH REFORM GPS
Co-sponsored by the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Health Reform GPS contains legal analysis of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as well as expert commentary on its various provisions. Under “public health,” there are entries on the Public Health and Prevention Fund, nutrition labeling, and public health surveillance systems.
- EMAIL SERVICES
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is expanding its e-mail services. Go to http://www.rwjf.org/services/ and register as a subscriber to the services of interest to you: RWJF Update, Funding Alert, Content Alert, Program Roundup and News Digest.
- RE-AIM: EVALUATING HEALTH BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS
A project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provides a systematic way for researchers, practitioners, and policy decision makers to evaluate health behavior interventions. RE-AIM hopes to be useful in estimating the potential impact of interventions on public health. Check it out at http://www.re-aim.org/
Trust for America's Health (TFAH)
- REPORT: F as in Fat 2009
Adult obesity rates increased in 23 states and did not decrease in a single state in the past year, according to F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in America 2009, a report released today by the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). In addition, the percentage of obese or overweight children is at or above 30 percent in 30 states.
http://healthyamericans.org/reports/obesity2009/
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
- PREVENTIVE SERVICES CHECKLISTS
Two new pamphlets available from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: "Women: Stay Healthy at Any Age: Checklist for Your Next Checkup" and "Men: Stay Healthy at Any Age: Checklist for Your Next Checkup." These contain recommendations about the most important screening tests for men and women, space to test results, and information about how to stay healthy. The pamphlets can be viewed and downloaded at http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/healthywom.htm and http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/healthymen.htm .
Utah Department of Health
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