This UPitt Supercourse developed by Virginia M. Dato, MD, MPH, a public health physician from the Center for Public Health Practice at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, reinforces the Essential Public Health Services (EPHS) by applying a consistent example (heart disease) throughout the course. This course demonstrates application of the EPHS. *Course will take longer than 25 minutes if user chooses to pursue additional web links that are provided throughout course.
Webstream of a T2B2 Broadcast featuring Dr. Luther Robinson , Director, Special Diagnostic Clinic, Women & Children's Hospital, Buffalo , NY and Dianne O'Connor, Adoptive Parent/Parent Advocate
Program Description:
This program provides updated information on FASD, including new terminology, causes, emerging brain research, diagnostic criteria, and cognitive, behavioral and emotional issues for children and adults with an FASD along with helpful tips on advocating for children.
Webstream of satellite broadcast originally aired June 16, 2005.
Speaker:
Dr. Stephen Frantz, President, Global Environmental Options
Program Description:
This program will highlight the principles of Integrated Pest Management for comprehensive and sustainable pest remediation. You'll learn the basic science of population dynamics and the complexities of remediation. Dr. Stephen Frantz is a national and international consultant currently working with CDC, The National Center for Healthy Housing and a number of other organizations concerned with disease vectors and pests.
Speaker:
Bryan Cherry, VMD, Deputy State Public Health Veterinarian, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, Zoonoses Program, NYS DOH
Program Description:
Thousands of human rabies exposures occur annually in New York State. County health department staff are the first line of defense against this fatal disease. Communication and education play a critical role in rabies prevention in people as well as animals. Real scenarios will serve as the spark to ignite an engaging conversation you won't want to miss!
Speaker:
Lloyd F. Novick, MD, MPH, Commissioner of Health, Onondaga County
Program Description:
Despite annual New Year's resolutions, weight-loss and regular physical activity continue to be goals that many Americans find hard to reach. With skyrocketing obesity rates, this personal concern is also a growing public health problem. The good news: there is a body of research showing us what does work. Join Dr. Lloyd Novick for a discussion on evidence-based approaches to physical activity promotion.
Speaker:
Margo Wootan, Director, Nutrition Policy, Center for Science in the Public Interest
Program Description:
Healthy eating and physical activity take more than willpower. While lifestyle choices are ultimately a matter of personal responsibility and personal choice, those choices are influenced by the food and physical environment. The speaker will explore how advertising, food industry PR campaigns, restaurant foods, portion sizes, food pricing, school environments, television, and transportation policy often encourage eating too much and discourage moving. The session will outline promising policy and environmental approaches that can help to reshape the environment and make healthier choices easier.
Speaker:
P. Jeffrey Byrne, Asthma Program Director, St. John's Hospital, Yonkers, NY
Program Description:
After countless asthmatic children were rushed to its emergency room, St. John's Riverside Hospital collaborated with the Yonkers schools to form a partnership to improve asthma care within the schools. The service empowers school nurses to provide clinical treatment onsite for students experiencing asthma episodes. The result has been fewer emergency calls, reduced absenteeism and improved safety. Speaker Jeff Byrne, Asthma Program Director at St. Johnâ??s Hospital in Yonkers, NY talks about this successful program.
Speaker:
Premini Sabaratnam, MPH, Sr. Health Project Coordinator, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Univ. of Rochester
Program Description:
Although teen pregnancy rates have shown some dramatic decreases in the last decade, teen pregnancy rates remain high especially among certain populations of youth. Premini Sabaratnam will present evidence-based elements of programs that have shown success in reducing teen pregnancy rates with special emphasis on youth development approaches that develop social connections, character and competence and give teens more hope for the future. Ms. Sabaratnam, MPH, is the Senior Health Project Coordinator with the Division of Adolescent Medicine, University of Rochester. She has worked extensively with adolescent populations and offers first hand insights into what works and what doesnâ??t work with teen programs.
Speakers:
P. Bryon Backenson, MS, Assistant Director and Research Scientist, Arthropod-Borne Disease Program, NYS DOH
Millicent Eidson, MA, DVM, DACVPM, State Public Health Veterinarian and Director, Zoonoses Program, NYS DOH
Tracey McNamera, DVM, ACVP, Former Head, Dept. of Pathology, Wildlife Conservation Society, based at the Bronx Zoo
Program Description:
Since arriving in New York State in 1999, West Nile virus has spread across the United States sickening 3846 people and killing 230 of them. In the four years since its arrival, the virus has taken a great toll on the bird and animal population and has infected over 30 species of mosquitoes. Primarily transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito, some recent cases of West Nile virus have been identified that were transmitted through blood transfusions and organ transplants.
This program will focus on what has been learned about the virus since its arrival in the Western Hemisphere: the clinical picture (including transmission/diagnosis/treatment), the bird and animal epizootic, mosquito surveillance and control, and prevention methods. The program will also discuss what these four years of experience can potentially tell us about the future of West Nile virus in the United States.
Speakers:
Michael Caldwell, MD, MPH, Commissioner, Dutchess County DOH, NYS
Ursula Bauer, PhD, Director, Tobacco Control Program, NYSDOH
Program Description:
Although 440,000 Americans continue to die every year as a result of using tobacco products, substantial progress has been made in identifying and implementing effective interventions to prevent and reduce tobacco use. This program will highlight effective interventions that focus on changing the community environment from one that supports tobacco use to one that promotes the smoke-free norm.
Series consists of 8 modules:
1) Introduction to Environmental Health and Nursing
2) Air Supply and Pollution
3) Food Safety
4) Housing
5) Land
6) Pest Control
7) Water Supply and Waste Water
8) Workplace
As public health officials, how can we best address the needs of a growing population in an ever changing environment? Public health leaders are already involved in a wide array of health promotion, prevention and disease management programs from AIDS to zoonoses, anti-smoking and immunization campaigns, safe food and water inspections, plus bioterrorism preparedness. But now, as we learn more about the social determinants of health: education, income, housing and transportation - we need to examine an even broader framework for public health action in our communities, large and small. In this program we'll discuss these new challenges for public health professionals.
An increase in women's employment has resulted in a parallel increase in pregnant workers. In this presentation, Dr. John D. Meyers describes the theories of psychosocial stressors in the workplace and the application of these theories to outcomes of pregnancies. He also discusses the uncertainties involved in this area of research.
Join Dr. Gortmaker as he explores the effects of TV watching on children's activity levels, and pinpoints TV use as the single best predictor of childhood obesity. His research has found that the causes of the epidemic are rooted in the success of the food, television/film/videogame and advertising industries to encourage our children to buy more, eat more and watch more. He will discuss interventions and policies that can reduce excessive television viewing by children.
This presentation focuses on giving a foundational understanding of the principles of protecting each person in the community from disease, injury, and other health hazards as it relates to the issue of lead poison prevention. The presenter focuses on community relations as it relates to developing constructive partnerships that focus on community public health needs. This in turn strengthens the public health infrastructure and its essential services to direct necessary changes as it pertains to the issue of lead abatement.
In this presentation, Daniel Webster, ScD, MPH, along with staff of the Safe Streets program in Baltimore City, discuss this unique approach to reducing gun violence and it's impact, based on their research. At the end of this session, the learner will be able to:
Identify a variety of public health strategies to reducing gun violence;
Describe how Ceasefire/ Safe Streets addresses gun violence with a multi-faceted intervention to prevent shootings; and
Discuss evaluation findings of the impact of Ceasefire/Safe Streets.
As antibacterial resistance increases, treatment for Gonorrhea has become more difficult. In this presentation, Dr. Anne Rompalo discusses the morbidity trends and treatment recommendations for gonorrhea. At the end of this presentation, the learner will be able to:
Describe the current morbidity trends for gonorrhea in Federal Region III
Identify the current treatment recommendations for gonorrhea
Demonstrate knowledge of the clinical considerations for making a differential diagnosis of gonorrhea.
In this presentation, Stephen Schenkel, MD, MPP, and Barbara DiPietro, PhD discuss frequent use of the Emergency Department by homeless populations. This includes research conducted about frequent Baltimore Emergency Department visitors, a review of the literature, and tested solutions. At the end of this session, the learner will be able to:
Identify what we already know about homeless use of the Emergency Department;
Discuss the findings of the study of frequent Baltimore Emergency Department visitors and homelessness; and
Describe solutions to the problem.
