Day: March 16, 2010

It’s not all online! New books in the Public Health Library

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. . . Here’s a few we just got:

Biopolitical surveillance & public health in international politics; Jeremy Youde. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. Call no. RA441.Y68 2010.
“How can the international community balance the need to engage in surveillance for disease control while simultaneously allaying fears about the purpose of such programs? Using historical and contemporary case studies, Youde traces the shifting balance between surveillance and global public good provision and suggests that a human rights-based strategy offers a stable compromise.”

Determinants of infant and child mortality in rural India; S. Gunasekaran. Delhi: Kalpaz Publications, 2008. Call no. HB1323.I42 I434 2008.
“This book emerged from the National Family Health Survey. Based on the findings, suggestions have been made for devising suitable strategies to reduce infant and child mortality rates in rural India.”

Clinical toxicological analysis: Procedures, results, interpretation; W. R. Kulpmann. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, c2009. Call no. RA1199.C59 2009.
“This first, complete reference on standardized methods for laboratory analysis is tailor-made for clinical toxicologists, containing all relevant data and protocols for routine and specialized laboratory analysis. All the procedures described conform to standards stipulated by the International Standards Organisation (ISO) and academic societies, such as the IUPAC and ICC.”

. . . Find them in OskiCat!

GreenFILE

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A common question is: “How do I find environmental articles from journals that are not in PubMed?”

One good resource to try is GreenFILE, a free database from EBSCO, which includes citations in the environmental sciences including: ecology, environmental health, environmental planning, environmental chemistry, environmental law, and related disciplines. EBSCO states, “Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE will serve as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet.” GreenFILE provides indexing access to both general interest and scholarly titles, along with
government reports and other documents.

GreenFILE is available at http://www.greeninfoonline.com and is linked from the Public Health Library’s OEHHA home page under “Key Resources”.

Lift Off!

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This 5-minute group physical activity break for meetings and events was developed by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and UCLA’s School of Public Health to encourage regular physical activity participation in the workplace. This fun, low-impact group activity, for use at meetings and events or with work groups, supports group participation with simple aerobic dance/calisthenic movements done to music. Lift Off! was specifically designed to accommodates all shapes, sizes and abilities and is appropriate for large or small groups. Check it out at:

http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=19296

Note: This requires RealPlayer on your computer.

New Books!

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The Public Health Library has the following new books available:

1. A community guide to environmental health. By Jeff Conant and Pam Fadem. Berkeley, CA: Hesperian Foundation, 2008. Call number: RA566 .C666 2008.

2. Nanotoxicity : from in vivo and in vitro models to health risks. By Saura C Sahu and Daniel Casciano. Chichester, West Sussex, UK: John Wiley, 2009. Call number: RA1270.N36 N357 2009. 

3. Environmental and human health impacts of nanotechnology. By Jamie R Lead and Emma Smith. Chichester, U.K.: Wiley, 2009. Call number: TD196.N36 E58 2009.

4. Expert forecast on emerging chemical risks related to occupational safety and health. By Emmanuelle Brun, et al. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2009. Call number: HD7694.5 .E98 2009.

5. Review of the federal strategy for nanotechnology-related environmental, health, and safety research. By National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for Review of the Federal Strategy to Address Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Needs for Engineered Nanoscale Materials.; National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology.; National Research Council (U.S.). National Materials Advisory Board. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press, 2009. Call number: T174.7 .N383 2009.

Please note that these books are only a small selection of what is newly available. If you are interested in checking out any book(s), submit a request using our online form below and we will mail the book(s) to you.

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/PUBL/oehha/BookReq.html

If you do not currently possess a UC Berkeley library card, you will need to apply for one before we can check out a book to you. The application form is at:

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/PUBL/oehha/libcardappl.html

ToxLearn

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From the U.S. National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program and the U.S. Society of Toxicology, ToxLearn is a free online educational tool that provides an introduction to fundamental toxicological principles and concepts.

Soon to be broken into 3 modules available on the web or in pdf (currently only 1 module exists), it is written for the general public and users of NLM’s toxicology databases. It is accessible from our Toxicology/Occupational Health Resources web page at: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/PUBL/tox.html

NIOSH Emergency Response Resources

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“Workers are a common denominator at any disaster or novel emergency event. Protecting the health and safety of these workers by preventing diseases, injuries, and fatalities is a NIOSH Emergency Preparedness and Response Program priority.” There are new emergency response resources on the CDC NIOSH web page available at: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/emres/

The topic areas on the page contain guidance to assist employers and responders to achieve the goal of worker safety and health during responses.

Public Health for your eyes and ears

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The Public Health Library recently created a web page featuring podcasts, radio, video, and webcasts. These public health media include:

* i on NIH, NIH’s monthly podcast
* United Nations Radio Classics, an archive of classics featuring celebrities such as Boris Karloff, Eleanor Roosevelt, and others
* CAPublicHealth, California Department of Public Health’s YouTube channel
* This Is Public Health student videos
* webcast.berkeley, events and courses (including several SPH courses, past and current semesters) from UC Berkeley and much more!

Check it out at: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/PUBL/media.html

Reminder: Holiday Hours

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The Public Health Library will be:

* Closed to the public (March 20-27, reopening March 28).
* Open for contract services (March 22-25, closed March 26, and resuming contract services March 29).

If you wish to visit the library any time between March 22-25, please let us know beforehand, so we can open the door for you and make sure that someone is here to assist you.