Day: January 20, 2010

RSVP by Thursday, February 11th to Judy Bolstad at jbolstad@library.berkeley.edu or (510) 642-2510.

* Need to find literature on food and nutrition and their relationship to health?
* Want to know the nutritive value of different kinds of foods, from broccoli to Big Macs?
* Need to know the latest on E. coli?
* Interested in how many fruits and vegetables Californians eat daily?
* Want to know about quality sources of food/nutrition information for consumers?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then please come to the Sheldon Margen Public Health Library’s Food/Nutrition Resources class!

Some of the topics that will be covered:
1. Using bibliographic databases such as Agricola to find journal articles on food and nutrition topics
2. Resources for finding the nutritive value of foods
3. Finding statistics on food consumption
4. Information on food safety and pesticides
5. Information for consumers or for developing consumer material

Class: Food/Nutrition Resources
When: Wednesday, February 17th, 1:30-2:30 pm
Where: CDPH Sacramento Campus, 1500 Capitol Ave, Training Room C.

Audience:
This class is intended for CDPH staff whose work requires knowledge of quality Internet resources on food/nutrition topics.

If you wish to attend, please RSVP by Thursday, February 11th  to Judy Bolstad at
jbolstad@library.berkeley.edu or (510) 642-2510.

Supervisors: Please encourage your staff to attend if appropriate.

These one-hour training sessions are free to CDPH employees. Please obtain your supervisor’s approval to attend.

RSVP by Monday, February 8th to Judy Bolstad at jbolstad@library.berkeley.edu or (510) 642-2510.

* Need to find literature and data on pesticides, drugs/pharmaceuticals, or other chemicals?

* Want to explore relationships between job tasks, exposure to toxic agents, and health effects?

* Want to know the potential toxic effects of the ingredients in common household products, from  shampoo to brake fluid?

* Interested in information on the releases of toxic chemicals in specific locations?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then please come to the Sheldon Margen Public Health Library’s Toxicological Resources class!

Topics covered will include:
1. Using bibliographic databases such as PubMed, TOXLINE, and others to find journal articles on toxic substances
2. How to manipulate, save, or download search results
3. Job-related potential toxic exposures and their health effects
4. How to find out what’s in common household products
5. How to learn about toxic releases into the environment

Class: Toxicological Resources
When: Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 10-11 am
Where: Richmond Campus, Building C, Room 136

Audience:
This class is intended for CDPH staff who are unfamiliar with toxicological resources, or who desire a refresher on finding basic toxicological information. 

Feel free to send some examples of real life questions you frequently get or need answers to. We’ll try and incorporate some of these into the class.

Supervisors: Please encourage your staff to attend if appropriate.

If you plan to attend, please RSVP by Monday, February 8 to Judy Bolstad (jbolstad@library.berkeley.edu).

These one-hour training sessions are free to CDPH staff.  Please obtain your supervisor’s approval to attend.

The following class still has available spots! It’s not too late to sign up. RSVP by Monday, January 25th to Judy Bolstad at jbolstad@library.berkeley.edu or (510) 642-2510.

* Does your work at CDPH involve health promotion, health communication, or health education?

* Are you interested in learning about toolkits and other resources that will help you develop a health intervention?

* Know you need some resources to help you get started with evaluating a project with which you are involved?

* Interested in how to find literature on health promotion/education?

* Do you need to develop consumer health handouts?

* Want to know about quality sources for consumer health information, including non-English language  handouts and materials?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then please come to the Sheldon Margen Public Health Library’s Health Promotion and Health Education Resources class!

To find out more details about the class and how to register, go to:

http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/cdph_library_news.php/2009/12/14/sachealth