Day: August 1, 2014

Richmond Instruction: Toxicological Resources class

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Wednesday, August 13, 2014, 10am-11am
Conference Room C-140
850 Marina Bay Parkway, Building C, Richmond, CA

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RSVP by Monday, August 11th to Michael Sholinbeck at msholinb@library.berkeley.edu or (510) 642-2510.
Please obtain your supervisor’s approval before you RSVP.

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Supervisors: Please encourage your staff to attend if appropriate.

Do you:

* Want to find basic information on substances, such as properties, manufacturing & use, or methods of analysis?

* Need to find literature and data on pesticides, drugs, industrial chemicals, or other substances?

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

* Want to learn about a tool to assist first responders at hazardous material incidents?

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

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. Online peer-reviewed databases with basic information on substances
2. Using bibliographic databases to find journal articles on chemicals, drugs, additives, etc.
3. Job-related exposures and their health effects
4. How to find out what?s in common household products

?and more.

Class Objective:
To introduce or remind CDPH staff of freely available, quality toxicological resources. These resources cover topics such as physical & chemical properties of substances, methods of analysis, occupational exposure, policy & regulatory information, and tracking environmental releases of substances, as well as researching the toxic/adverse effects of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and other substances.

These training sessions are free to CDPH employees. A certificate of completion will be available for those who attend the class.

If you are interested in other training classes we offer please go to the library training page for more information.

Sacramento Instruction: PubMed: My NCBI Hands-On class

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Wednesday, August 27, 2014, 10:30-12 pm
Enterprise Computer Training Room 72.169
1500 Capitol Ave, Sacramento
(Turn left as you enter the building and
proceed through the double doors to the
Enterprise Training Room)

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RSVP by Monday, August 25th to Michael Sholinbeck at msholinb@library.berkeley.edu or (510) 642-2510.
Please obtain your supervisor’s approval before you RSVP.

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Please note: This class is limited to 12 participants. A waiting list will be created, if necessary, for a possible additional class.

Some seats may be available on the day of the class so if you don’t register in advance, you can just show up to see if there is availability.

Supervisors: Please encourage your staff to attend if appropriate.

Do you want to know how to:

* How to save your PubMed search(es) and receive e-mail updates as new relevant citations are added to PubMed?

* How you can permanently store citations you find from a PubMed search?

* Share a list of citations with colleagues?

* Are you interested in customizing the PubMed display such that searches are “filtered” into categories of your choice?

* Are you interested in keeping track of searches run and citations viewed during the previous 6 months?

If you’ve answered “yes” to any of these questions, then please come to the Sheldon Margen Public Health Library’s PubMed: My NCBI Hands-on class!

Topics covered will include:

1. How to register for a My NCBI account
2. How to save searches and have PubMed periodically re-run the search and automatically e-mail you new citations
3. How to permanently save and share citations in My NCBI
4. How to set up search filters in PubMed, so search results are sorted into your desired categories (e.g., age groups, citations that link to other databases, etc.)
5. Other features of My NCBI

Class Objective:
This class will assist you in keeping aware of new literature in your field. It will help save you time by allowing for the saving of searches and search results (citations), and will facilitate collaboration by letting you create shared citation sets.

These training sessions are free to CDPH staff. A certificate of completion will be available for those who attend the class.

If you are interested in other training classes we offer please go to the library training page for more information.

Professional Development: Going Places with Spacial Analysis

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Know a little about data analysis but want to learn more about spacial data analysis? Then this free intermediate-level class from ESRI might be of interest to you.

Good for motivated people. Some experience with GIS software is helpful but not required. CDPH has a site license for ArcGIS. The class will meet for 6 weeks and require two to three hours of study per week. Going Places will give students a conceptual framework that will help them understand the nature and practice of spatial analysis.

This course will familiarize students with the following concepts:
* understanding and comparing places
* determining how places are related
* finding the best locations and paths
* detecting and quantifying patterns
* making predictions

Classes will consist of activities in ArcGIS Online, short video lectures, quizzes, case studies, and discussion. The class will begin in September. If interested, please visit the course information page and sign up for email notification when registration opens.

2014 Revised Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals Now Available

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The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice has adopted the 2014 updated Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals after a yearlong review and revision process. The Core Competencies are a consensus set of skills for those in the field of public health. They can help with workforce development planning and action, improved performance, preparation for accreditation, and community health enhancement.

You’ll find the core competencies as well as resources and tools to help you use them on the Public Health Foundation’s Core Competencies web page. The tools include Competency-Based Job Descriptions, a Competency to Curriculum Toolkit, and examples of core competencies applications like the Workforce Competency Framework used by the LA County Department of Public Health.

Visiting the Public Health Library this summer? Find information on holiday closure and summer hours here

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Our summer hours began on May 17 and continue through August 27. During this time, the Public Health Library will be open Monday-Friday from 10am-5pm. If you wish to visit the library from 8am-10am, please let us know beforehand. Just give us a call first so we can open the door for you and make sure that a librarian will be here to assist you. We have computers available for your research use. Please let us know when you arrive.

Our fall hours will begin on August 28 when students return to school. During the academic year, the Public Health Library will be open Monday – Thursday from 9am-8pm, Friday from 9am-5pm, and Saturday-Sunday from 1pm-5pm. We will provide service to CDPH Monday-Friday 8am-5pm. If you wish to visit the library Monday – Friday from 8am-9am, please let us know beforehand as above.

The Public Health Library will be closed on September 1st for the Labor Day holiday. Please plan ahead and anticipate your project needs, especially if you will be using our Document Delivery service.

This summer you can reach us as usual Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm by calling (510) 642-2510 and by logging in to the web portal.

CDPH in the News, August 2014

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CDPH in the News

California’s Healthcare Associated Infections Map
from govtech.com

The California Department of Public Health’s Healthcare Associated Infections map provides an intuitive and informative online tool to the state’s hospitals, health providers, and residents. The map collects information on common infections and from surgical procedures from each of the Golden State?s over 400 hospitals and overlays the information on a map of the state.

New health regulations put Santa Ynez water in short supply
from the Santa Maria Sun

It turns out more than just three years of drought can significantly affect water supplies in a community. The Santa Ynez Water Conservation District is saying a new California Department of Public Health regulation will severely restrain its ability to provide water to its customers.

Sysco Settles California Investigations, Reiterates Its Commitment to Food Safety
from CNN Money

Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY) has agreed to settle with the State of California all claims related to its past use of drop sites in the state. The $19.4 million settlement includes a payment of $15 million in penalties, $3.3 million to fund four California Department of Public Health investigator positions for five years, a $1 million donation to food banks across California, and $127,000 in costs.

California’s pertussis epidemic escalates, health officials report
from the Los Angeles Times

California’s pertussis epidemic has escalated, state health officials said Friday, with 4,558 cases reported this year as of Tuesday – 1,100 of those in the last two weeks. "We are off to a really bad start in 2014," Dr. Gil Chavez, state epidemiologist with the California Department of Public Health, said during a phone call with reporters Friday.

Rabid rabid skunk found in Long Beach infected with bat variant
from the Orange County Breeze

The California Department of Public Health confirmed today that the rabid skunk found last week in Long Beach was infected with a rabies virus variant from the Mexican-free-tailed bat. While bats in the area have tested positive for rabies in past years, this was the first confirmed case of rabies in a skunk in Los Angeles County since 1979. Mexican-free-tailed bats are very common in Southern California, and are the species of bats that most commonly carry rabies in the state.

California Diabetes Program Audit Approved
from Rocklin and Roseville Today

Assemblywoman Beth Gaines (R-Roseville) received approval yesterday for an audit of the California Department of Public Health’s implementation of the California Diabetes Program (CDP). The request received unanimous support from the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC). The request comes at a time when CDP funds, initially appropriated to directly address diabetes, have been used to fund one of many existing smoking cessation programs, also known as Medi-Cal Incentives to Quit Smoking (MIQS). These programs provide free nicotine patches and 20 dollar gift cards to various convenience stores, simply by calling a toll-free number and giving a Medi-Cal number.

New Books!

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The Public Health Library has the following new books available in print:

1. Coaching as a leadership style: the art and science of coaching conversations for healthcare professionals. By Robert F. Hicks. New York: Routledge, 2014.
Call number: RA971 .H53 2014.
Description, reviews, and table of contents available here

2. Global health law. By Lawrence O. Gostin. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2014.
Call number: K3570 .G67 2014.
Summary, reviews, and table of contents available here

3. Epidemiology of women’s health. Edited by Ruby T. Senie. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2014.
Call number: RA564.85 .E65 2014.
Summary, reviews, and table of contents available here

4. Introduction to air pollution science: a public health perspective. By Robert F. Phalen, Robert N. Phalen. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2013.
Call number: TD883.143 .P43 2013.
Summary, reviews, and table of contents available here

and here are some new titles available online from the National Academies Press which require a free registration to download a pdf of the title:

5. Health Literacy and Numeracy: Workshop Summary. Institute of Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2014.

6. Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States: A Guide for Providers of Victim and Support Services. Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2014.

7. Financing Population Health Improvement: Workshop Summary. Institute of Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2014. [prepublication]

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 and we will mail the book(s) to you.

You may also log into your web portal account to request book(s).

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.