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Childrens Environmental Health Information
Resources
Originally aired March 21, 2002
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Environmental health and safety risks disproportionately affect children.
From pesticides in schools and playgrounds to nitrates in the water, children are
at increased risk for a variety of adverse health effects such as developmental delays
and asthma. The 1997 Presidential Executive Order on the Protection of Children to
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks states that each Federal agency shall
make it a high priority to identify and assess these risks. Access to information is
vital for understanding environmental hazards and ensuring the safety of children.
There are numerous resources on the World Wide Web that address the environmental
health risks of children, however it often is difficult to locate and identify high
quality, accurate, and authoritative sources. This live interactive program will
demonstrate selected online resources in the context of important children's environmental
health issues. Topics include pesticide exposure, environmental triggers of asthma,
and lead poisoning prevention funding resources. The Partnership for Information Access
for Public Health Professionals is a joint venture among several public health agencies
and associations. This program is just one of many ways the Partnership actively assists
public health departments in accessing information
http://nnlm.gov/partners
Goal
To increase the knowledge of
public health professionals to locate and evaluate electronic information
resources on children's environmental health.
Objectives
Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Identify at least three environmental health
issues affecting children.
- Describe why environmental health risks have a
greater effect on children than adults.
- Choose electronic information resources on the
issues identified in Objective 1.
- Identify major children's environmental health
resources available from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), other government agencies, educational institutions, associations
and organizations.
- Perform basic searches in several National Library of Medicine databases
including the Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), TOXLINE, and MEDLINE/PubMed.
Who Should Attend
Physicians, nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners,
epidemiologists, public health educators, counselors, administrators,
librarians, or anyone else providing environmental health-related services.
Presenters
- Stacey J. Arnesen, M.S., Advisor for Special Projects, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD.
- Greg P. Bodin, M.L.I.S.,
Technology Coordinator, South Central Region, National Network of
Libraries of Medicine, Houston Academy of Medicine, Texas Medical Center
Library, Houston, TX.
- Rose S. Foster, B.S., Group
Manager, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN
Registration Instructions
Site and individual registration is now available online.
Go to
http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtnonline/ to register.
Individuals who have questions about registration should call 1-800-41-TRAIN.
Course Materials
Visit
http://nnlm.gov/partners/children/to obtain course materials. Please print the course materials
and have them available to refer to during this broadcast.
Videotape
A videotape of the broadcast is available for $17.50 from the Public Health Foundation.
You may order the videotape by phone, fax or online as follows:
Continuing Education Credit
Credit has expired for this course.
Note: Medical Librarians: please see http://phpartners.org/cehir/
for MLA CE credit information.
Partners in Information Access for Public Health
Professionals
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health Resources and Services Administration
National Association of County and City Health Officials
National Library of Medicine
National Network of Libraries of Medicine
Public Health Foundation
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