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Health Literacy Month, celebrated each October, is a time when health literacy advocates around the world promote the importance of making health information available to the public. The U.S. Government Printing Office makes available a number of key official publications focusing on health in the United States. A Healthier You: Based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Description: A Healthier You: Based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Brings together nutrition science and expertise to help Americans make smart choices from every food group, find balance between food and physical activity, and get the most out of the calories we consume. Year/Pages: 2005: 355 p.; ill. Eat Right to Help Lower Your High Blood Pressure Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Description: Eat Right to Help Lower Your High Blood Pressure. Prepared as part of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Obesity Education Initiative. Colorful pamphlet tells what to eat to eat, buy, and do to help lower high blood pressure. Includes a chart entitled: "Foods to Choose When You Shop" which may be separated. Year/Pages: 1995: 28 p.; ill. Women and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of the Surgeon General Description: Women and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General. Updates and expands the 1980 Surgeon General's report, “The Health Consequences of Smoking for Women.” Lays out the specific health problems incurred by women who smoke. Reviews in detail what is known about smoking-related diseases among women. Documents the toll of smoking on women's health. Examines smoking patterns by demographics and other characteristics. Year/Pages: 2001: 689 p.; ill. Pocket Guide to Staying Healthy at 50+ Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., Public Health Service, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Description: Pocket Guide to Staying Healthy at 50+. Developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Describes ways that people aged 50 and older can stay healthy. Gives information on living habits, screening tests, and immunizations. Year/Pages: 2003: 72 p.; ill. Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Description: Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General. Presents the message that Americans can substantially improve their health and quality of life by including moderate amounts of physical activity in their daily lives. Summarizes a diverse literature from the fields of epidemiology, exercise physiology, medicine, and the behavioral sciences. Highlights what is known about physical activity and health, as well as what is being learned about promoting physical activity among adults and young people. Year/Pages: 1996: 298 p.; ill. Health, United States, 2006 With Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics Description: Health, United States, 2006 With Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans. Presents national trends in health statistics. Major findings are presented in the highlights. Includes a chartbook on urban and rural health, trend tables, extensive appendixes, and an index. Year/Pages: 2006: 563 p.; ill. 65+ in the United States: 2005 Publisher: Commerce Dept., Economics and Statistics Administration, Census Bureau, and Health and Human Services Dept., National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging Description: 65+ in the United States: 2005. Analyzes data for the population aged 65 and older. Year/Pages: 2005: 255 p.; ill. Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., Public Health Service, Office of the Surgeon General Description: The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General, 2006. Documents the serious and deadly health effects of involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke. Secondhand smoke is a major cause of disease, including lung cancer and coronary heart disease, in healthy non-smokers. Year/Pages: 2006: 727 p. Healthy People 2010: Tracking Healthy People 2010 Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept. Description: Healthy People 2010: Tracking Healthy People 2010. Presents 467 objectives to improve the health of Americans by the year 2010. Provides technical information so the many partners in this effort understand how the data are derived and the major statistical issues affecting the interpretation of the statistics. Year/Pages: 2000: 998 p. Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept. Description: Healthy People 2010, V. 1-2: With Understanding and Improving Health and Objectives for Improving Health. Includes updated data. Outlines a comprehensive, nationwide health promotion and disease prevention agenda. Designed to serve as a roadmap for improving the health of all people in the United States during the first decade of the 21st century. Committed to promoting health and preventing illness, disability, and premature death. Year/Pages: 2000: 2 bks. (1226 p.) Alzheimer's Disease: Unraveling the Mystery Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging Description: Alzheimer's Disease: Unraveling the Mystery. Explains what Alzheimer's disease is. Describes what has been learned to date about the disease. Provides a glimpse into future directions for research. Year/Pages: 2002: 60 p.; ill. and CD-ROM in pocket. Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Description: Alcohol Research & Health. Presents current research findings prevention, treatment, and training program descriptions; and observations and opinions from those working at the grassroots level to provide services to the people affected by alcohol-related problems. Subscription. List ID: AHRW. Environmental Health Perspectives Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., Public Health Service, National Institute on Environmental Health Sciences Description: Environmental Health Perspectives. Publishes cutting-edge research articles and news of the environment. Advertised as a new periodical with a new perspective. Subscription. List ID: EHPM. Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., National Institutes of Health, National Center for Research Resources, Research Resources Information Center Description: National Institutes of Health, National Center for Research Resources: NCRR Reporter. Provides information on current research in medicine. Covers animal and biotechnology resources, general clinical research centers, minority biomedical research support, and biomedical research. Subscription. List ID: RESR. Summary Health Statistics for United States Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2003 Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics Description: Summary Health Statistics for United States Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2003. Presents health statistics from the 2003 National Health Interview Survey for the civilian noninstitutionalized adult population, classified by age, gender, race and Hispanic origin, poverty status, region of residence, and where appropriate, education, income, and health insurance coverage. Covers health status and limitations of activity, health care access and utilization, health behaviors and lifestyle, chronic condition prevalence, and knowledge and attitudes toward the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Year/Pages: 2005: 157 p. Publisher: Commission on Systemic Interoperability Description: Ending The Document Game:Connecting and Transforming Your Healthcare Through Information Technolog (Book & CD-ROM). Articulates a vision of an information-connected healthcare system. Recommends specific actions and broader policy objectives with the goal of allowing healthcare to effectively use computers and information technology. Offers steps to be taken to create a connected nationwide system of health information. Paperback. Year/Pages: 2005: 264 p. ill.; CD-ROM in pocket. [ Top ]
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