Health Educator's Corner

Head Injuries Can Lead to Serious Long-Term Injury Did you know that many people suffering mild head and brain injuries, such as concussions, don’t seek medical care? As a result, these individuals might very well end up with long-term complications, affecting their ability to physically, mentally, and/or psychologically function normally.

HITS/HOOAH 4 Health Brochure  HITS\H4H is a unique web-based approach to force health protection and personal readiness. It's connecting RC Soldiers and their Families to personal readiness and well-being via the Internet.			Pandemic Flu planning guide for local health departments The National Association of City and County Health Officials (NACCHO) has produced a comprehensive 60-page guide for cities and counties to use in planning for a flu pandemic. According to NACCHO's web site: "Intended for use by local health departments (LHDs) as part of a multi-sector effort to coordinate planning for and response to a pandemic influenza outbreak. Click Here for more information and to downlad the guide.
Health News Review A new site has been launched that reviews and grades newspaper and magazine health articles. Get the real scoop on what you're reading and learn how to evaluate articles in your favorite magazines and newspapers at HealthNewsReview.org			Health Promotion & Prevention Initiatives Newsletter Click here to view the latest issue.
Health Risk Communication Risk communication is a process, not an event. It is a proactive, strategic planning process that identifies stakeholders, issues, and concerns in order to develop partnerships, implement plans, and communicate the complexities and uncertainties of risk.			Helping Children and Adolescents Through the Difficulties of Deployment in the Family American Academy of Pediatrics offers valuable resources and materials to assist health care providers and youth workers to be aware of issues with deployment and assist Families dealing with these issues.
Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III) ATP III adds a call for more intensive LDL-lowering therapy in certain groups of people, in accord with recent clinical trial evidence.			The Pediatrician and Disaster Preparedness The American Academy of Pediatrics has recently updated its guidelines on the pediatrician's role in disaster preparedness. Read and download a copy of the policy article here.
Get a Jump on Influenza! The USACHPPM Health Information Operations has recently posted downloadable posters, a trifold, and a fact sheet targeted to health clinics...			Kick-Start your Resolution to Change! The Transtheoretical Model of Change was developed by Dr. James L. Prochaska...
Guide to Community Preventive Services Released An independent Task Force sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a book containing evidence-based guidelines to help communities counteract nine preventable health concerns: physical inactivity...			Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome FAQs SARS is a respiratory illness of unknown cause that has recently been reported in Asia, North America and Europe. See the FAQs about the illness, coronavirus, CDC activities, CDC recommendations, travel and quarantine, and more...
A Lung Cancer Survivor's Story Cmdr. Rudolph Brewington smoked for nearly 38 years until he was diagnosed with lung cancer. In 2002 he underwent surgery to remove part of his right lung. "Lung cancer is real," he says. "If we can get people to stop smoking, we can reduce the number of lung cancer cases."