This document provides resources and ideas for public health outreach. It begins with an overview of key public health concepts and resources, including the core functions and essential services of public health. It then discusses study designs commonly used in public health research and types of grey literature. Several key agencies and websites that provide public health resources and data are identified. Ideas for increasing physical activity in schools and potential outreach projects are presented. Funding opportunities for public health outreach projects are also mentioned.

1. Gather Around the Pump Handle:Public Health Resources and Outreach IdeasPump Handle by cindy47542 on flickr

2. What’s this pump handle business?Dr. John Snow, 1813 – 1858

3. “Father of Modern Epidemiology”

4. Isolated the source of an 1854 London cholera outbreak to water from the Broad Street pump AgendaWhat is public health?Key resourcesIdeas for Outreach

5. MissionTo promote physical and mental health and prevent disease, injury, and disability to realize the vision of healthy people in healthy communities.-Healthy People 2010

6. Quality information is central to good public health practice.3 core functions10 essential services

7. AssessmentImage credits: NIOSH, Retropocketlint, otodo, CDC

8. Policy DevelopmentImage credits: seiuhealthcare775nw, Teejayhanton, toptechwriter, doi.gov

9. AssuranceImage credits: (vaccination) USACE Europe District, (baby) bibliocone

10. Public Health vs. MedicinePublic HealthFocus on populationVariable certificationNumeric training essentialEmphasis on prevention and health promotion of communityMedicineFocus on individualUniform certificationNumeric training minor portionEmphasis on diagnosis and treatment of patient

11. Study DesignsRCTs are not always feasible, ethical, or useful in public health.Observational studiesCase-control studiesCohort studiesQualitative researchTheory-based research

12. Grey LiteratureGovernment ReportsWhite PapersDatasetsPreprintsConference proceedingsSelf-published works

13. Conflicting PerspectivesMammograms not recommended for women under 40 50. – US Preventive Services Task Force“I’m angry.” – 47-year old breast cancer patient

14. Key ResourcesPubMed / MedlinePlusPHPartners.orgCommunity Health Status IndicatorsEnvironmental Health Resources

15. The Usual Suspects… PubMedProfessional journal literatureMedlinePlusConsumer-level health information

16. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)American Public Health Association (APHA)Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)Medical Library Association (MLA)National Agricultural LibraryNational Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)National Library of Medicine (NLM)National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM)Public Health Foundation (PHF)Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforcehttp://phpartners.org

17. http://phpartners.org

18. http://phpartners.org/health_stats.html

19. http://phpartners.org

20. http://phpartners.org

21. http://phpartners.org

22. http://phpartners.org/hp/phys_fit.html

23. Increase daily PE in schoolsObjective 22-08("physical education and training"[MeSH Terms] OR "motor activity"[MeSH Terms] OR ("physical fitness"[MeSH Terms] OR ("physical"[All Fields] AND "fitness"[All Fields]) OR "physical fitness"[All Fields]) OR "sports"[MeSH Major Topic] OR "exercise"[MeSH Terms]) AND ("schools"[MeSH Major Topic] OR "curriculum/standards"[Mesh Terms] OR ("mandatory programmes"[All Fields] OR "mandatory programs"[MeSH Terms] OR ("mandatory"[All Fields] AND "programs"[All Fields]) OR "mandatory programs"[All Fields]) OR "health education"[MeSH Major Topic] OR "health promotion"[MeSH Major Topic] OR "health knowledge, attitudes, practice"[MeSH Major Topic] OR "models, educational"[MeSH Terms]) NOT ("universities"[MeSH Terms] OR (college[All Fields] OR college/abassi[All Fields] OR college/albany[All Fields] OR college/area[All Fields] OR college/burke[All Fields] OR college/chang[All Fields] OR college/children's[All Fields] OR college/chinese[All Fields] OR college/city[All Fields] OR college/civil[All Fields] OR college/class[All Fields] OR college/college[All Fields] OR college/columbia[All Fields] OR college/community[All Fields] OR college/cook[All Fields] OR college/cornell[All Fields] OR college/cuny[All Fields] OR college/dalhousie[All Fields] OR college/dec[All Fields] OR college/dominican[All Fields] OR college/ems[All Fields] OR college/first[All Fields] OR college/fisheries[All Fields] OR college/g[All Fields] OR college/ghurki[All Fields] OR college/gnd[All Fields] OR college/gov't[All Fields] OR college/govt[All Fields] OR college/graduate[All Fields] OR college/guangzhou[All Fields] OR college/guizhou[All Fields] OR college/guru[All Fields] OR college/guy's[All Fields] OR college/hartford[All Fields] OR college/hospital[All Fields] OR college/imperial[All Fields] OR college/institute[All Fields] OR college/jinnah[All Fields] OR college/johns[All Fields] OR college/khyber[All Fields] OR college/kr[All Fields] OR college/lions[All Fields] OR college/lishui[All Fields] OR college/ln[All Fields] OR college/london[All Fields] OR college/mackay[All Fields] OR college/mayo[All Fields] OR college/metropolitan[All Fields] OR college/middlesex[All Fields] OR college/miet[All Fields] OR college/montefiore[All Fields] OR college/mount[All Fields] OR college/mt[All Fields] OR college/nanjing[All Fields] OR college/new[All Fields] OR college/njaes[All Fields] OR college/north[All Fields] OR college/nust[All Fields] OR college/ny[All Fields] OR college/osmania[All Fields] OR college/our[All Fields] OR college/payne[All Fields] OR college/pennsylvania[All Fields] OR college/polytechnic[All Fields] OR college/rajendra[All Fields] OR college/rajindra[All Fields] OR college/regional[All Fields] OR college/rockefeller[All Fields] OR college/royal[All Fields] OR college/sassoon[All Fields] OR college/school[All Fields] OR college/sir[All Fields] OR college/specialized[All Fields] OR college/st[All Fields] OR college/state[All Fields] OR college/stratham[All Fields] OR college/sunnaas[All Fields] OR college/suny[All Fields] OR college/technical[All Fields] OR college/the[All Fields] OR college/thomas[All Fields] OR college/tumaini[All Fields] OR college/uhi[All Fields] OR college/universities[All Fields] OR college/university[All Fields] OR college/usf[All Fields] OR college/vanderbilt[All Fields] OR college/west[All Fields] OR college/westchester[All Fields] OR college/western[All Fields] OR college/women's[All Fields] OR college/wuyi[All Fields] OR college/young[All Fields] OR college'[All Fields] OR college's[All Fields] OR college3[All Fields] OR collegeage[All Fields] OR collegeality[All Fields] OR collegeasahikawa[All Fields] OR collegebiochem[All Fields] OR collegebuilding[All Fields] OR collegechestnut[All Fields] OR collegedale[All Fields] OR collegede[All Fields] OR collegedepartment[All Fields] OR collegee[All Fields] OR collegefdcnet[All Fields] OR collegehill[All Fields] OR collegel[All Fields] OR collegem[All Fields] OR collegen[All Fields] OR collegenase[All Fields] OR collegenases[All Fields] OR collegenew[All Fields] OR collegenin[All Fields] OR collegenolytic[All Fields] OR collegenoses[All Fields] OR collegenous[All Fields] OR collegeo[All Fields] OR collegeof[All Fields] OR collegepeking[All Fields] OR collegergia[All Fields] OR colleges[All Fields] OR colleges/courses[All Fields] OR colleges/health[All Fields] OR colleges/junior[All Fields] OR colleges/schools[All Fields] OR colleges/teaching[All Fields] OR colleges/universities[All Fields] OR colleges'[All Fields] OR colleges's[All Fields] OR collegeshawinigan[All Fields] OR collegesherbrooke[All Fields] OR collegestation[All Fields] OR collegetown[All Fields] OR collegeville[All Fields] OR collegew[All Fields] OR collegeylm[All Fields]) OR (undergraduate[All Fields] OR undergraduate/baccalaureate[All Fields] OR undergraduate/entry[All Fields] OR undergraduate/graduate[All Fields] OR undergraduate/postgraduate[All Fields] OR undergraduate'[All Fields] OR undergraduate's[All Fields] OR undergraduated[All Fields] OR undergraduates[All Fields] OR undergraduates/graduates[All Fields] OR undergraduates'[All Fields]) OR (graduate[All Fields] OR graduate/12[All Fields] OR graduate/first[All Fields] OR graduate/general[All Fields] OR graduate/independent[All Fields] OR graduate/postgraduate[All Fields] OR graduate/prepare[All Fields] OR graduate/professional[All Fields] OR graduate/staff[All Fields] OR graduate/undergraduate[All Fields] OR graduate'[All Fields] OR graduate's[All Fields] OR graduate531[All Fields] OR graduatecenter[All Fields] OR graduatecentre[All Fields] OR graduated[All Fields] OR graduated/ungraduated[All Fields] OR graduatedlly[All Fields] OR graduateinstitute[All Fields] OR graduateness[All Fields] OR graduates[All Fields] OR graduates/1000[All Fields] OR graduates/diplomates[All Fields] OR graduates/faculty[All Fields] OR graduates/graduating[All Fields] OR graduates/interns[All Fields] OR graduates/postgraduates[All Fields] OR graduates/world[All Fields] OR graduates'[All Fields] OR graduates'/diplomates[All Fields] OR graduates'needs[All Fields] OR graduates'perceptions[All Fields] OR graduateschool[All Fields]) OR baccalaureate[All Fields]) AND english[la] AND "humans"[MeSH Terms] NOT ("adult"[MeSH Terms] OR "adult"[All Fields]) AND ("united states"[MeSH Terms] OR ("united"[All Fields] AND "states"[All Fields]) OR "united states"[All Fields]) AND (("child"[MeSH Terms] OR "child"[All Fields]) OR ("adolescent"[MeSH Terms] OR "adolescent"[All Fields])) NOT ("creatine"[MeSH Terms] OR "creatine"[All Fields]) NOT "melanoma"[MeSH Terms]

24. Health Indicators: A 4-Part Webinar Series http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/healthindicators/index.html

25. County-level data on:DemographicsBirth and DeathRisk FactorsVulnerable PopulationsPreventive Services UseEnvironmental HealthAccess to CareNational and Peer County Comparisons

26. Kootenai County, Idaho

27. Environmental Health Resources http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro.html

28. Environmental Health Resources http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro.htmlSearch TOXNET for hazardous substance information; TOXMAP to create maps of toxic releases

29. Environmental Health Resources http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro.htmlREMM and WISER for first responders to HAZMAT incidentsMobile versions available

30. Environmental Health Resources http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro.htmlDisaster Information Management Resource Center (DIMRC)

31. Outreach IdeasContact your local health departmentGo to a meetingHost an exhibitAssist with social media or personal info management strategies[Your idea here]“Our world is run by those who show up.”

32. Got Funding?Express Outreach Awards(Pacific Northwest Region only)up to $12,000Priority will be given to proposals involving outreach to public health workers, emergency responders, health professionals serving low-income populations …Proposals due April 23

33. Thank You!Alison Aldrich, MSI MPH Technology Outreach CoordinatorNational Network of Libraries of Medicine,Pacific Northwest Regionaldrich3@uw.edu206-221-3489