Environmental Health Chat
"This podcast series explores how environmental exposures affect our health. Each episode highlights ways researchers work in partnership with community groups to understand and address environmental health issues." These short 5-6 minute podcasts cover topics such as breast cancer and the environment, mercury in seafood, hydraulic fracturing, and urban gardening, among others.
From our Public Health Podcasts, Radio, Video, Webcasts web page.
Maternal and Infant Health Assessment (MIHA) Survey (CDPH)
"The Maternal and Infant Health Assessment, or MIHA, is an annual, statewide-representative survey of women with a recent live birth in California. MIHA collects self-reported information about maternal and infant experiences and about maternal attitudes and behaviors before, during and shortly after pregnancy." Many publications and statistics based on the surveys are available here. Topics include preconception health, health disparities, alcohol use and smoking during pregnancy, maternal weight gain, oral health, and breastfeeding.
From our Maternal and Child Health Resources and Statistical/Data Resources web pages.
Network for a Healthy California (CDPH)
"The Network represents a statewide movement of local, state and national partners collectively working toward improving the health status of low-income Californians through increased fruit and vegetable consumption and daily physical activity." Created in 1997, the Network's partners include the USDA, the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, California Center for Research on Women and Families, California Department of Education, California Department of Food and Agriculture, among many others. The Network's web page includes links to trainings, publications and reports, funding opportunities, guidelines, and resources. From here you can find local success stories, statewide surveys, TV and Spanish radio ads, and a link to the Network for a Healthy California's GIS Map Viewer with mappable data such as demographics, WIC grocery stores, and nutrition programs.
From our Food/Nutrition Resources web page.
SNAP-Ed Interventions: A Toolkit for States (USDA)
This obesity prevention toolkit was developed by the USDA, its Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), and the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR). The toolkit includes many examples of evidenced-based obesity prevention policies and environmental change intervention programs. The settings and focus for these evidence-based interventions include include schools, childcare, communities, helping families, and social marketing and media.
From our Food/Nutrition Resources web page.
State Health Policy Options (National Governors Association Center for Best Practices)
"State Policy Options is a virtual resource center that contains a host of resources states can use to learn from one another; identify policy options for addressing pressing health system challenges; and keep informed of the federal landscape. The site aims to provide guidance and direction on the questions states may ask when trying to resolve policy or programmatic hurdles to health system improvement." You'll find policies, case studies, federal regulations and grants, and expert sources for more help. The information here is also sorted by topic. Your searches can be limited to specific states and searched by keyword.
From our Health Care Planning, Organization, and Evaluation Resources web page.
Center for Applied Research and Environmental Systems (CARES) (University of Missouri)
"Since 1992 when CARES was established, our goal has been to aid interested public and private parties in learning about and managing our resources. We utilize the latest technologies in geographic information systems, satellite imagery, environmental modeling, and the internet to compile, analyze and distribute information about our world." In the Map Room, you can easily create customized maps on topics such as poverty, crime, food insecurity, demographics, health insurance and obesity utilizing data sources such as the American Community Survey, 2010 Census, USDA, and the CDC.
From our Public Health GIS Resources web page.
Community Commons
"Community Commons is an interactive mapping, networking, and learning utility for the broad-based healthy, sustainable, and livable communities’ movement." After registering for free, you'll have access to step-by-step tutorials showing you how to make your own customized maps. Map topics such as poverty, crime, food insecurity, demographics, health insurance and obesity utilizing data sources such as the American Community Survey, 2010 Census, USDA, and the CDC. Some maps are accessible here so that you can see examples of what you could do.
From our Public Health GIS Resources web page.
Health and Retirement Study
The University of Michigan Health and Retirement Study (HRS) is sponsored by the National Institute on Aging and the Social Security Administration. It is a longitudinal study that surveys thousands of Americans over the age of 50 every two years. It began in 1992. It looks in-depth at health, health insurance, work, retirement, income, wealth, family charateristics, and intergenerational transfers through extensive interviews with survey participants. Data products are freely available online to registered users.
From our Statistical/Data Resources web page.
Kidsdata.org: Data and Resources about the Health of California's Children (Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health)
"The kidsdata.org website allows users to easily find, customize, and share data on more than 400 measures of child health and well being. Data are available for every legislative district, city, county, and school district in California. User-friendly displays make it easy to incorporate data from more than 35 trusted public sources into reports, presentations, grant proposals, policy decisions, media stories, and advocacy work." You can search for information by region, by demographic group, or by topic. Kidsdata is most useful for policymakers, service providers, grantseekers, advocates, media, parents, and educators, among others.
From our Maternal and Child Health Resources and Statistical/Data Resources web pages.
State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC)
"The University of Minnesota's State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) is funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help states monitor rates of health insurance coverage, understand factors associated with access to care, and to utilize data for implementation of health reform. In addition to providing health policy analysis, SHADAC provides technical assistance to federal agencies that conduct health insurance surveys, and states that conduct their own surveys and/or use data from national surveys." SHADAC has a number of briefs, reports, webinars, and newsletters on topics such as health insurance coverage estimates, health reform, policy issues, and the Affordable Care Act. Its Data Center allows you to create detailed health insurance and coverage estimates at the state or national level. SHADAC provides quick state profiles with comparisons between states available if desired.
From our Statistical/Data Resources web page.
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