Public Health Practice Course Resources

These are materials available at various Internet web sites that supplement and extend the material in the text and the various modules of this course. A few of these resources require special software such as the Adobe Acrobat reader to view files that are in the PDF format or the latest version of RealPlayer for audio-visual materials such as video clips. Recent versions of the UIC network Services Kit come with these players. If you need to, you may obtain the latest Adobe Acrobat reader and/or RealPlayer software at no cost by clicking on the following images:
 

All Modules

• Health, United States Web Site Health, United States with Trends in the Health of Americans Chartbook (PDF format). USDHHS-PHS; updated annually.
• The World Health Report 2002: Reducing Risks, Promoting Healthy Life (PDf format). World Health Organization

What is Public Health? (Course Module 1, Text Chapter 1)

• Delta Omega Classics (classic public health manuscripts and reports, many from the 19th century)
• Invisible Safety Net Video: Part 1--What is Public Health? University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Northwest Center for Public Health Practice; 1994
• John Snow Web Site. UCLA Department of Epidemiology
• Orientation to Public Health Online introductory course developed by the New York-New Jersey Public Health Training Center; 2002.
• Outbreak at Watersedge: A Public Health Discovery Game. University of Minnesota School of Public Health
• Principles of the Ethical Practice of Public Health. American Public Health Association
• Snow and Cholera. Slide and audio presentation developed by the University of North Carolina School of Public Health
• What Is Public Health? Association of Schools of Public Health and Pfizer Pharmaceutical Corporation

Understanding and Measuring Health (Course Module 2, Text Chapter 2)

• Actual Causes of Death in the United States, 2000. (PDF format) Mokdad AH, Marks JS, Stroup DF, Gerberding JL. JAMA 2004;291(10)1238-1245.
• Community Indicators of Health-Related Quality of Life--United States, 1993-1997. MMWR 2000;49(13):281-285
• Diversity Data - Metropolitan Quality of Life Data. Harvard SPH Center for the Advancement of Health
• Health United States Web Site. National Center for Health Statistics. Washington DC; DHHS-PHS-CDC-NCHS; updated annually. Includes access to Health United States (with Trends in the Health of Americans Chart Book)
• Healthy People 2000 web site for information on both Healthy People 2000 and Healthy People 2010. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, USDHHS; 2001
• Healthy People 2010: Understanding and Improving Health. US Department of Health and Human Services. Washington DC; DHHS-PHS; 2000
• Healthy People 2010; Leading Health Indicators. US Department of Health and Human Services. Washington DC; DHHS-PHS; 2000
• Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People 2010, Final Report. Institute of Medicine. Washington DC; National Academy Press; 1999
• State Health Facts. Kaiser Family Foundation

Public Health and the Health System (Course Module 3, Text Chapter 3)

• Commonwealth Fund State Scorecards. Interactive US map to view state-specific health system rankings and results compared to benchmarks and the number of lives and dollars each state could save by achieving benchmark levels of performance. Commonwealth Fund; 2007.
• Health United States Web Site. National Center for Health Statistics. Washington DC; DHHS-PHS-CDC-NCHS; updated annually. Includes access to Health United States (with Trends in the Health of Americans Chart Book).
• Healthy People 2000 web site for information on both Healthy People 2000 and Healthy People 2010. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, USDHHS; 2001.
• Managed Care and Public Health (PDF format). Levi J. AJPH 2000;90(12):1823-1824
• Not-So-Strange Bedfellows; Public Health and Managed Care (PDF format). Koplan JP and Harris JR. AJPH 2000;90(12):1824-1826
• Medicine & Public Health: the Power of Collaboration (PDF format). Lasker RD. New York Academy of Medicine; 1997
• Public Health Expenditures Trends in public health expenditures; 1960-2000
• Trends and Indicators in the Changing Health Care Marketplace, 2002 (PDF format). Kizer Foundation; 2002

Law, Government, and Public Health (Course Module 4, Text Chapter 4)

• Invisible Safety Net Video: Part 2--Local Public Health University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Northwest Center for Public Health Practice; 1994
• Local Public Health Agency Infrastructure Chartbook NACCHO; 2001
• State Health Agencies on the Web
• State Health facts online
• 2005 Profile of Local Health Departments (PDF format) NACCHO; 2006
• TOPOFF 2 Legal Handbook (PDF format) IDPH; 2003

Core Functions and Essential Public Health Services (Course Module 5, Text Chapter 5)

• Healthy People 2010 Toolkit: A Field Guide to Health Planning. Public Health Foundation; 1999
• Invisible Safety Net Video: Part 3--Core Functions University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Northwest Center for Public Health Practice; 1994
• Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP). NACCHO, 2000
• National Public Health Performance Standards Program. CDC Public Health Practice Program Office, 2000.
• Public Health Functions Web Site. Public Health Functions Project
• The Past and Future of Public Health Practice (PDF format) Fee E and Brown TM. AJPH 2000:909(5):690-691

Public Health Infrastructure (Course Module 5, Text Chapter 6)

• Healthy People 2010: Public Health Infrastructure Objectives; Washington DC; USDHHS-PHS; 2000
• Principles of Community Engagement. CDC Public Health Practice Program Office; Atlanta GA; 1997
• Public Health Infrastructure (report to Congress in PDF format) CDC;2001
• Public Health Workforce: An Agenda for the 21st Century (PDF format). USDHHS-PHS; Washington DC; 1997
• Public Health Workforce: Enumeration 2000 (PDF format). USDHHS-HRSA; Rockville MD; 2000

Public Health Interventions (Course Module 6, Text Chapter 7)

• An Ounce of Prevention...What Are the Returns? (PDF format) CDC; 1999
• Effectiveness of Disease and Injury Prevention. MMWR 1996;46:No4
• Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health. MMWR 1999;48:RR-11
• Guide to Community Preventive Services
• National Guideline Clearinghouse. AHRQ-AMA-AAHP. Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines

Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response (Course Module 7, Text Chapter 8)

• American Anthrax Outbreak of 2001. UCLA Department of Epidemiology
• Bioterrorisk. Online simulation developed by the Illinois Public Health Preparedness Center; 2003
• CDC Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response web site. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (includes links to specific chemical and bioterrorism agents).
• Epidemiologic Information on Bioterrorism. UCLA Department of Epidemiology
• Health Emergency Response Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Public Health Directors. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• Public Health Incident Command System: A Guide for the Management of Emergencies or Other Unusual Incidents within Public Health Agencies (PDF documents). Center for Public Health Preparedness, University at Albany School of Public Health
• Terrorism and Other Pubic Health Emergencies: A Reference Guide for the Media (PDF documents). US Department of Health and Human Services; 2005.

Public Health Challenges for the 21st Century (Text Chapter 9)

• The Personal Predicament of Public Health. Smith JS. Chronicle of Higher Education; June 27, 2003.
• The Pitfalls of Bioterrorism Preparedness: The Anthrax and Smallpox Experiences. (PDF format) Cohen HW, Gould RM, and Sidel VW. AJPH 2004;94(10):1667-1671
• The Unfulfilled Promise of Public Health: Deja Vu All Over Again. Fee E and Brown T. Health Affairs 2002;21(6):31-43

Web Sites

Federal Health Agencies	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention U.S. Food and Drug Administration Health Services and Resources Administration National Institutes of Health Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Federal Government Budget Public Health Functions Project
Health Data and Information Sites	Commonwealth Fund State Scorecards Community Tool Box Healthy People 2010 Toolkit Healthy People 2010 home page (data for HP 2010 objectives available here) Healthy People 2000 home page Health U.S. 2006 Web Site (Health US 2006 available here) U.S. Census data CDC's Mortality & Morbidity Weekly Reports National Center for Health Statistics CDC WONDER IPLAN data set (Illinois Project for Local Assessment of Needs) MMWR tables for specific weeks and reporting areas State Health facts online
Other Sites	Chicago Tribune New York Times Time Magazine USA Today
Public Health Search and Gateway Sites	National Library of Medicine Grateful Med and PubMed search site Health Finder: DHHS sponsored gateway site Fedstats: federal agency data and information Health World Online
Public Health and Medical Organization Sites	World Health Organization Pan American Health Organization American Public Health Association Association of State and Territorial Health Officials National Association of County and City Health Officials Public Health Foundation Association of Schools of Public Health American Medical Association American Nurses Association American Hospital Association American Association of Medical Colleges
Selected State and Local Public Health Agencies	State Health Agencies on the Web Illinois Department of Public Health Chicago Department of Public Health UIC School of Public Health

Public Health Practice Course Resources last revised December 14, 2007 (bturnock)