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 Online Crosscutting
A new web site, http://raceandhealth.hhs.gov, provides information about the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Initiative to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health. The site has an e-mail address for feedback and comment. The Consumer Information Center's new fall 1998 Consumer Information Catalog is available at www.pueblo.gsa.gov. It lists more than 200 free and low-cost publications. Heart Disease and Stroke The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has launched a new interactive web site, www.nhlbi.nih.gov/chd, which provides information on ways people with heart disease can lower their cholesterol. Cancer
Adolescents and Young Adults The Reality Clock is a feature of the Bureau For At-Risk Youth web site at http://www.at-risk.com. It provides up-to-the-minute statistics since January 1, 1998, on school violence, teen pregnancy, underage smoking, drug and alcohol abuse, and other issues that affect young people in the United States. In Print Crosscutting The Self-Help Sourcebook, Your Guide to Community and Online Support Groups provides information on over 800 national groups and networks addressing issues such as abuse, addictions, bereavement, disabilities, rare illnesses, mental health, and parenting. Single copies cost $10, plus $2 postage and handling. For five or more copies, call (973) 625-7101 about bulk rates. To order, write American Self-Help Clearinghouse, Attn: Self-Help Sourcebook, Northwest Covenant Medical Center, Denville, NJ 07834-2995. For more information, call (973) 625-9565 or visit www.cmhc.com/selfhelp.
Educational and Community-Based Programs Information on government and private agencies that serve homeless people appears in the 1998 Health Care for the Homeless Directory. The directory costs $10.50 per copy. To order, write to Health Care for the Homeless Information Resource Center, Policy Research Associates, Inc., 262 Delaware Avenue, Delmar, NY 12054. For more information, call (888) 439-3300, ext. 246; e-mail hch@prainc.com; or visit www.prainc.com/hch. Occupational Safety and Health The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) has issued its first inventory of competencies in 26 categories of occupational medicine. For a copy of the list, write ACOEM, 55 West Seegers Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60005; visit www.acoem.org; or e-mail kcoyne@acoem. org. Older Adults The fourth edition of the Alzheimer's Education and Training Research Catalog is now available, featuring more than 150 publications and videos related to Alzheimer's disease. For more information, write Geriatric Resources at P.O. Box 239, Radium Springs, NM 88054-0239; call (800) 359-0390; or e-mail GRI@zianet.com. On Video Substance Abuse A new video, "Red Ribbon Week: Working Toward a Drug-Free School and Community," highlights various Red Ribbon Week activities. Red Ribbon Week calls attention to alcohol-impaired driving by encouraging people to tie red ribbons to their cars as a reminder not to drink and drive. The video is useful in planning Red Ribbon Week for grades 2 through 8. To purchase the video for $49.50, write to The Bureau For At-Risk Youth, P.O. Box 760, Plainview, NY 11803-0760, or call (800) 99-YOUTH. Violent and Abusive Behavior The fall 1998 At-Risk Resources Buyer's Guide is now available, featuring "Cancelled Lives: Letters From the Inside," three videos designed to deter adolescents from violence and crime by showing what incarceration is really like. To request a free At-Risk Resources Buyer's Guide, write to The Bureau For At-Risk Youth, P.O. Box 760, Plainview, NY 11803-0760, or call (800) 99-YOUTH. In Funding Environmental Health A new University of Washington research center focusing on children's health risks from pesticide exposure will be supported by a 5-year, $6.6 million award from the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. HIV HHS is adding $4.9 million to supplement HIV/AIDS prevention and outreach services in racial and ethnic minority communities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health Resources and Services Administration are providing the funds. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, along with five other NIH Institutes, has awarded over $13 million for first-year funding for 12 Centers for AIDS Research (CFARs) across the United States. Educational Aids Substance Abuse
Prevention 99: Scientific, Political and
Social Priorities for the 21st Century. Washington, DC. Sponsored by the American
College of Preventive Medicine and the Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine. For
information, call (202) 466-2569, fax (202) 466-2662, e-mail prevention @acpm.org, or
visit www.prevention-meeting.org. 38th International Congress on Alcohol
and Drug Dependence. Vienna, Austria. For information, write ICAA, Case Postale
189, 1001 Lausanne, Switzerland; call (+41-21) 320-98-65; fax (+41-21) 320-98-17; e-mail
icaa@pingnet.ch; or visit www.icaa.ch. |
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Partnership for Prevention has a new web site at 
cancerTrials™, sponsored by the National Cancer Institute
(NCI), is a new online resource for information on studies of cancer treatment. The
address is 
The Journal of Health Communication
has relocated its offices to the Academy for Educational Development, 1255 23rd Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20037. The journal has added an "education and evaluation"
section. Visit 
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration has launched a new campaign to help children and young adults avoid
substance abuse. To order four information guides, a poster, a resource guide,
and other free products, call (800) 729-6686 or visit 