ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• Technical Resources
• Sample Syllabus
• Self-Assessment Quizzes (8)
• Group Exercises
• Case Studies
• PDF Files
• Interesting Reading
• Public Health Web Sites

Web Resources

• Technical Glossary

Course Syllabus

• An example of a course syllabus for Public Health:What It Is and How It Works, 2nd edition is provided here.

Group Exercises

• Public Health Practice Exercise 1
• Public Health Practice Exercise 2

Case Studies

• A Century of Progress in Public Health
• Public Health Activities in Chicago 1834-1998
• Snow on Cholera: Part 1
• Snow on Cholera: Part 2
• CDC History
• Building a Constituency for Public Health

PDF Files

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Large files (these require considerable time to view or download using modems; access through direct Internet link if possible!) Health, United States 1999 (annual tables without chartbook) and  Health, United States 1999: Health and Aging Chart Book (USDHHS-PHS 1999)  Medicine & Public Health: the Power of Collaboration (Lasker RD, New York Academy of Medicine, 1997)  The Public Health Workforce: An Agenda for the 21st Century (Public Health Functions Project Report, USDHHS-PHS, 1997)

Smaller files (access either through modems or direct Internet links) Years of Healthy Life: Selected States, United States, 1993-1995 (MMWR 1998;47:No 1)  State Differences in Reported Healthy Days Among Adults--United States, 1993-1996 (MMWR 1998;47:No 12)  Public Opinion About Public Health--California and the United States (MMWR 1998;47:No 4)  Health-Related Quality of Life and Activity Limitation--Eight States, 1995 (MMWR 1998;47:No 7)

Interesting Reading

• Assessment Protocol for Excellence in Public Health (APEXPH). NACCHO, 1991
• Assessment and Planning Excellence through Community Partners for Health (APEXCPH). NACCHO, 2000
• A Vision of Social Justice as the Foundation of Public Health: Commemorating 150 Years of the Spirit of 1848. AJPH Editorial
• Core Function-Related Local Public Health Performance. Turnock BJ, Handler AS, Miller CA
• Guide to Implementing Model Standards: Eleven Steps Toward a Healthy Community. American Public Health Association
• Community Strategies for Health. American Public Health Association
• Determinants of US Local Health Department Expenditures, 1992 through 1993 AJPH Abstract
• Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health. CDC/MMWR Sept 17, 1999; Vol 48:RR-11
• Healthy People 2010 Toolkit: A Field Guide to Health Planning (Public Health Foundation, 1999)
• Healthy People 2010: Understanding and Improving Health (USDHHS, 2000)
• Improving Health in the Community: A Role for Performance Monitoring. Institute of Medicine Report, 1997
• Media Relations. American Public Health Association
• National Public Health Performance Standards Program. CDC Public Health Practice Program Office, 2000.
• Principles of Community Engagement. CDC/ATSDR Committee on Community Engagement
• Public Health Innovation Exchange (descriptions of 8-10 innovative projects). American Public Health Association
• Relative Risk in the News Media: A Quantification of Misrepresentation. AJPH Abstract
• Translating Data into Useful Information. American Public Health Association
• 1998 Water Quality Report (Chicago Department of Water, 1999)

Public Health Web Sites Used in Course
 

Public Health Search and Gateway Sites	Nat'l 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 search tools  Univ of Washington Compendium of Public Health Sites
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
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 FY 2001 Budget (proposed)
Selected State and Local Public Health Agencies	State Health Agencies on the Web  Illinois Department of Public Health  Missouri Department of Health  Chicago Department of Public Health  DuPage County (IL) Health Department  UIC School of Public Health
Health Data and Information Sites	Community Health Tool Box  The Healthy People 2010 Toolkit  Healthy People 2010 home page  Healthy People 2000 home page  U.S. Census data  CDC's Mortality & Morbidity Weekly Reports  National Center for Health Statistics  NCHS frequently asked health data questions  CDC WONDER  IPLAN data set (Illinois Project for Local Assessment of Needs)  data on Chicago community areas  catalog of local and Illinois data sets  catalog of national data sets  MMWR tables for specific weeks and reporting areas  Outbreaks  Community Health Status Indicators
Other Sites	Chicago Tribune  New York Times  Time Magazine  USA Today