85 10 2459 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Environmental - General - Risk Communication Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>Case Studies in Environmental Medicine (CSEM) Disease Clusters: An Overview</h2> Subject The topic of the resource <span>This case study is available in English. It is intended for advanced level health care providers, especially pediatricians, of the special susceptibilities of children to hazardous substances in the environment and aid in their evaluation of potentially exposed patients. This case study provides information related to clusters including: case definition, case confirmation, population denominator, exposure assessment, plausible hypotheses, risk communication, and resources. Upon completion of this case study the participant should be able to define a disease cluster, describe the components of the public health department disease cluster investigation, and describe the physician's responsibility regarding disease clusters. The CDC designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 hours toward the American Medical Association (AMA) Physician's Recognition Award, 1.6 contact hours in nursing, and 0.1 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).</span> Description An account of the resource <a target="_blank" href="http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HEC/CSEM/cluster/index.html" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HEC/CSEM/cluster/index.html</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Environmental - General - Risk Communication Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>Water-related diseases: Malaria</h2> Subject The topic of the resource <span>This fact sheet is available in English and French, and provides basic knowledge regarding malaria and how it relates to water. The intended audience includes environmental health specialists, public health professionals, as well as the people of Africa south of the Sahara, Brazil, Colombia, India, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam. This fact sheet explains the disease and how it affects people, the cause, distribution, scope of the problem, and interventions.</span> Description An account of the resource <a target="_blank" href="http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/diseases/malaria/en/index.html" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/diseases/malaria/en/index.html</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Environmental - General - Risk Communication Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>"A Physician's Guide - Radon: The Health Threat with a Simple Solution"</h2> Subject The topic of the resource <span>This radon booklet is available in English and is developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in consultation with the American Medical Association (AMA). It is intended for physicians in the national effort to provide awareness of radon to the American public and the serious health risks posed by indoor radon gas. Physicians are in a unique position to play a vital role in informing the public about the common and serious risks of radon, and in educating their patients in testing procedures and remediation methods for correcting elevated indoor radon levels, thereby helping to reduce the number of lung cancer deaths. This booklet contains information regarding what radon is, its characteristics and sources, the health risk, the solution, as well as other indoor air pollutants.</span> Description An account of the resource <a target="_blank" href="http://www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/pubs/physic.html" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/pubs/physic.html</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Environmental - General - Risk Communication Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>Burden of disease attributable to selected environmental factors and injuries among Europe's children and adolescents</h2> Subject The topic of the resource <span>This 95-page report is available in English and is intended for entry level public health professionals and environmental health specialists. This report provides the first assessment of the impact of the environment on child health in the European Region and shows that indoor and outdoor air pollution, unsafe water conditions, lead exposure and injuries account for almost one third of the total burden of disease in 0-19 year old children. It also estimates the number of lives (and disabilities) that could be saved by reducing the exposure of the child population to these hazards in the Region.</span> Description An account of the resource <a target="_blank" href="http://www.who.int/quantifying_ehimpacts/publications/en/ebd8web.pdf" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.who.int/quantifying_ehimpacts/publications/en/ebd8web.pdf</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource PDF Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Environmental - General - Risk Communication Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>Malnutrition: Quantifying the health impact at national and local levels</h2> Subject The topic of the resource <span>This 51-page guide is available in English and is intended for intermediate level public health professionals. This guide outlines a method for estimating the disease burden at national or local levels that are associated with maternal and child malnutrition. The goal is to help policy-makers and others quantify the increased risk associated with malnutrition, in terms of attributable mortality and morbidity, at country or local levels. The estimates will allow policy-makers to compare the disease burden of malnutrition for different countries, or regions within countries, and enable resources to be deployed more effectively. Repeated assessments will also allow trends to be monitored and the impact of interventions to be evaluated.</span> Description An account of the resource <a target="_blank" href="http://www.who.int/quantifying_ehimpacts/publications/MalnutritionEBD12.pdf" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.who.int/quantifying_ehimpacts/publications/MalnutritionEBD12.pdf</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource PDF Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Environmental - General - Risk Communication Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>Energy and Health</h2> Subject The topic of the resource <span>This 2-page fact sheet is available in English and is intended to provide awareness to the use of energy and its impact on health. The intended audience includes public health professionals, educators, as well as environmental health specialists. Energy is the fuel for everyday living. Energy is essential to health, development and livelihoods — whether used inside the home, for cooking and heating, or in our cities and towns, for transport and productive activities. Yet energy use can also be harmful to health — particularly in poor societies where inefficient or inappropriate methods of heating, cooking and transport may degrade home and community environments, and have severe impacts on health.</span> Description An account of the resource <a target="_blank" href="http://www.who.int/indoorair/publications/energyhealthbrochure.pdf" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.who.int/indoorair/publications/energyhealthbrochure.pdf</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource PDF Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Environmental - General - Risk Communication Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>Salmonella Enteritidis</h2> Subject The topic of the resource <span>This one page fact sheet is available in English and Spanish. It is intended to provide basic salmonella enteritidis information to healthcare and public health professionals as well as environmental health specialists, and the general public. Topics covered within this fact sheet include: egg contamination, the population at risk, and prevention strategies.</span> Description An account of the resource <a target="_blank" href="http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/salment_g.htm" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/salment_g.htm</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Environmental - General - Risk Communication Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>Typhoid Fever</h2> Subject The topic of the resource <span>This one page fact sheet is available in English. It is intended to provide basic typhoid fever information to healthcare and public health professionals as well as environmental health specialists, the general public, and world travelers. Topics covered within this fact sheet include: the spread, signs and symptoms, and prevention of typhoid fever.</span> Description An account of the resource <a target="_blank" href="http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/typhoidfever_g.htm" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/typhoidfever_g.htm</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Environmental - General - Risk Communication Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>Shigellosis</h2> Subject The topic of the resource <span>This one page fact sheet is available in English and Spanish. It is intended to provide basic shigellosis information to healthcare and public health professionals as well as environmental health specialists, and the general public. Topics covered within this fact sheet include: the spread, signs and symptoms, prevention, and treatment of shigellosis.</span> Description An account of the resource <a target="_blank" href="http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/shigellosis_g.htm" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/shigellosis_g.htm</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Environmental - General - Risk Communication Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>Shigellosis</h2> Subject The topic of the resource <span>This one page fact sheet is available in English and Spanish. It is intended to provide basic shigellosis information to healthcare and public health professionals as well as environmental health specialists, and the general public. Topics covered within this fact sheet include: the spread, signs and symptoms, prevention, and treatment of shigellosis.</span> Description An account of the resource <a target="_blank" href="http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/shigellosis_g_sp.htm" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/shigellosis_g_sp.htm</a>