http://www.preventionconnection.net/SPT--Home.php New items added to the MIPH Library Catalog. Image Url Image Link 0 0 Image Description en-us djohnson@miph.org djohnson@miph.org Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5683 "In a compelling, story-driven narrative, the Heaths bring together decades of counterintuitive research in psychology, sociology, and other fields to shed new light on how we can effect transformative change. Switch shows that successful changes follow a pattern, a pattern you can use to make the changes that matter to you, whether your interest is in changing the world or changing your waistline."--taken from book jacket. 2012-01-19 07:09:03 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5682 "We assessed effects of establishment density on five categories of nonviolent crime (vandalism, nuisance crime, public alcohol consumption, driving while intoxicated, and underage alcohol possession/consumption). --Taken from article. 2012-01-17 08:58:19 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5681 "The present study examined the association between a diagnosis of an alcohol use disorder or a drug use disorder and a death by homicide over the course of 6 years."--Taken from abstract. 2012-01-17 08:37:57 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5680 "This issue brief examines the relationship between suicide and bullying among children and adolescents, with special attention to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth. It also explores strategies for preventing these problems." - Taken from website. 2012-01-17 08:00:22 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5679 The objective of this paper is to present the most recent estimates of obesity prevalence in US children and adolescents for 2009-2010 and to investigate trends in obesity prevalence and body mass index (BMI) among children and adolescents between 1999-2000 and 2009-2010. --Taken from abstract. 2012-01-17 07:40:08 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5678 Table of contents includes Family Responses to Addicted Older Adults; Alcohol, Prescription Drugs, and Addiction; How to Help an Addicted Older Adult; Understanding Treatment of Older Adults; Issues in Early Recovery; and Resources. 2011-12-22 04:05:16 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5677 "As more drivers take their cell phones into their vehicles, distracted driving continues to grow as a traffic safety issue. Most U.S. States responded by enacting some sort of cell phone or texting ban. In November and December 2010, NHTSA conducted a nationally representative telephone survey of 6,002 drivers 18 and older from all 50 States and the District of Columbia. The goal of the National Survey of Distracted Driving Attitudes and Behaviors was to assess current attitudes and self-reported behaviors about distracted driving. Also assessed were perceptions of safety, cell phone use, laws, fines, and enforcement."--Taken from abstract. 2011-12-20 08:27:58 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5676 "This report outlines the key findings of the 2011 Point-In-Time (PIT) counts conducted in January 2011. Specifically, this report provides 2011 PIT estimates and national PIT estimates of homelessness, as well as national estimates of homelessness by state, estimates of chronic homelessness, and estimates of homeless veterans. In addition, this report provides the national inventory of beds for homeless people in 2011."--Taken from website. 2011-12-20 08:22:08 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5675 "On average, 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States, based on a survey conducted in 2010. Over the course of a year, that equals more than 12 million women and men. Those numbers only tell part of the story—more than 1 million women are raped in a year and over 6 million women and men are victims of stalking in a year. These findings emphasize that sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence are important and widespread public health problems in the United States."--taken from website. 2011-12-20 08:16:47 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5674 "Boo Boo Bear's Mission tells the story of a beloved teddy bear on an important mission. Young Shea Leigh's dad has been deployed to Iraq with the Air National Guard. To help her dad feel less lonely while he is away from his family, Shea Leigh sends Boo Boo Bear to him in a care package. Half a world from home, Boo Boo tours the base with Dad, embarks on a jet fighter flight and fulfills an important mission--to carry a family's love until they can be together again."--Taken from book cover. 2011-12-16 08:35:29 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5673 "America Anonymous is the unforgettable story of eight men and women struggling with addictions. For nearly three years acclaimed journalist Benoit Denizet-Lewis immersed himself in their lives as they battled drug and alcohol abuse, overeating, and compulsive gambling and sexuality. Alternating with their stories is Denizet-Lewis's candid account of his own recovery from sexual addiction and his compelling examination of our culture of addiction, where we obsessively search for new and innovative ways to escape the reality of the present moment and make ourselves "feel better."--Taken from back cover. 2011-12-16 08:20:15 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5672 "The 2011 Minnesota Youth Tobacco and Asthma Survey is the latest in a series of youth tobacco surveys conducted by the Minnesota Department of Health. Previous surveys took place in 2000, 2002, 2005 and 2008. This survey provides current statewide information that can be used for education and planning by public and private sector programs aimed at reducing tobacco use. Topics covered include the extent of tobacco use, characteristics of smokers, secondhand smoke exposure, and media awareness."--Taken from report. 2011-12-14 02:58:42 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5671 "Women’s Health USA is an easy-to-use collection of current and historical data on some of the most pressing health challenges facing women, their families, and their communities."--taken from website. 2011-12-14 02:44:33 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5670 "The purpose of this multi‐level experiment was to provide high‐quality scientific evidence concerning the effectiveness of targeting a young, universal primary prevention audience with classroom‐based curricula and school‐level interventions. We randomly assigned a school‐ based intervention to 30 public middle schools in New York City, and within these schools we identified 117 sixth‐ and seventh‐grade classes (over 2,500 students) to randomly receive our interventions called Shifting Boundaries. The classroom intervention was delivered through a six‐session curriculum that emphasized the consequences for perpetrators of DV/H, state laws and penalties for DV/H, the construction of gender roles, and healthy relationships. The building‐based intervention included the use of temporary school‐based restraining orders, higher levels of faculty and security presence in areas identified through student mapping of safe/unsafe “hot spots,” and the use of posters to increase awareness and reporting of DV/H to school personnel."--Taken from abstract. 2011-11-17 05:40:18 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5669 This RWJF-supported report by Trust for America's Health (TFAH) features six examples of places around the country where employers are working with communities to provide common sense ways to make healthier choices easier for employees and their families. 2011-11-17 05:17:32