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CPPHO: Report on the Health Status of Manitobans is now available
by carol_friesen＠umanitoba.ca 17 Jun '11

17 Jun '11

THE REPORT ON THE HEALTH STATUS OF MANITOBANS IS NOW AVAILABLE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF PROVINCIAL PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER >From a Manitoba News Release: ............................................................ June 16, 2011 REPORT FROM CHIEF PROVINCIAL PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER TABLED IN LEGISLATURE; PROVINCE ACCEPTS ALL RECOMMENDATIONS: OSWALD A first report from the chief provincial public health officer on the health status of Manitobans, including recommendations to strengthen prevention of diseases and injuries and to reduce health inequalities, was tabled in the legislature today by Health Minister Theresa Oswald. ?I want to thank Dr. Joel Kettner and his team for their good work in assessing our health status and making recommendations on how to improve the health ofManitobans,? said Oswald. ?This report contains valuable information and helpful recommendations that will serve as a guide for all of government so we can continue to work together to improve our prevention strategies.? Titled /Priorities for Prevention: Everyone, Every Place, Every Day/, the report describes a range of health problems that affect Manitobans and gives advice onpriorities forprevention. The report recommends the government should assess the effects on health and health inequalities when considering major decisions, policies, legislation and other actions. Recommendations focus on co-ordinating and strengthening existing prevention strategies and developing new ones. An initial implementation team will be created to review the recommendations and advise government on the first steps of their implementation Oswald said, adding this team will consist of representatives from Manitoba Health, including the Office of the Chief Provincial Public Health Officer, Manitoba Healthy Living, Youth and Seniors, and Healthy Child Manitoba. The team will also advise on options for engaging multiple governmental departments, in addition to appropriate individuals and organizations, in the co-ordination of prevention strategies. ?This report reinforces our understanding that health and health care does not only happen in the doctor?s office. Health begins in the home and other places where people live, grow, learn, work and play,? said Healthy Living, Youth and Seniors Minister Jim Rondeau. ?Manitoba was the first province to create a department focused on healthy living and we will use this report to guide our work in the months and years ahead.? Under the Public Health Act, the chief provincial public health officer is required to submit a report on the health status of Manitobans at least every five years. The full report is available online at www.gov.mb.ca/health/cppho[1] and a print version will be made available at the Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library[2]. Please contact MHIKNET Library Services[3] at mhiknet(a)umanitoba.ca or 1-877-789-3804 if you will need to borrow the print version. Thank you, Carol Friesen -- Carol Friesen MA, MLIS Manitoba Health Outreach Librarian Manitoba Health Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba Phone at MH: 788-6477 Phone at NJM Health Sciences Library: 480-1391 Email: carol_friesen(a)umanitoba.ca http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca Links: ------ [1] http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/cppho [2] http://www.umanitoba.ca/libraries/units/health/index.html [3] http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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New Report on the Health Status of Manitobans
by Orvie Dingwall 17 Jun '11

17 Jun '11

Chief Provincial Public Health Officer's Report on the Health Status of Manitobans 2010. Priorities for Prevention: Everyone, Every Place, Every Day. http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/cppho/ This report addresses a range of health issues that have been selected because of their major impact on health, their preventability and the availability of information about them. It attempts to present a composite picture of the health of Manitobans, emphasizing preventable priority health outcomes for Manitobans and the importance of addressing their suspected causes, such as health-related behaviours, environmental conditions and other determinants of health. Health is a matter of concern for all of us; every Manitoban has a role to play in their own health and the health of others. It is also a matter of concern of all governments, private industry and non-government organizations. A healthy society promotes health for everyone, in every setting, every day. It is not just the business of the health system and its health care providers or facilities. Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP Outreach Services Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba email: <mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca phone: 204.977.5660 website: <http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/> http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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Did you know you have Electronic Access to STAT!Ref?
by Orvie Dingwall 16 Jun '11

16 Jun '11

Did you know that as a MHIKNET Library card holder you have electronic access to STAT!Ref? Have you used you? Is it useful or relevant to you? We'd love to hear what you think! STAT!Ref includes medical textbooks and resources, such as ACP Medicine, The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, Family Medicine: Principles and Practice, DSM-IV 2000, Stedman's Medical Dictionary, Oxford Textbook of Psychotherapy, Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, and Therapeutic Modalities in Rehabilitation. In the coming months we will be working to increase the number of resources within this collection. To access STAT!Ref you will need your 14 digit library ID (which is on your library card) and PIN (which is usually 6 digits and is probably the date that your library card was processed, unless you changed it). If you don't know your ID and PIN, please contact Caroline Monnin at (1-877-)789-3804 or mhiknet(a)umanitoba.ca and she can help you. Go to: http://proxycheck.lib.umanitoba.ca/libraries/online/proxy.php?http://online. statref.com/default.asp?grpalias=UM Of you can select STAT!Ref from a list of databases: http://www.umanitoba.ca/libraries/units/health/databases/atoz/databasesq.htm l (scroll to the bottom). Once you're in STAT!Ref, you can search for a topic of interest using the search box at the top of the page, or browse resources using the "Titles" or "Resources" tabs. Please let us know what you think of this resource, if you have any questions about it, or if you have trouble accessing it. Orvie Mrs. Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP Outreach Services Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba email: <mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca phone: 204.977.5660 website: <http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/> http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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New Manitoba Bed Bugs Site
by Orvie Dingwall 03 Jun '11

03 Jun '11

Manitoba has launched a website and a new hotline to provide citizens with information and support in the ongoing battle against bedbugs. The website www.manitoba.ca/bedbugs provides a wide variety of information about bedbugs, including myths and facts, and fact sheets on how to prevent the bugs from entering your home and what to do if you have an infestation. E-mail inquiries are also welcome at bedbugs(a)gov.mb.ca. Manitobans are encouraged to call the toll-free bedbug hotline at 1-855-3MB-BUGS (1-855-362-2847) with questions about prevention of bedbugs, how to identify an infestation and what steps to take when an infestation occurs. The hotline is staffed by trained operators from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Outside of these hours, callers can leave a message and the call will be returned the next business day. Hotline calls will be tracked to help evaluate the bedbug situation throughout the province. Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP Outreach Services Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba email: <mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca phone: 204.977.5660 website: <http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/> http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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Community Health Assessments: access to local population health information
by carol_friesen＠umanitoba.ca 20 May '11

20 May '11

Community Health Assessments (CHAs) are reports created by each Regional Health Authority (RHA) in Manitoba and disseminated by Manitoba Health. The 2010 editions of each CHA are available online and in print at the Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library (along with at the Elizabeth Dafoe Library, the University College of the North in The Pas, and at Manitoba's Legislative Library). Click here[1] for more information on CHAs. CHAs from each RHA can be found in the University of Manitoba's library catalogue[2] (by searching for "community health assessment"; entries include print and online information.) There is also a CHA report for CancerCare Manitoba. The online versions are also available on the websites for each RHA: * Assiniboine RHA[3] * Brandon RHA[4] * Burntwood RHA[5] * Central RHA[6] * Churchill RHA[7] * Interlake RHA[8] * Norman RHA[9] * North Eastman RHA[10] * Parkland RHA[11] * South Eastman RHA[12] * Winnipeg RHA[13] * CancerCare[14] Have a wonderful long weekend! Carol Friesen -- Carol Friesen MA, MLIS Manitoba Health Outreach Librarian Manitoba Health Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba Phone at MH: 788-6477 Phone at NJM Health Sciences Library: 480-1391 Email: carol_friesen(a)umanitoba.ca http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca Links: ------ [1] http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/node/84 [2] http://bison.umanitoba.ca/web2/tramp2.exe/log_in?setting_key=uml&gu… [3] http://www.assiniboine-rha.ca/images/uploads/ARHA_CHA_Final.pdf [4] http://www.brandonrha.mb.ca/export/sites/brandonrha/galleries/pdf/news/CHA_… [5] http://www.brha.mb.ca/community_assessment_report2009.htm [6] http://www.rha-central.mb.ca/cha.php [7] http://www.churchillrha.com/pdfs/comhel09.pdf [8] http://www.irha.mb.ca/pdffiles/CHA%202010%20IRHA%20Comprehensive%20Report.p… [9] http://www.norman-rha.mb.ca/documents/2009-2010NRHACHAReport_000.pdf [10] http://www.neha.mb.ca/2009chareport.pdf [11] http://www.prha.mb.ca/Publications/PRHA%20CHA%202009_FINAL%20pdf.pdf [12] http://www.sehealth.mb.ca/data/1/rec_docs/2876_South_Eastman_Comprehensive_… [13] http://www.wrha.mb.ca/research/cha2009/index.php [14] http://www.cancercare.mb.ca/resource/File/communications/CCMB_2010_CHA-Repo…

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What Your Patient Reads: Calcium Supplements - what's the risk?
by Orvie Dingwall 18 May '11

18 May '11

"What Your Patient Reads" is a one-page summary of health-related media reports that are supplemented with references to evidence-based medical literature. The newest topic is: Calcium Supplements - what's the risk? and is available at: http://myuminfo.umanitoba.ca/index.asp?sec=1599 <http://myuminfo.umanitoba.ca/index.asp?sec=1599&too=100&eve=8&dat=5/17/2011 &npa=25695> &too=100&eve=8&dat=5/17/2011&npa=25695 Please contact us at mhiknet(a)umanitoba.ca if you would like to request the full text of any of the articles cited in this issue of What Your Patient Reads. Kind regards, Orvie Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP Outreach Services Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba email: <mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca phone: 204.977.5660 website: <http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/> http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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MHIKNET booth at next week's Long Term & Continuing Care Conference
by Orvie Dingwall 10 May '11

10 May '11

Next week MHIKNET Library Services and the J.W. Crane Memorial Library at the Deer Lodge Centre in Winnipeg, will have a booth set up at the annual provincial conference and exhibition of the Long Term and Continuing Care Association of Manitoba. If you are attending this conference, we would love to see/meet you, so please stop by the booth! Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP Outreach Services Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba email: <mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca phone: 204.977.5660 website: <http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/> http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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MHIKNET staff over the summer
by Orvie Dingwall 04 May '11

04 May '11

MHIKNET is very pleased to welcome Caroline Monnin to our team from May through August. Caroline will be the MHIKNET Library Assistant during this time. Our regular Library Assistant, Elizabeth Stregger, is pursuing a Masters in Library and Information Science from the University of Western Ontario, and will be away during this time. Please continue to use the email mhiknet(a)umanitoba.ca and the toll-free phone number 1.877.789.3804 during this time. Welcome Caroline and good luck Elizabeth! Orvie Dingwall, BA, MLIS, AHIP Outreach Services Librarian Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba email: <mailto:orvie_dingwall@umanitoba.ca> orvie_dingwall(a)umanitoba.ca phone: 204.977.5660 website: <http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/> http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/

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Manitoba Immunization Study from the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy
by Carol Friesen 20 Apr '11

20 Apr '11

Manitoba Immunization Study completed Researchers from the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy in the Faculty of Medicine have completed The Manitoba Immunization Study, the most comprehensive analysis of Manitoba’s immunization programs ever performed. They looked at childhood and adult immunization rates in the province from April 1, 2000 to March 31, 2008, the impact of immunizations and the safety of vaccines. The University of Manitoba research found immunization rates for two-year-old children in Manitoba were stable over the eight years studied. The universal program helps protect kids from a number of diseases such as tetanus, diphtheria and measles. Newly introduced vaccinations like chicken pox have already led to a decline in hospitalizations. Factors that appear to influence the immunization rates for children are the size of a family, family income, the age of the mother and the ability to see the same healthcare provider regularly. Regional variations also appear to influence vaccination coverage rates in children. The study also found that generally children in northern communities are less likely to be vaccinated than those in the south of the province. Researchers looked at shots for flu and pneumonia in adults with a specific focus on three groups: pregnant women and women with a newborn, people older than 64, and people with chronic illness like diabetes. Manitobans 65 and over have the highest rate of immunizations and people with chronic illness have higher immunization rates than those without illness. Flu immunization reduced hospitalization and mortality in those over 65. The study recommended that Manitobans should get immunizations as a way of preventing disease. Finally, the researchers noted that nothing in the report was found to link vaccinations with rare disorders like Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a concern that prevents some people from getting vaccinations. The report can be downloaded here: http://mchp-appserv.cpe.umanitoba.ca/deliverablesList.html For more information, contact: Jack Rach Communications Officer Manitoba Centre for Health Policy Phone: (204) 789-3669 -- Carol Friesen MA, MLIS Manitoba Health Outreach Librarian Manitoba Health Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library University of Manitoba Phone at MH: 788-6477 Phone at NJM Health Sciences Library: 480-1391 Email: carol_friesen(a)umanitoba.ca http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca This email and/or any documents in this transmission is intended for the addressee(s) only and may contain legally privileged or confidential information. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, copying or dissemination is strictly prohibited. If you receive this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and return the original. Ce courriel et tout document dans cette transmission est destiné à la personne ou aux personnes à qui il est adressé. Il peut contenir des informations privilégiées ou confidentielles. Toute utilisation, divulgation, distribution, copie, ou diffusion non autorisée est strictement défendue. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire de ce message, veuillez en informer l'expéditeur immédiatement et lui remettre l'original.

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What Your Patient Reads: Should every fever be treated?
by MHIKNET Library Services 20 Apr '11

20 Apr '11

"What Your Patient Reads" are one-page summaries of health-related media reports that are supplemented with references to evidence-based medical literature. Please let me know if you would like to receive any of the full-text articles cited in the attached issue, on the topic of treating fevers in children. Summary: On February 28, the CBC News reported on recent research regardingDescription: http://www.umanitoba.ca/libraries/health/images/WYPR_fever.jpg fever and children. Dr. Farrar, co-author of the report states that parental anxiety about their child's fever often results in over treatment. Most often a child's fever is caused by viruses and will go away without medicine. There is no proof that untreated fevers lead to seizures or brain damage and there is also no evidence that lowering fevers reduces illness. The report says that: temperatures lower than 38 C (100.4 F) degrees are not considered a fever; there is no harm in treating a true fever with over the counter acetaminophen or ibuprofen; and the number one reason to use fever-reducing medicine is to make the sick child more comfortable. It also emphasizes that fever is not an illness but a mechanism to help fight infection. Fevers can slow the growth of viruses and bacteria and enhance production of immune-system cells. The report does not recommend any temperature cutoff or when to treat or call a doctor, but many physicians recommend calling the doctor if a child's temperature hits 40 or 40.5 C (104 or 105 F). Parents should also pay attention to other symptoms of illness, such as whether the child is unusually cranky, lethargic, not drinking liquids or avoiding food. Exceptions to this rule include infants that are younger than 3 months (seek medical help if temperature rises above 38 C (100.4 F) because young infants can be very sick without showing signs), children with heatstroke, and children with special medical needs (eg. heart conditions). Thanks, Elizabeth Elizabeth Stregger Library Assistant, MHIKNET Library Services Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library 770 Bannatyne Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W3 Tel. 204-789-3804 Tel. 1-877-789-3804 Fax: 204-789-3923 mhiknet(a)umanitoba.ca http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca <http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/>

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