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Healthy People 2010 Information Access Project

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This site lets you search for published literature related to the Healthy People 2010 focus areas. Healthy People 2010 graphic

About this Project

The purpose of this site is to make information and evidence-based strategies related to the Healthy People 2010 objectives easier to find. The National Library of Medicine and the Public Health Foundation staff have worked together to develop pre-formulated search strategies for selected Healthy People 2010 focus areas.

These one-click strategies search PubMed, a database of the National Library of Medicine that provides access to over 11 million citations from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources. Click on the focus areas listed below to link to specific search strategies.

This site is a pilot project funded by the National Library of Medicine, with assistance from the Public Health Foundation and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. Eventually the Partners hope to expand the range of searches to cover all Healthy People 2010 focus areas. Your feedback is important to this project and will be greatly appreciated.

Tips on Searching

The "pre-formulated" search strategies save time and take the guess work out of choosing the right search terms.

  • Keep in mind that no search is perfect. Although the terms and strategies for these Healthy People objectives were carefully chosen and constructed, some references may not be relevant to your research.
  • PubMed is not a "full-text" database. Your searches will retrieve references with descriptive abstracts. You may be able to "link-out" to the full text article in PubMed or request articles from your area medical or hospital library through the National Library of Medicine's Loansome Doc service.
  • If you find the "perfect" reference in your PubMed search, click on the "Related Articles" feature to retrieve more of the same.
  • To view the reference abstract, click on the authors name.
  • For detailed information on searching in PubMed, go to HELP/FAQ or the new PubMed Tutorial on the main PubMed search screen.
  • Use the "Back" button on your browser to return to the Healthy People 2010 Search Strategies page from PubMed.

HP2010 IAP FAQ's

What is Healthy People 2010?

Healthy People 2010 (HP2010) is a ten-year health promotion program for improving the health of all Americans. Led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HP2010 is organized into 28 focus areas with 467 public health objectives. These objectives, developed and selected through consultation with a broad range of organizations, groups, and individuals, provide a framework for monitoring and measuring improvements in health status of the American population over the ten-year period from 2000 to 2010. An example of a public health objective (from the Diabetes focus area) is: "Increase the proportion of adults with diabetes who perform self-blood-glucose-monitoring at least once daily".

DATA2010, the Healthy People 2010 Database, is an interactive online database that contains the most recent national and state data for tracking HP2010 objectives and can be accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov . A Midcourse Review, to be released for each focus area in 2006, is underway. The Midcourse Review assesses progress in achieving HP2010 public health objectives and determines whether objectives need changing to reflect the most up-to-date science and data. More information about Healthy People 2010 is available at http://www.healthypeople.gov.

What is the Healthy People 2010 Information Access Project?

The Healthy People 2010 Information Access Project (or HP2010 IPA) is a Web resource developed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) with help from subject experts and public health librarians. HP2010 IAP provides special pre-formulated PubMed (see information about PubMed below) searches for selected HP2010 objectives. HP2010 IAP also provides links to relevant full-text resources available from the National Library of Medicine's Web site. The purpose of HP2010 IAP is to make it easier for the public health workforce to quickly find current information from published and evidence-based literature for achieving HP2010 public health objectives.

What is Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce?

Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce is a collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations and health sciences libraries. The purpose of Partners is to help the public health workforce find and use information effectively to improve and protect the public's health. The Partners web site (http://PHPartners.org) provides links to information in 10 main categories:

Health Promotion and Education Legislation
Literature and Guidelines Conferences and Meetings
Health Data Tools and Statistics Finding People
Grants and Funding Discussion and E-mail Lists
Education and Training Jobs and Careers

PHPartners also provides links to the Healthy People 2010 Information Access Project, the Resource Guide for Public Health Preparedness, the Public Health Information and Data: Training Manual and online tutorial, and news items and developments of interest to Public Health. A search engine for the Partners Web site searches through all of the Web pages on the Partners main site as well as the HP2010 IAP and Public Health Information and Data online tutorial Web pages.

How does the Healthy People 2010 Information Access Project (HP2010 IAP) relate to http://PHPartners.org?

The Healthy People 2010 Information Access Project is one of the resources that resides on the Partners Web site and that appears as a link from the Partners homepage.

What is PubMed?

PubMed is the National Library of Medicine's online database of bibliographic citations from over 4800 medical and public health journals dating from the 1950's to the present. The HP2010 IAP provides pre-formulated PubMed searches for specific Healthy People 2010 objectives. Most of the HP2010 IAP search strategies have been limited by date to the most recent 5 years so as to provide the most current information relating to HP2010 topics. Simply click on the PubMed icon to the left of an objective listed on one of the HP2010 IAP pages and you will be connected to the search results page in PubMed. For more information about PubMed, see http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/dif_med_pub.html and http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=helppubmed.chapter.pubmedhelp

How can I obtain copies of articles that I find cited in PubMed?

Many articles are available for free. If you have an affiliation with a medical or public health library, you may have access to journals via an institutional subscription. Icons from publishers or other full-text sources are provided in the citation and abstract display formats for PubMed citations. More information about how to determine if you have free access to specific journals/citations and/or how to obtain copies of articles through a library or publisher is provided at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=helppubmed.section.pubmedhelp.How_to_get_the_Journ

Additionally, NN/LM, the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, assists public health workers with training on Partners and other Web resources, providing speakers for educational programs or meetings, obtaining copies of journal articles, and identifying local health library resources. Contact them at http://nnlm.gov or call 1-800-338-7657.

How can I find out more about how to search PubMed?

In addition to the PubMed Help http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=helppubmed.chapter.pubmedhelp and PubMed Overview http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query/static/overview.html, there is a PubMed tutorial, PubMed Quick Tours on specific topics, and PubMed Basics (a trifold quick reference guide) available at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/dist_edu.html.

PubMed and related National Library of Medicine (NLM) Training Manuals (in Word and PDF format) are available from: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/web_based.html.

You might also consider taking PubMed training via the National Training Center and Clearinghouse. This training is provided free of charge. Details, online registration, and a training schedule for classes taught in Bethesda, Maryland, at the National Library of Medicine as well as classes taught at various Regional locations are provided at: http://nnlm.gov/mar/online/index.html.

Do check with your own library (including public library). They might be able to help you find additional classes that are being offered locally via conferences, universities, etc.

I am interested in information on topics other than those in the Healthy People 2010 focus areas. How can I find information on these topics?

A good starting point is the Partners Web site (http://PHPartners.org). Information has been organized especially for the Public Health Workforce. Use the Partners search engine box (top right of page) if you don't know which category to browse. PubMed (http://pubmed.gov) is another excellent starting point.

I am interested in child health and would like to find information from all of the Healthy People IAP focus areas that cover child health. Is there a way to find this information?

A quick way to find which Healthy People IAP focus areas cover child health topics is to use the Partners search engine box. Include the word child with an asterisk (child*) to search on child or children and related variations for the most comprehensive approach. Links to all Partner, Public Health Information and Data online tutorial, and HP2010 IAP Web pages that mention child or children will be presented.

The Healthy People 2010 Web site also provides a keyword search feature for searching objectives (http://www.healthypeople.gov/hpscripts/KeywordSearch.asp), including Age Group categories.

Why are only some of the objectives listed under each focus area in the Healthy People 2010 Information Access Project (HP2010 IAP)?

The HP2010 IAP began as a "pilot" project to determine how feasible and how useful it would be for the Public Health Workforce to have pre-formulated PubMed search strategies relating to HP2010 objectives. Also, since some of the HP2010 objectives are considered "developmental" and may not be measurable due to lack of local data, the Healthy People 2010 Work Group Coordinators have worked with NLM and the public health librarians involved in selecting key public health objectives from each focus area for this project.

What are Related Resources?

Related Resources listed in HP2010 IAP focus areas are links to full-text resources available primarily from the National Library of Medicine's Web site. Examples of these resources include:

Please note the "Suggest Link" feature located under the Search box. We welcome your suggestions for resources that you've found helpful that we could add to the Partners Web site.

Contributors

The National Library of Medicine would like to acknowledge the following people for their time and expertise in the development and review of these search strategies:

Focus area 1, Access to Quality Health Services

Subject Experts:
  • David Atkins, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • Stacy Baker, Public Health Foundation
  • Nashida Beckett, Public Health Foundation
  • Marcia Starbecker, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Librarian:

  • Mary Ryan, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health

Focus area 2, Arthritis, Osteoporosis, and Chronic Back Conditions

Subject Expert:
  • Charles Helmick, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Librarian:

  • Iris Renner, Former Head, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Washington DC

Focus Area 3, Cancer

Subject Expert:
  • Jon Kerner, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

Librarians:

  • Margaret Basket, National Library of Medicine of Medicine Associate, National Institutes of Health
  • Stephanie Dennis, National Library of Medicine Associate, National Institutes of Health
  • Lisa Sedlar, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health

Focus area 4, Chronic Kidney Disease

Subject Expert:
  • Lawrence Agodoa, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health

Librarian:

  • Monique Uzelac, University of Michigan

Focus area 5, Diabetes

Subject Expert:
  • Sandy Garfield, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health

Librarian:

  • Ammon S. Ripple, Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh

Focus area 6, Disability and Secondary Conditions

Subject Experts:
  • Stacy Baker, Public Health Foundation
  • Nashida Beckett, Public Health Foundation
  • Larry Burt, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Don Lollar, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Bob Griss, Center on Disability and Health
  • Tom Seekins, University of Montana Rural Institute on Disabilities
  • Lisa Sinclair, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Librarians:

  • Ione Auston, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
  • Ron Gordner, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health

Focus Area 7, Educational and Community-Based Programs

Subject Experts:
  • ThuVan Dinh, Health Resources and Services Administration
  • Cathy Hutsell, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Librarians:

  • Ione Auston, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
  • Cindy Hutchison, New England College of Optometry

Focus area 8, Environmental Health

Subject Experts:
  • Tom Doremus, Public Health Foundation
  • David Evans, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
  • Kristen Hildreth, Public Health Foundation
  • David Homa, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • John Schelp, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health

Librarians:

  • Stacey Arnesen, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
  • Lucie Chen, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
  • Deena Pers, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
  • Mary Ryan, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health

Focus area 9, Family Planning

Subject Experts:
  • Evelyn Kappeler, Office of Public Health and Science, Department of Health and Human Services
  • Pankaja Panda, Office of Public Health and Science, Department of Health and Human Services

Librarian:

  • Marie Ascher, Health Sciences Library, New York Medical College

Focus area 10, Food Safety

Subject Experts:
  • Elisa Elliot, Food and Drug Administration
  • Brenda Halbrook, U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety & Inspection Service

Librarians:

  • Mary Ryan, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
  • Marcia Zorn, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health

Focus area 11, Health Communication

Subject Expert:
  • Cynthia Baur, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Librarians:

  • Evangeline Alexander, National Library of Medicine Associate, National Institutes of Health
  • Ione Auston, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
  • Mary Ryan, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
  • Marcia Zorn, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health

Focus area 12, Heart Disease and Stroke

Subject Experts:
  • Jeanette Guyton-Krishnan, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
  • Kurt Greenlund, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Librarian:

  • Erinn Faiks, National Library of Medicine Associate, National Institutes of Health

Focus area 13, HIV

Subject Experts:
  • Stacie Deaton-Mabry, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Juanita Smith, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Librarian:

  • Lisa Wallis, Library of the Health Sciences, The University of Illinois at Chicago

Focus area 14, Immunization and Infectious Diseases

Subject Expert:
  • Karen Mason, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Librarian:

  • Marie Ascher, Health Sciences Library, New York Medical College

Focus area 15, Injury and Violence Prevention

Subject Experts:
  • Melissa Graham, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Christy Cechman, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Librarian:

  • Nancy Schaefer, Health Science Center Libraries, University of Florida

Focus Area 16, Maternal, Infant, and Child Health

Subject Expert:
  • Myra Tucker, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Librarians:

  • Olivia Pickett, Maternal and Child Health Library, Georgetown University
  • Lisa Sedlar, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health

Focus area 17, Medical Product Safety

Subject Expert:
  • Leslie Wheelock, Food and Drug Administration

Librarian:

  • Iris Renner, Former Head, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Washington DC

Focus area 18, Mental Health and Mental Disorders

Subject Expert:
  • Raquel Crider, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Librarian:

  • Barbara Folb, Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh

Focus area 19, Nutrition and Overweight

Subject Expert:
  • Pamela E. Starke-Reed, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health

Librarian:

  • Nancy Schaefer, Health Science Center Library, University of Florida

Focus Area 20, Occupational Safety and Health

Subject Experts:
  • Regina Pana-Cryan, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Librarian:

  • Ammon S. Ripple, Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh

Focus area 21, Oral Health

Subject Expert:
  • Alice M. Horowitz, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health

Librarians:

  • Evangeline Alexander, National Library of Medicine Associate, National Institutes of Health
  • Ione Auston, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health

Focus area 22, Physical Fitness

Subject Expert:
  • Jane D. Wargo, President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

Librarian:

  • Lisa Sedlar, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health

Focus area 23, Public Health Infrastructure

Subject Experts:
  • Stacy Baker, Public Health Foundation
  • Ron Bialek, Public Health Foundation
  • Norma Kanarek, Public Health Foundation

Librarian:

  • Mary Ryan, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health

Focus area 24, Respiratory Diseases

Subject Experts:
  • Nashida Beckett, Public Health Foundation
  • Carol Johnson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Librarian:

  • Anne Maria Baxter, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health

Focus area 25, Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Subject Experts:
  • Stacie Deaton-Mabry, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Juanita Smith, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Librarian:

  • Claire Twose, Welch Library, Johns Hopkins University

Focus Area 26, Substance Abuse

Subject Experts:
  • Ann Acosta, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  • Tracy Farmer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Librarian:

  • Ammon S. Ripple, Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh

Focus area 27, Tobacco Use

Subject Expert:
  • Victoria Wagman, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Librarian:

  • Nancy Pulsipher, National Library of Medicine Associate, National Institutes of Health

Focus area 28, Vision and Hearing

Hearing

Subject Expert:
  • Marin P. Allen, National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health

Librarian:

  • Mary Ryan, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health

Vision

Subject Expert:
  • Rosemary Janiszewski, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health

Librarians:

  • Terry Boyer, Alcon Research, LTD.
  • Suzanne Ferimer, University of Houston, College of Optometry
  • Cindy Hutchison, New England College of Optometry
  • Jackie Stapleton, University of Waterloo
  • Maureen Watson, Ferris State University, Michigan College of Optometry
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