Health Information for the New Year from CDC

The following was posted on the BHIC Blog. As the New Year begins, resolve to make 2012 the year that you quit smoking. Help is available to help you quit for good this year. Read more at: http://ow.ly/8gN00 [CDC Current Features] Review some of the important contributions CDC made to women’s health in 2011: Read … Continue reading »

CDC Warns Against Sharing Insulin Pens

Due to a growing number of reports about improper use of insulin pens, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a reminder that the devices must never be used on more than one person. Using insulin pens on more than one person puts people at risk for infection with blood-borne pathogens such … Continue reading »

Discussion Paper –Attributes of a Health Literate Organization

The following was posted on the HealthLiteracy Listserv. Institute of Medicine Health Literacy Roundtable released a discussion paper on the Attributes of a Health Literate Organization. This brief paper is based on the Roundtable’s November 2011 workshop on the same topic. http://www.iom.edu/Activities/PublicHealth/HealthLiteracy.aspx The item was posted by Cynthia Baur; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and … Continue reading »