National Library for Public Health

Introduction

The National Library for Public Health provides access to specialised information on public health on behalf of NICE (NHS Evidence). NHS Evidence is the new speciaslist evidence service that replaces the former National Library for Health and its Specialist Collections.

The National Library for Public Health continues to operate, resourced by the North East Public Health Observatory, (NEPHO). However, since May 2011 the National Library for Public Health web pages no longer exists as the specialist resources for public health are accessible via the redesigned NHS Evidence site. If you have added the National Library for Public Health web pages to your bookmarks and favourites then these links will work until early May 2011 but they will then be redirected to the main NHS Evidence site.

The new site is easy to search and provides access to a much wider choice of quality specialist evidence content. Users will be able to browse new clinical and public health topic pages – developed by experts - which will bring together the latest guidelines, high quality patient information, ongoing trials and other selected information including access to NICE pathways. Recent developments on the site have included a direct link to the Public Health resources, see NHS Evidence homepage and click on Public Health to see more on public health evidence.

The NLPH delivers evidence updates on certain topics. The NLPH is updated on a daily basis. We produce a monthly newsletter to highlight the latest content added to the library. You can subscribe or unsubscribe here.

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November 2011

Welcome to the November edition of the National Library for Public Health newsletter. We are also on Twitter, follow us or get in touch at http:/twitter.com/NLPHEngland

 

NHS Evidence

Since May 2011 The National Library for Public Health content can be found in NHS Evidence. Simply follow the link on the front page and search the public health resources.

As the transition to the new interface is under way, you may temporarily find it harder to locate certain Public Health resources. Content and presentation of Public Health evidence will continue to be improved over the coming weeks and months. The library team are working with NHS Evidence on these developments. If you wish to contact us please send us an email to publichealth.library@durham.ac.uk

We continue to publish our newsletter on a monthly basis with the purpose of highlighting newly published evidence and the latest news on the Department of Health and Public Health England development. We hope you find this useful and would welcome any comments. We are now using mailing list software to manage and maintain our contacts. If you would like to be added or removed from our mailing list, please visit our mailing list manager.

If you have a query related to NHS Evidence use the direct email address contactus@evidence.nhs.uk

 

Public Health England and Public Health

Here is latest information and news about the changes taking place in public health system and the future Public Health England. Read the lastest issues of the bulletins here:

Transforming Public Health Bulletin from Anita Marsland, Transition Managing Director for Public Health England to keep up-to-date with recent developments.

Public Health Responsibility Deal Bulletin This bulletin allows partners and interested parties to keep up to date with work on the Deal and will highlight interesting developments across the Deal.

See the recently published Twelfth Report on Public Health by the Health Committee

 

Public Health Observatories

ERPHO has published a report on the outcomes of the workshop held jointly on Evaluating real life interventions workshop and way forward

New tool to identify health inequalities by SEPHO - the Health Inequalities Gap Measurement Tool provides detailed information on the nature and extent of health inequalities across England.

 

Department of Health

Visit the Department of Health website to keep up with the latest developments in live consultations. Also see closed consultations in the Department of Health Consultations website.

Cold Weather Plan for England This new guidance document from the Department of Health is part of the wider suite of measures which the DH and the NHS are taking to protect individuals and communities from the effects of severe winter weather.

 

Events

For a list of new and upcoming events, please see the Events section below.

 

Evidence: New additions

We have highlighted items new to NHS Evidence, select a topic below or navigate down the newsletter to access to a selection of new items. Please note that these links may not work in some email clients. If you are interested in the full list of items added in the last month, please visit the October 2011 additions page, additionally you can browse the archive of past newsletters here.


Alcohol Communicable Diseases Physical activity
Sexual health Smoking Obesity
HIV/AIDS Children and Young People Drug misuse
Other topics

 

Alcohol

A Systematic Investigation of Critical Elements for Optimum Effectiveness of Promising Approaches and Delivery Methods in School and Family Linked Alcohol Education
Alcohol Research UK

One on every corner: The relationship between off-licence density and alcohol harms in young people
Alcohol Concern

 

Communicable Diseases

Varicella Surveillance Report 2010
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Pertussis Surveillance Report 2010
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Mumps Surveillance Report 2010
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Risk assessment on the spread of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) through patient transfer between healthcare facilities, with special emphasis on cross-border transfer
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Screening for infectious diseases in pregnancy: standards to support the UK Antenatal screening programme
Department of Health

A literature review of trust and reputation management in communicable disease public health
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Effective antibacterials: at what cost? The economics of antibacterial resistance and its control
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Reducing the risk of healthcare associated infection
Royal Marsden NHS Foundaton Trust

 

Drug misuse

Deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales, 2010
National Statistics Online

 

HIV/AIDS

Government Response to the House of Lords Report of Session 2010-12: No vaccine, no cure: HIV and AIDS in the United Kingdom
Department of Health

 

Obesity

Healthy Weight Communities Programme Evaluation
Scottish Executive

Body mass index, abdominal fatness and pancreatic cancer risk: a systematic review and non-linear dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies
Annals of Oncology

The Scottish Health Survey: Topic Report: Obesity
Scottish Executive

 

Physical activity

The health risks and benefits of cycling in urban environments compared with car use: health impact assessment study
British Medical Journal (BMJ)

Final Evaluation of the Big Lottery Funded Cage Football Project in Liverpool
Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University

 

Sexual health

Sexual health quarterly bulletin
North West Public Health Observatory (NWPHO)

Interventions that increase use of Pap tests among ethnic minority women : a meta-analysis
Psycho-Oncology

 

Smoking

Meta-Analysis of the Association Between Cigarette Smoking and Incidence of Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Journal of Clinical Oncology

Smoking and reproduction
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)

 

Children and young People

What role for the home learning environment and parenting in reducing the socioeconomic gradient in child development? Findings from the Millennium Cohort Study
Archives of Disease in Childhood

Health and Wellbeing in Schools Project - Final Report
Scottish Executive

Safeguarding children who may have been trafficked - Practice guidance
Department for Education

Overexposed and overlooked: Young people's views on the regulation of alcohol promotion
Alcohol Concern

 

Other Topics

The Health Protection Stocktake Working Group
Scottish Executive

A literature review on health information seeking behaviour on the web: a health consumer and health professional perspective
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Going the distance - Achieving better value for money in road maintenance
Audit Commission

Environmental report on the revocation of the South East Plan
Communities and Local Government

Environmental report on the revocation of the Regional Spatial Strategy for the West Midlands
Communities and Local Government

Environmental report on the revocation of the North West of England Plan
Communities and Local Government

Environmental report on the revocation of the North East of England Plan
Communities and Local Government

Environmental report on the revocation of the East of England Plan
Communities and Local Government

Environmental report on the revocation of the East Midlands Regional Plan
Communities and Local Government

Long-Term Monitoring of Health Inequalities
Scottish Executive

12 steps to better public health: a manifesto
Faculty of Public Health

Improving outcomes: a strategy for cancer: NCIN information supplement
National Cancer Intelligence Network

East Midlands Stillbirth Report August 2011
East midlands Public Health Observatory (EMPHO)

 

Upcoming events

November

European Public Health Conference. Copenhagen 10-12 November 2011

Mental health: following on from the strategy ‘No health without mental health’Westminster Forum Project, Central London 10 November

 

December

Westminster Social Policy Forum and Westminster Health Forum Keynote Seminar Tackling drug culture and addiction: progress and next steps for policy Central London 13 December 2011

The library has been developed to provide high quality evidence e-based information on all aspects of public health.

It is designed for those working in the field of public health by providing a single source of access to web based evidence on public health. It was developed as part of the Department of Health Information and Intelligence Strategy by the North East Public Health Observatory. It replaces the Public Health Electronic Library (PHeL).

The National Library for Public Health does not contain patient information on individual medical conditions.

The National Library for Public Health is based at the North East Public Health Observatory on behalf of Public Health Observatories in England and is funded by the Department of Health.

© NLPH 2011