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Health Topics > Publications

Publications

Articles & Abstracts

- Briefing Paper on Impact of the Economy on Health Access in East Contra Costa County (PDF)
- Health Disparities in Contra Costa (PDF, 4pp.)
- Environmental Justice Framework: A Public Health Approach (1.3mb PDF, 8pp.)
- Planning Communities: What Health Has to Do With It (945k PDF, 12pp.)
- Photovoice: Giving Local Health Departments a New Perspective on Community Health Issues (PDF, 8pp.)
- Community Engagement in Public Health (478k PDF, 8pp.)
> more

Newsletters

- Director's Report (200-900k PDF, 8-10pp.)
[Archives]
- "Did You Know That" (52k PDF, 1p.)
- Health Sense: Newsletter for Contra Costa Health Plan
- Community Newsletter
> more

Reports

- CCRMC Cancer Program Annual Report - 2010 (4.2MB PDF, 21pp.)
- Donation after Cardiac Death (410k PDF, 39pp.)
- Blue print for Asthma Action:
A Report for Awareness and Advocacy in Contra Costa County (1.3MB PDF, 18pp.)
Executive Summary for Contra Costa County (255k PDF, 2pp.)
- Health Indicators in Contra Costa County
- Domestic Violence Death Review Team Report - November 2005 (137k PDF, 11pp.)
> more

Guidebooks

- Communicable Disease Guide
- Youth Power Curriculum
- Preventing Chronic Disease: A Guide For Local Health Departments (web and PDF versions)
- Chronic Disease Prevention: A Framework
- Healthy Neighborhoods Project (1.3MB PDF, 102pp.)
> more

Pamphlets

- Frequently Asked Questions about Environmental Health and Hazardous Materials
> more

Case Studies

- Reducing Health Disparities: Breast Cancer Early Diagnosis
- Have Fun But Don't Shoot Your Gun
- Prevention of Tobacco Use
> more

Videos Online

Tour of Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (11:42)
Avian Flu and Seasonal Flu (30:19)
Avian Flu and Seasonal Flu Clip (6:48)
Spectrum of Prevention (19:00)
Disaster Service Workers (11:56)
Clearing Your Home of Asthma Triggers (5:47)
Child Obesity (4:58)
Residency Program Recruitment (8:10)
TV & the Family (1:01)
Flu Shot Facts (5:10)
HPV Vaccine (5:15)
Lock It Up: Preventing Teen Alcohol Abuse (8:30)
Supervisor Glover Says It's Not Too Late to Get Your Flu Shot (1:30)
My Mom's My Hero PSA (0:34)
West Nile Virus General Overview (4:58)
Preventing West Nile Virus (7:51)
Equine West Nile (11:10)
"Get Older Americans Ready" (5:25)
"Get Your Family Ready" (3:09)
"Get Youself and Your Pets Ready" (4:20)
"Get Americans with Disabilities or Special Needs Ready" (4:55)

H1N1 Information for Schools and Child Care Providers

Pandemic Flu: School Action Kit

Local county health and school officials have created a pandemic flu tool kit for their schools to help them prepare for such an outbreak.
Download the complete School Action Kit in a ZIP file for direct access to all files. (5.5mb, ZIP Archive contains some modifiable Microsoft Word documents)

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Pandemic Flu: School Action Kit

Director's Report (200-500k PDF, 6-8pp.)

Reducing Health Disparities (148k PDF, 6pp.)

Chronic Disease Prevention

Health Sense

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