Whats New in CHID?
The Combined Health Information Database (CHID) is produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government. This database provides the titles, abstracts, and availability of health information and health education resources. The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC) maintains the digestive diseases subfile of the database, which includes information about books, pamphlets, videos, journal articles, and manuals on a variety of digestive disease topics. NDDIC continually adds new materials to CHID. Here are highlights of four recent additions. Silent Stalker: A Video Promoting Prevention of Hepatitis and Substance Abuse This health promotion video describes hepatitis, a viral infection of the liver. The program begins by introducing hepatitis as the “silent stalker.” Then, young adult narrators stress that knowledge is power and that knowledge can be used to prevent hepatitis. Next, the anatomy and physiology of the liver are briefly explained. Hepatitis B a
