AV Library News
The AV Library News is a monthly newsletter highlighting audiovisual and early childhood intervention resources at the TX DSHS Audiovisual Library.
Highlighting AV and ECI Resources at the AV Library
New Streaming Videos
ECI Books
Safety Training Streaming Videos
American Diabetes Month
Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
New Streaming Videos
The Truth About Fasting (Catalyst)
Streaming. 58 min. 2021. Adult.
This program examines what is known about the health benefits of fasting.
It explores how does fasting affect people in the real world? Fasting is defined as going a set amount of time with little or no food. Recently, intermittent fasting is growing in popularity, and health trends have reinvigorated fasting for our contemporary lifestyles.
Your Practice: Cultural Awareness in Health Care
Streaming. 18 min. 2020. Professional.
This video describes how language differences can impact healthcare it emphasizes the role of common sense in culturally aware practice. It explains why it is a bad idea to use a patient's friends or family as translators and delineates appropriate sources of cultural information.
#Happy: The Dictatorship of Happiness on Social Media
Streaming. 53 min. 2021. Adult.
This program examines the real dangers of the appearance of happiness promoted on social networks and hear from some of its young victims. Shows how social media can turn lives upside down and lead to self-obsessive behavior and depression.
ECI Books
The DSHS AV Library contracts with HHSC Early Childhood Intervention
to provide library services and maintain a collection of ECI resources.
Here are some of the newest selections in this collection.
A Parent's Guide to Early Intervention: A Comprehensive Model for Children with Special Needs
2021. Book. (LC 4019.3 L693 2021 ECI)
Do you have a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or related special needs for your child? Are you asking yourself…What can I do about it? Where should I seek help? Should I focus on just specific therapies? Can I outsource this intervention and not get involved? How can I get my child out of early intervention programs and back to mainstream schools? This book will help you navigate the questions above with simple step-by-step processes.
Teaming and Collaboration: Building and Sustaining Partnerships
2019. Book. (LC 4019.3 T253 2019 ECI)
This book offers professionals and families multiple ways to implement the teaming and collaboration practices across the settings in which children grow and learn.
Transition: Supporting Changes in Services and Settings
2020. Book. (LC 4019.3 T772 2020 ECI)
This book offers professionals and families multiple ways to implement the transition practices across the settings in which children grow and learn.
Safety Training Streaming Videos from Training Network Now/Streamery
Orientation to Safety for New Employees
Streaming. 35 min. 2021. Adult.
This video, available in English or Spanish, discusses the most common safety issues new hires may encounter while performing their jobs, and the safe work practices and job procedures that must be followed to prevent injuries and ensure that everyone arrives home safely at the end of each day. Topics include personal protective equipment (PPE), ladder safety, safe lifting, lockout/tagout, hazard communication, bloodborne pathogens, confined spaces, slips and falls, and confined spaces.
Safe Lifting
Streaming. 17 min. 2023. Adult.
This program discusses how lifting and carrying things can affect the back, and how employees can use safe lifting techniques to help them avoid back injuries. Topics covered include the mechanics of safe lifting, types of back injuries, and preparing to lift something in a way that protects your back.
To the Point About: Bloodborne Pathogens
Streaming. 12 min. 2014. Adult.
Workplaces are full of hazards, hazards that can kill us. One such hazard is bloodborne pathogens. This program trains your employees on the dangers of bloodborne pathogens and how to control exposure that will prevent diseases and save lives. Topics covered include diseases, exposure control plans, routes of entry, proper disposal, and actions after exposure.
American Diabetes Month
Blood Sugar Rising
Streaming. 24 min. 2020. Adult.
In the United States, over 100 million people are affected by diabetes and pre-diabetes. In this program, viewers will learn is it when the blood sugar level are high. The hormone that manages sugar levels in the body is insulin. Diabetes occurs when the insulin glucose cycle is disrupted.
Diabetes Meal Planning
DVD and Streaming. 69 min. 2018. Adult. (DV1485)
The incidence of diabetes is up and many of these cases are very challenging. This program with nutritionist Marlisa Brown offers practical strategies for planning meals for patients with diabetes, presenting recommendations for specific nutrient modifications, nutrition assessment, patient monitoring and evaluation methods, and problem-solving skills. It also considers different nutritional issues with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
Type 1 Diabetes: Second Opinion
DVD and Streaming. 27 min. 2017. Adult. (DV1433)
A panel of medical experts discuss how medical innovations have improved the lives of children and their families living with Type 1 Diabetes. This program features Liam McCammon’s story, a young active boy that was diagnosed at age 9. Liam and his mom discuss his diagnosis and how it changed their lives. They explain how new technology helps Liam to lead a normal life.
Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
Forget Me Not
DVD and Streaming. 44 min. 2017. Adult. (DV1318)
This program was filmed in Australia. Three families tell their stories about adjusting to life with Alzheimer’s disease. Two of the patients have been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease.
Promoting Independence for Persons with Dementia
DVD and Streaming. 19 min. 2018. Adult. (DV1301)
This video shows nursing assistants how to assist with activities of daily living (ADLs) while promoting resident independence and dignity. It shows them how to be able to recognize care strategies for dressing, grooming, toileting, bathing, and eating for people with Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
My Story of Alzheimer's Disease
Streaming. 20 min. 2020. Adult.
This short film focuses on five caregivers and a psychiatrist expressing their concern about caring for a loved one who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. Many people still misunderstand this disease. The film focusing their journey through caregiving and grief, even after their loved one has passed.
To borrow any books or videos listed above, please email avlibrary@dshs.texas.gov.
Click on the streaming links to register to receive access information for each online video service. Only one registration per streaming service is required.
Visit the library catalog at www.texashealthlibrary.com for a complete list of titles available from the library.
If you would like to subscribe to the AV Library News, please send an email to avlibrary@dshs.texas.gov with Subscribe in the subject line.
Highlighting AV and ECI Resources at the AV Library
New Streaming Videos
ECI Books and Videos
Safety Training Streaming Videos
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
World Mental Health Day
New Streaming Videos:
Complications During and Immediately After Delivery
Streaming. 24 min. 2019. Adult.
This program examines the range of complications that may be present during or immediately after delivery. It begins with a discussion of preparation and initial assessment of babies in the NICU. It then presents the range of immediate interventions for an unstable baby, focusing on airway, breathing, and cardiovascular interventions.
The Nursing Assistant: Transfer and Ambulation Skills
Streaming. 16 min. 2021. Professional.
This program teaches nursing assistants how to assist with transfer and ambulation in a way the protects the safety of both patient and healthcare provider. Care providers often assist persons with impaired mobility to walk and move to wheelchairs, toilets, and beds. It demonstrates how to perform a pivot transfer from bed to wheelchair and back, a pivot transfer from wheelchair to toilet and back, a two-person lift from bed to wheelchair, and a transfer using a mechanical lift.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Streaming. 44 min. 2021. Adult.
This film features the podcast Up My Nursing Game (audio only), talking with Doctor James Thomas about obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). He explained what OSA is, lists its risk factors, explains its relationship with heart disease, and teaches healthcare providers how to navigate management of OSA in the hospital setting.
ECI Books and Videos:
The DSHS AV Library contracts with HHSC Early Childhood Intervention
to provide library services and maintain a collection of ECI resources.
Here are some of the newest selections in this collection.
The Characteristics of Effective Learning: An Overview
DVD and Streaming. 11 min. 2021. Adult.
This program shows an overview of the characteristics of effective learning. Infants are natural learners that develop and learn using all five of their senses. As children grow, their learning processes explores how them plan, solve problems, monitor their progress, alter plans, discard ideas, and review what they have learned.
Learning Through Play for Children with PMLD and Complex Needs: Using Purposeful Play to Support Cognition, Mental Health and Wellbeing
Ange Anderson. 2022. Book. (LC 4026 A545 2022 ECI)
This book examines the development of play skills and schemas to support children with learning differences and physical disabilities in learning to play. It highlights the need for appropriate playground equipment in all school settings that educate children with physical disabilities and sensory needs to ensure equal opportunities to outdoor play. Several play approaches for meeting sensory needs are discussed including Lego therapy, Art therapy, Sand Play and Soft Play.
Let's Eat! A Clinical Guide to the Management of Complex Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders
Angela Mansolillo. 2021. (WS 368 M289 2021 ECI)
This book offers a menu for success in identifying and treating complex feeding and swallowing disorders in kids. This resource discusses the evidence for specific therapies, including oral-motor techniques, behavioral interventions, nutritional interventions, and strategies for respiratory control.
Safety Training Streaming Videos from AP Safety Training:
Ladder Safety
Streaming. 13 min. 2020. Professional. (English/Spanish)
This program looks at how we can work with ladders safely. Topics include how to select the proper ladder for the job, what to look for while inspecting a ladder before use, how to properly set up and move ladders, the proper way to climb and work on a ladder, accidents that can happen on ladders and how to prevent them from occurring.
Safety 101 for Employees
Streaming. 12 min. 2024. Adult.
This video discusses the importance of workplace safety, along with the roles and responsibilities that you have as an employee regarding your own safety as well as the safety of your co-workers and others. Topics include OSHA’s role in safety, how to identify and control hazards, the importance of following regulations, and how PPE protects us.
Universal Waste
Streaming. 28 min. 2023. Adult.
Disposing of hazardous waste can be a long and complicated process, but some hazardous waste materials are less harmful to people and the environment than others. To make it easier to recycle these low-risk hazardous waste materials, the EPA created a different class of hazardous waste called universal waste. This program discusses the types of hazardous materials that are considered to be universal waste, and how to handle and dispose of them according to the EPA Universal Waste Regulation. Topics include what items are classified as universal waste, the different types of waste handlers, how to dispose of batteries, pesticides, and mercury-containing equipment, and how to dispose of lamps and aerosol cans.
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Down Syndrome: Second Opinion
DVD and Streaming. 26 min. 2014. Adult. (DD0833)
A panel of medical experts discuss how medical life changing decisions have increased the lifespan of patients with Down syndrome. This program features Frankie Antonelli story’s, a young athlete born with Down syndrome. Frankie and his mom discuss his achievements in the Special Olympics. The experts explain the health issues, risks, and limitations of children and their families living with Down syndrome.
Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth and Everyday Magic
Audio CD. 780 min. 2011. Adult. (CA0040)
This book on 10 compact discs tells the story of a mother expecting a baby with Down syndrome. She learns that having her baby with special needs teaches her very important lessons she never learned at Harvard and that there are many experiences that cannot be explained solely by science.
World Mental Health Day – October 10, 2024
Coping with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Streaming. 6 min. 2020. Adult.
In this program, viewers learns that trauma occurs in many ways and the effects of trauma often persist long after the traumatizing incident. When this occurs, it is called post-traumatic stress disorder. With proper diagnosis and treatment, PTSD can be managed and treated, but the first step is understanding what it is and how to recognize it.
Anxiety Disorders
DVD and Streaming. 22 min. 2011. Adult.
This program examines anxiety disorders, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and phobias. It reviews causes, symptoms, and treatments. Case studies highlighting the personal experiences of anxiety disorder patients, helpful visual illustrations and input from leading experts round out this program.
To borrow any books or videos listed above, please email avlibrary@dshs.texas.gov.
Click on the streaming links to register to receive access information for each online video service. Only one registration per streaming service is required.
Visit the library catalog at www.texashealthlibrary.com for a complete list of titles available from the library.
If you would like to subscribe, please send an email to avlibrary@dshs.texas.gov with Subscribe in the subject line.
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New Streaming Videos
ECI Books
Safety Training Streaming Videos
Pain Awareness Month
Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
New Streaming Videos:
Nursing Professionalism: Integrity and Honesty
Streaming. 13 min. 2023. Professional.
This program examines aspects of integrity and honesty in the nursing profession. Having integrity and honesty means sticking to what's right and fair according to ethical and moral standards. This includes upholding professional standards, adhering to legal and regulatory requirements, and maintaining confidentiality and privacy.
Preeclampsia
Streaming. 6 min. 2023. Adult.
In this program, Dr. Ravi Thadhani talks about a blood test approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This blood test can identify pregnant women at severe risk for preeclampsia, a high blood pressure disorder that can develop during pregnancy and that is a leading cause of maternal death worldwide. Roughly one in 25 pregnancies in the U.S. is affected by preeclampsia, according to the CDC.
Stroke Diagnostics, Intervention, and Complications
Streaming. 46 min. 2022. Adult.
This film features a podcast with nurse Anne Fulton, she talks with nurse Sarah Lorenzini, MSN, RN, about what nurses can do to help facilitate fast interventions for patient with stroke symptoms. Time is brain. Rapid response nurse, Lorenzini is frequently working against the clock to get patients with stroke symptoms to CT and ultimately receiving definitive care.
ECI Books:
The DSHS AV Library contracts with HHSC Early Childhood Intervention
to provide library services and maintain a collection of ECI resources.
Here are some of the newest selections in this collection.
How to Use Work Group Supervision to Improve Early Years Practice
Stella Louis. 2021. Book. (LB 1139.23 L888 2021 ECI)
This book presents a model for supervision as a collaborative process. It explores how this process can benefit practitioners at all stages in their career to reflect on and improve their own practice. Supported by detailed case studies which contextualize Work Group Supervision, this text offers practical support. It will help practitioners develop their knowledge and skills, and to work together to develop a shared understanding and more successful practice.
Lost And Found: Young Fathers in the Age of Unwed Parenthood
Paul Florsheim. 2020. Book. (HQ 756.7 F639 2020 ECI)
This book introduces a diverse group of young men whose stories represent different trajectories of young fatherhood. The stories featured in this book begin soon after these young men find out their partners are pregnant and move in different, and often unexpected, directions. Some young men - even those with significant problems - grow into parenthood and speak eloquently about connecting with their children. A few speak with disarming candor about becoming disconnected and lost. In six parts, Florsheim and Moore weave the individual stories of these young men into the larger story of fatherhood in 21st century America.
Pediatric Dysphagia: Etiologies, Diagnosis, and Management
2020. Book. (WI 258 P371 2020 ECI)
This book provides a basic understanding of the complexity of pediatric dysphagia, the anatomic, neurologic, and physiologic components involved in this disorder, an overview of the diverse population of children who suffer with this disorder, and a range of management approaches based on patient needs and capabilities.
Safety Training Streaming Videos from Training Network Now/Streamery:
Driving Safety
Streaming. 21 min. 2023.
This program on Driving Safety discusses the hazards that can be encountered on the road and the safe practices that employees can use to avoid them. Topics covered include information on preparing to drive safely, safe driving principles, driving safely when sharing the road with trucks and buses, dangers of road rage, night driving, avoiding distractions, inclement driving weather, and what to do if a "driving emergency" arises.
To The Point About: Personal Fall Arrest Systems
Streaming. 14 min. 2016.
Elevated working surfaces provide potential for falls. Should a fall occur, the proper use of a personal fall arrest system can prevent injuries and save lives. This training program reviews the proper selection and use of fall arrest equipment (OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1926.502). Topics include three components of a personal fall arrest system, calculating total fall distance, safe use of self-retracting lifelines, and survival & rescue after a fall event.
Safe Use and Operation of Forklifts
Streaming. 21 min. 2021.
Forklifts, also called lift trucks or powered industrial trucks, are powerful machines that are invaluable in the movement of products and materials in warehousing, industry, and construction. OSHA regulates their use and requires operators of powered industrial trucks to receive general training on their operation as well as "hands-on" practical training. Topics include training requirements needed to operate a forklift; handling and stability characteristics; pre-operational and operational inspections; lifting and placing loads; how to operate safely around pedestrians and other safety considerations; and loading dock and trailer safety.
Pain Awareness Month:
10 Things to Know About Pain
DVD and Streaming. 23 min. 2015. (DV1443)
This video presents ten science-based facts about pain such as chronic pain, the pain threshold, and life without pain. An alarming amount of people are knowingly or otherwise abusing over the counter pain medication. It explores alternative ways to treat pain other than using over the counter medications.
Assessing Chronic Pain in the Cognitively Impaired
DVD. 24 min. 2012. (DV0817)
Viewers will learn how to define, identify, and assess pain. This program addresses special challenges that caregivers face in assessing pain when residents cannot self-report such as when patients have dementia. It explores ways that a facility can help residents manage pain This program will explain the differences between acute and chronic pain and describes how people experience pain in different ways.
The Nursing Assistant: Pain Management
DVD and Streaming. 18 min. 2021. (DV1477)
Nursing assistants learn the difference between acute pain and chronic pain. They learn to spot the behavior changes that indicate pain. This updated DVD provides examples of questions that should be asked of residents when they are observed to be in pain.
Suicide Prevention Awareness Month:
Bullying and Suicide: Think About It
DVD and Streaming. 21 min. 2014. (DV0923)
Structured around two scenarios in which a boy and a girl commit suicide after repeatedly being bullied, this video offers valuable insights into bully and victim psychology, types of bullying, and anti-bullying behavior. Alternate scenarios are included that illustrate how bystanders to bullying can help neutralize some of the cumulative psychological effects of bullying that can push students to take their own lives.
Suicide Warning Signs
Streaming. 7 min. 2019.
Suicide is a leading cause of death among teens and is often linked to depression or other mood disorders and mental illnesses. While it can be hard to predict who might attempt suicide, but if you think a friend or family member might be at risk, there are signs to watch for. It's important to understand the actions and patterns that warn of suicide and when to step in and offer a helping hand.
These Days: A Short Film on Youth Suicide
DVD. 17 min. 2013. (DV1121)
High school student Chloe is shocked to discover her best friend has taken his own life. She finds herself and those around her struggling to cope with the complex, confusing emotions of grief and loss. The tragedy leads Chloe to seek counseling to deal with her feelings.
The Warning Signs
Streaming. 5 min. 2020.
This training video lists the different warning signs to look out for that could signal that someone is suffering from psychological illness, the appropriate questions that can be asked of that person and how to go about asking those questions.
To borrow any books or videos listed above, please email avlibrary@dshs.texas.gov.
Click on the streaming links to register to receive access information for each online video service. Only one registration per streaming service is required.
Visit the library catalog at www.texashealthlibrary.com for a complete list of titles available from the library.
If you would like to subscribe, please send an email to avlibrary@dshs.texas.gov with Subscribe in the subject line.
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Safety Training DVDs
Safety Training Streaming Videos
Children’s Health and Safety
New Streaming Videos:
Bereavement Issues
Streaming. 24 min. 2020. Adult.
This program examines the stages and ramifications of grief, mourning, and bereavement of terminally ill patients, their families, and professional caregivers. It considers how the nurse's interactions with a patient's family can help or hurt. According to experts, a person will most likely progress through several transitional levels of grief, many believe there is no set order to these feelings.
CPR: A Guide for Healthcare Workers
Streaming. 32 min. 2021. Professional.
This training program teaches how to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to adults, children, and infants in non-hospital settings. It shows an overview of new strategies to prevent the transmission of respiratory infection while performing CPR. It covers how to clear an obstructed airway in adults, children, and infants, and how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) to aid victims who are in distress.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: The Rising Risk
Streaming. 5 min. 2020. Senior High – Adult.
The number of people in the United States infected with a sexually transmitted disease has been rising annually for many years with the newest cases appearing in young people. In this film viewers will learn the key to sex health is understanding how STDs spread and how to avoid them through abstinence, or, if sexually active, regular testing, practicing safe sex, and talking with one's partners.
ECI Books and Videos:
The DSHS AV Library contracts with HHSC Early Childhood Intervention to provide library services and maintain a collection of ECI resources. Here are some of the newest selections in this collection.
Addiction, Trauma & Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
DVD. 316 min. 2016. Professional. (DD0852)
In this video, you will learn key insights regarding the neuroscience of addiction from the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, one of the largest investigations of childhood abuse and neglect, and the impact on later-life health and well-being. The viewer will understand the important assessment and treatment implications from neuroscience that show us addiction is from life experiences.
Handbook of Attachment-Based Interventions
Book. 2018. (RC 455.4.A84 H235 2018 ECI)
This volume showcases science-based interventions that have been demonstrated effective in promoting attachment security. With a focus on strengthening caregiving relationships in early childhood, this book encompasses interventions for school-age children, at-risk adolescents, and couples. It also emphasizes father involvement in parenting. A consistent theme is working with children and parents who have been exposed to trauma and other adverse circumstances. Leading authorities describe how their respective approaches are informed by attachment theory and research, how sessions are structured and conducted, special techniques used (such as video feedback), the empirical evidence base for the approach, and training requirements.
Infants & Toddlers at Play: Choosing the Right Stuff for Learning & Development.
Book. Mary Benson McMullen. 2022. (LB1139.35 M478 2022 ECI)
This book presents ideas for both familiar and new play materials and how those materials support the cognitive, social and emotional, and physical learning and development of children from birth to age 3.
Safety Training DVDs:
Breathe Safely: The Proper Use of Respiratory Protection
DVD and Streaming. 9 min. 2018. Adult. (DV1361)
The purpose of this program is to provide employees with an understanding of the respiratory hazards they may encounter in their work areas and how to use the proper respiratory protection to prevent exposures to such hazards. Topics include medical evaluations and fit testing; employee responsibility to wear respiratory protection; particulate (filter) respirators; chemical cartridge respirators; PAPRS, SCBAS, & SARS; user seal checks; cleaning, disinfecting, and storing respirators.
Hand and Power Tool Safety
DVD and Streaming. 15 min. 2018. Adult. (DV1365)
This video reviews hand and power tool hazards, tool inspection and maintenance, personal protective equipment (PPE), using electric power tools safely, preventing kickbacks, reducing hazards in a work area and more.
Home Health Care: Abuse and Neglect
DVD and Streaming. 12 min. 2018. Professional. (DV1284)
Learning to recognize elder or child abuse and neglect is a very important and unfortunate part of being a Home Health Care Worker. It can be hard to spot the more subtle forms of neglect and abuse and many cases go unnoticed or unreported. Help train your Home Health Care Workers so they will know what to do in these situations. Video is in English and Spanish.
Safety Training Streaming Videos from AP Safety Training:
Back Safety in Transportation and Warehouse Environments
Streaming. 15 min. 2023. Professional.
This program discusses how to avoid back pain and injuries, how the back is structured, how it works, the problems that can affect it, and what we can do to prevent them while working in transportation and warehouse environments. Topics include how the back works, the different types of back injuries, how to have better posture for a healthier back, and how to lift things safely.
Laboratory Safety Orientation
Streaming. 21 min. 2023. Professional.
In this program, we will discuss some common laboratory hazards and learn about the safe work practices and procedures that may be used to control hazards and prevent injuries to laboratory workers. Topics include how to identify hazards, The use of personal protective equipment, The proper use of lab fume hoods, How to avoid contamination, Safety equipment and emergency response in the lab, Proper waste disposal and housekeeping, The use of glassware and compressed gas cylinders, The importance of a safety mindset and the chemical hygiene plan. Video is in English and Spanish.
Site Work Safety: Preventing Injuries Above and Below Ground
Streaming. 13 min. 2023. Professional.
When site work operations are in progress, construction workers are exposed to hazards above and below the ground, and safety must always be their top priority. This program discusses common hazards that all site work operations share, such as raised loads and trenches, and how to prevent serious injuries or fatalities, such as through PPE and staying alert for hazards. Topics include basic and additional PPE required on a job site, the need to avoid being crushed or run over, safety practices while lifting and placing loads, underground and overhead powerlines, unloading trailers and stacking objects, safety in trenches and excavations, hazards to stay alert for, and the benefits of having a safety mindset. Video is in English and Spanish.
Children’s Health and Safety:
Parenting BASICS: Health and Safety: 2-Year-Olds
DVD and Streaming. 11 min. 2016. Adult. (DD0846)
This video shows parents how to start teaching their child the basics of self-care, how to be safe, and how to communicate feeling sick or injured.
Parenting BASICS: Health and Safety: 7-12 Months
DVD. 11 min. 2016. Adult. (DD0739)
Parents of older babies are given advice about keeping their young children healthy and preventing accidents in the home and outside of the home. They are urged to use car seats and keep choking hazards and poisons out of the reach of children.
Safety Starts at Home, 2nd ed.
DVD. 41 min. 2012. Adult. (DD0558)
This DVD has the following chapters: fire safety; burn hazards; choking, suffocation and strangulation hazards; the safe baby; preventing falls; drowning prevention; poison patrol; hazards in the air; and preparing for emergencies. It explains the dangers of lithium batteries. It has the most recent SIDS prevention guidelines as well as the current recommendations for baby gates and car seats. The full-length version of this program is 41 minutes. A shorter, 20-minute version is also included.
To borrow any books or videos listed above, please email avlibrary@dshs.texas.gov.
Click on the streaming links to register to receive access information for each online video service. Only one registration per streaming service is required.
Visit the library catalog at www.texashealthlibrary.com for a complete list of titles available from the library.
If you would like to subscribe, please send an email to avlibrary@dshs.texas.gov with Subscribe in the subject line.
Highlighting AV and ECI Resources at the AV Library
New Streaming Videos
ECI Books and Videos
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Safety Training Streaming Videos
World Hepatitis Day
New Streaming Videos:
An Action Plan: Cultural Awareness in Healthcare
Streaming. 17 min. 2020. Adult.
This program examines the standards that the federal government has set up in the Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate care, called the CLAS Standards. This guideline suggested in CLAS standard are recommendations, mandates, and ways in which healthcare facilities can implement cultural awareness practices for individuals seeking health services.
Hip Fractures
Streaming. 19 min. 2020. Professional.
This program addresses issues when caring for elderly patients suffering from a hip fracture. The program looks at pre-operative care, patient work up, and post-operative care. It details the various types of fractures and fixation and considers how they relate to postoperative patient positioning and mobility.
Spine Align
Streaming. 34 min. 2020. Adult.
As we age, our spines tend to suffer. We get droopy shoulders and an increase in back pain. Spine Align consists of 7 exercises designed to help alleviate your back and neck pain, realign your spine into correct position.
ECI Books and Videos:
The DSHS AV Library contracts with HHSC Early Childhood Intervention to provide library services and maintain a collection of ECI resources. Here are some of the newest selections in this collection.
Bilingual Parent Coaching in Early Intervention Settings
DVD. 93 min. 2020. Professional. (DD0850)
Bilingual families and therapists are struggling to navigate culture and language barriers. In this video, Jennifer Gray, a speech-language pathologist, demonstrates how to serve bilingual families in Early Intervention settings effectively. She discusses the roles of parent and therapist in early intervention bilingual homes.
Parenting BASICS: Nutrition: 2-Year-Olds
DVD and Streaming. 12 min. 2016. Adult. (DD0847)
This film highlights nutrition topics for two-year-olds including: food choices, avoiding food conflicts, and active family activities.
Instruction: Effective Strategies to Support Engagement, Learning and Outcomes
2018. Book. (LC 4019.3 I59 2018 ECI)
This book provides guidance to families and professionals about the most effective ways to improve learning outcomes and promote development of young children, birth through age 5, who have, or are at-risk for, developmental delays or disabilities.
Safety Training DVDs:
Driving Stupid
DVD. 16 min. 2014. Senior High - Adult. (DV0863)
This program dramatizes that most teens overestimate their driving skills and underestimate the risks involved in texting while driving, driving drowsy, and driving under the influence. It shows teens participating in a driving skills program that safely exposes them to a variety of hazards and teaches them the importance of developing safe driving skills.
Hearing Conservation: Basic Training
DVD. 20 min. 2011. Adult. (DV0883)
Hearing loss is easy to ignore; there is no pain, pressure, or bleeding as hearing loss from noise exposure occurs. It happens gradually and often is not noticed until it's too late. This program trains employees on the basic methods of protecting their ears from work-related hearing loss.
Warehouse Safety-Safe Material Handling
DVD. 17 min. 2014. Adult. (DV1337)
This DVD raises employee awareness around hazards like material handling, chemical handling and storage, and slips, trips, and falls. It also covers the different types of personal protective equipment (PPE) that can be used and offers tips on how to work safely. around warehouse traffic.
Safety Training Streaming Videos from Training Network Now/Streamery:
Bloodborne Pathogens: General Awareness
Streaming. 11 min. 2017. Adult.
Bloodborne pathogens are dangerous micro-organisms that can cause disease in humans. This video provides required training on bloodborne pathogens and how to protect yourself from injuries and disease through proper protective equipment and cleaning processes. It also provides information on reporting and follow-up.
Fall Protection Update
Streaming. 11 min. 2016. Adult.
This updated training program provides the information employees need to work safely when they are off the ground. It assists in satisfying the major training requirements in the OSHA Standard on Fall Protection, 29 CFR1910. Topics include basics of fall protection, creating a fall protection plan, using personal fall arrest systems, and inspecting equipment.
Seatbelt Safety
Streaming. 6 min. 2023. Senior High – Adult.
Among drivers and passengers, seat belts reduce the risk of death by 45%, and cut the risk of serious injury by 50%. Seat belts prevent drivers and passengers from being ejected during a crash. People not wearing a seat belt are 30 times more likely to be ejected from a vehicle during a crash. This video is great for drivers of all experience levels.
World Hepatitis Day is July 28, 2024
Hepatitis C: Causes, Symptoms, Prevention, Treatment
DVD. 15 min. 2015. Senior High – Adult. (DV1050)
Hepatitis C is the most common bloodborne infection in the United States. Many young people are putting themselves at risk for this potentially fatal disease. The program details measures to prevent being infected and urges those who have put themselves at risk to get tested, especially because there is now a very effective treatment for the disease.
Preventing Bloodborne Infections: Bloodborne Viruses
DVD and Streaming. 16 min. 2020. Professional. (DV1466)
In the 1980s, the worldwide AIDS epidemic focused new attention on infection control procedures, particularly as they relate to bloodborne pathogens such as the virus that causes AIDS, HIV, and the hepatitis B and C viruses. This program describes these dangerous bloodborne viruses and how they are transmitted.
Understanding Hepatitis B
DVD. 23 min. 2007. Adult-Professional. (DV0358)
Hepatitis B is usually transmitted sexually or through other close bodily contact. This program explains what distinguishes HBV from other hepatitis strains, how it can infect the human body and still go undetected for decades, and how it can be prevented with vaccines. Physicians specializing in hepatitis research and care outline both successful and tragic case studies and guide viewers through the public health benefits of HBV education and immunization programs.
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Highlighting AV and ECI Resources at the AV Library
NEW Streaming Videos
ECI Books and Videos
Safety Training DVDs
Safety Training Streaming Videos
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
NEW Streaming Videos
Confidentiality: HIPAA Regulations (2020 edition)
Streaming. 15 min. 2020. Professional.
Protecting personal health information is the law, as well as an ethical and moral obligation of all healthcare professionals. This program focuses on HIPAA Title II, the Administrative Simplification section of HIPAA. This section addresses two things: first the security and privacy of protected health information. Secondly, the national standards for its transfer.
EVALI: Vape at Your Own Risk
Streaming. 7 min. 2021. Adult.
In this video, viewers learn that EVALI stands for E-Cigarette or Vaping Product Use Associated Lung Injury, a range of illnesses caused by electronic cigarettes and vaping devices. An outbreak of EVALI in 2019 led to the discovery that substances in use in common vaping products are harmful to the lungs and can cause serious respiratory disease and even death.
My Story of Alzheimer's Disease
Streaming. 20 min. 2020. Adult.
This short film focuses on five caregivers and a psychiatrist expressing their concern about caring for a loved one who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. Many people still misunderstand this disease. The film focusing their journey through caregiving and grief, even after their loved one has passed.
ECI Books and Videos
The DSHS AV Library contracts with HHSC Early Childhood Intervention
to provide library services and maintain a collection of ECI resources.
Here are some of the newest selections in this collection.
Children with Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
DVD. 117 min. 2020. Professional. (DD0851)
EIS CPE = 2.0
This video explores the biological/neurological effects of trauma; the effects of ACEs on children’s cognitive, language and social-emotional development; caregiver-child interventions to promote attunement and affect management. Viewers will learn child intervention strategies to promote resiliency and facilitate developmental skills for self-regulation.
Feeding with Love and Good Sense: The First Two Years
Ellyn Satter. 2020. Book. (WS 130 S253 2020 ECI)
EIS CPE = 0.75
This book shows parents how to work out the kinks with breastfeeding or formula feeding, when and how to start solid foods and progress to table foods, how to navigate the sudden and bewildering almost-toddler and toddler changes, and how to solve feeding problems.
Interaction: Enhancing Children's Access to Responsive Interactions
2018. Book. (LC 4019.3 I61 2018 ECI)
EIS CPE = 3
This book offers professionals and families multiple ways to implement the instruction practices across the settings in which children grow and learn.
Safety Training DVDs
Introduction to GHS
DVD. 19 min. 2012. Adult. (DV0873)
Created specifically to assist facilities in complying with the employee training requirements of OSHA's newly adopted GHS regulations, these products discuss the Globally Harmonized System for the Classification and Labeling of Chemicals. This program will review what the Globally Harmonized System is all about, why OSHA adopted the GHS, and the phase-in dates for implementing the GHS.
The Nursing Assistant: Fall Prevention (2021 edition)
DVD and Streaming. 17 min. 2021. Professional. (DV1475)
Falls are among the leading causes of nursing home survey deficiencies, fines, and lawsuits. Along with physical injuries, falls can have an emotional impact, often the resident becomes fearful of falling again. This fear may cause the resident to lose confidence in being able to perform daily activities that she or he was capable of doing before the fall. Viewers learn in this updated program of the three factors that place a resident at risk for falls and the three actions that can be taken to help prevent a resident from falling.
Workplace Violence
DVD. 14 min. 2018. Adult. (DV1371)
This DVD defines violence, cautions employees of the warning signs to watch for and gives advice on handling aggressive behavior. It provides tips on avoiding injury if violence does occur.
Safety Training Streaming Videos from AP Safety Training
Bloodborne Pathogens in Healthcare Facilities.
Streaming. 27 min. 2016. Professional.
This training program provides essential information while assisting healthcare organizations in fulfilling the training requirements contained in the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030). Topics covered include HIV, Hepatitis and sources of infection, the Exposure Control Plan, biohazard labeling, reducing the risk of exposure, personal protective equipment (PPE), Hepatitis vaccination, post-exposure procedures and more.
Bucket Truck Safety
Streaming. 13 min. 2021. Professional.
Bucket trucks are great tools used in a broad range of industries for a variety of uses. They allow workers to reach places they could not normally reach and do jobs they could not normally do alone. But there are dangers workers may face and that's what this program is all about - the hazards associated with bucket trucks and steps that can be taken to help minimize risk and keep your employees, and those working around them, safe.
Hurricanes, Tornadoes & Floods
Streaming. 17 min. 2021. Adult.
We have witnessed the devastating effects of natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes and floods during the past several years. We cannot stop mother nature, but we can reduce damage to property and protect people's lives with proper preparation. This program will show the viewer how to prepare for an impending catastrophe. The viewer will learn the emergency procedures that apply before, during, and after the storm.
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders for Home Health
Streaming. 107 min. 2019. Professional.
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia among people aged 65 and older. This important program was developed specifically for Home Health and will be presented in three parts. Join us as we discuss the stages of Alzheimer’s and the modifications that can be made in the home to help these patients.
Love is Listening: Dementia without Loneliness.
DVD. 56 min. 2018. Adult. (DV1409)
This documentary film offers insights from globally recognized authorities in the arts, science, and religion to reveal how we can remove fear and uncertainty and connect with those struggling with dementia. Naomi Feil explains the validation method of communication. Viewers will understand what it means to truly listen to someone with dementia.
My Broken Brain: Stories of Resilience, Love, and Family in the Face of Adversity
DVD. 56 min. 2019. Adult. (DV1435)
Each day more and more people are being diagnosed with some form of neurological condition. This video follows the diagnosis and treatment of several patient’s conditions such as epilepsy, motor neuron disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease as they undergo testing, surgery, and treatment.
Promoting Independence for Persons with Dementia
DVD and Streaming. 19 min. 2018. Professional. (DV1301)
This video shows nursing assistants how to assist with activities of daily living (ADLs) while promoting resident independence and dignity. It shows them how to be able to recognize care strategies for dressing, grooming, toileting, bathing, and eating for people with Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
To borrow any books or videos listed above, please email avlibrary@dshs.texas.gov.
Click on the streaming links to register to receive access information for each online video service. Only one registration per streaming service is required.
Visit the library catalog at www.texashealthlibrary.com for a complete list of titles available from the library.
If you would like to subscribe, please send an email to avlibrary@dshs.texas.gov with Subscribe in the subject line.