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Use this occasion to celebrate the vital role that NPs play in bringing high-quality, cost-effective, comprehensive, patient-centered, personalized primary care to all populations of the United States.

The shortage of primary care providers is a hot topic in the healthcare reform debate. NP Week is a good opportunity to showcase the many ways that NPs are the primary care providers of choice for many patients and to let others in your community know about the value of NP-delivered primary care. Visit the AANP site for NP Week Resources.

Morehouse School of Medicine
720 Westview Drive
Atlanta, Georgia 30310

The Cancer, Culture & Literacy Conference provides a national forum for the exchange and dissemination of important information covering current research and education in the area of cancer, culture and literacy. This conference will address factors that are critical to elucidating the roles of culture, language and literacy in cancer health disparities and the design, implementation and evaluation of successful communications, programs and educational interventions for diverse audiences.

The Western Migrant Stream Forum (WMSF) is one of three nationally recognized migrant health forums held each year. The WMSF allows clinicians, administrators, researchers, health educators, lay health workers, and students from throughout the West to attend innovative workshops and trainings related to the health care of migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families.

Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
El Buen Samaritano
Consulate General of Mexico
Register with El Buen reps Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Consulate
Info: Annie Crawford, 512.478.2866 x117

Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 8:30 a.m. - Noon
Ventanilla de Salud
Consulate General of Mexico
Info: Annie Crawford, 512.478.2866 x117

Ventanilla de Salud
Southeast Metropolitan, Park Del Valle, TX 78617
Info: Alex Herrera, 512.478.2866 x117

This 90-minute live web-based seminar followed by a 30-minute question & answer period is intended for healthcare professionals in the United States who may treat or screen patients with tuberculosis, diabetes, or both diseases. there is no cost for this course.

Thursday, December 10, 2009
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PST

Presented by
Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center
Live, via the internet

Family planning agencies have been working for many years to involve males in reproductive health care. Now this effort is being heightened by the direct provision of health services to males in each community. This training will focus on the clinical services to males. The webinar will include issues such as: performing the male exam, STD and HIV testing and treatment and health education strategies.

The University of California, Berkeley and Davis campuses are pleased to extend to you this Save the Date invitation for the launching event of the Migration and Health Research Center (MAHRC). The event will mark the beginning of a facet of multidisciplinary research aimed to improve the quality of life and eliminate health disparities of migrants living in California, the United States, and globally.