- Who We Are
- Clinician Employment
- Publications
- Witness to Witness (W2W)
- El Premio Kugel & Zuroweste a la Justicia en la Salud
- Your Voice Matters: Photovoice Project
Pueblo, USA, How Latino Immigration is Changing America
A production from American Radio Works that focuses on the impact of Latino immigration in America. It's sinking in among Americans that the nation's largest wave of immigration did not happen a century ago. It's happening now. About 35 million of us were born in other countries. That's one in eight residents of the United States. Immigrants come from all over the globe, but Latino immigration is remaking the country. And not just on the coasts and in the Southwest.
Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention and Treatment of the Neuropathic Foot Online Course
The well-known seminar entitled, “The Carville Approach to Management of the Neuropathic Foot” has been modified for online instruction. The material presented includes principles and protocols that are time tested and proven effective for prevention of amputation in the lower extremity due to neuropathy. For course registration contact Josie Major at 800-642-2477, 225-756-3761 or via email jmajor@hrsa.gov
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- LEAP Blackboard Brochure 2008 ( 39 Kb )
National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
The purpose of the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC) is to respond to the needs of states and communities in addressing current and emerging public oral health issues. OHRC supports health professionals, program administrators, educators, policymakers, and others with the goal of improving oral health services for infants, children, adolescents, and their families.
Lance Armstrong Foundation
LIVESTRONG SurvivorCare (866.235.7205) where patients can speak to a case manager, receive one-on-one support, get help addressing financial concerns and gain access to clinical trials. Patients can also submit a request for help online by visiting LIVESTRONG.org/SurvivorCare.
Emergency Planning Tips If You Are Pregnant or Have Young Children
To help ease the burden of displacement in the face of disaster/emergency, new information for pregnant women and mothers of young children has been uploaded to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) web site. Because you are recognized as an important champion in the community and can provide a channel for vital emergency information.
CDC Adult Immunization Schedules
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) annually reviews the recommended Adult Immunization Schedule to ensure that the schedule reflects current recommendations for the licensed vaccines. The latest changes to the immunization schedule are on the CDC website.
HepTalk Newsletter article for clinics to use
This article on hepatitis basics was written for HepTalk project clinics to cut and paste easily into their agency newsletters. It is written for clients.
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- HepatitisClinicNewsletterArticle ( 60 Kb )
HepTalk Training Manual
The HepTalk Training Manual for on-site training for clinics to help improve clinic systems that support communicable disease prevention, and training for clinicians and staff on communicating about risk across cultural differences and about potentially sensitive personal issues.
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- HepTalk Training Manual-small ( 922 Kb )
Pepin Comic: After the Shot, Spanish/English
The Pepin Comic Book series covers seven immunization topics: Td, Chickenpox, MMR, DTaP, Hep A, Hep B, and After the Shot. These low literate, popular education materials are available in English and Spanish to help clinicians educate parents about the importance of getting their children vaccinated.
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- AfterTheShotEnglish ( 7 Mb )
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- DespesdelasVacunas ( 7 Mb )
Pepin Comic: Hep A, Spanish/English
The Pepin Comic Book series covers seven immunization topics: Td, Chickenpox, MMR, DTaP, Hep A, Hep B, and After the Shot. These low literate, popular education materials are available in English and Spanish to help clinicians educate parents about the importance of getting their children vaccinated.
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- HepASpanish24Pgs ( 9 Mb )
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- HepAEnglish24Pgs ( 8 Mb )
Pepin Comic: Td, Spanish/English
The Pepin Comic Book series covers seven immunization topics: Td, Chickenpox, MMR, DTaP, Hep A, Hep B, and After the Shot. These low literate, popular education materials are available in English and Spanish to help clinicians educate parents about the importance of getting their children vaccinated.
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- TdSpanish20Pgs ( 7 Mb )
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- TdEnglish20Pgs ( 7 Mb )
Ihea International Health Education Alliance
Appropriate health education programs for use by individuals and organizations on the local, national and international levels. Multiple cancer handouts in multiple languages.
November/December 2007 Heptalk Listserv Archive
Includes an article about the screening of people from countries where Hep B is endemic. The second part offers resources for clients from Central America who speak languages other than Spanish, such as the indigenous Mixteco. Though the study was completed in Eastern North Carolina, the resource list presented is national in scope and very broad.
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- 07 nov dec ( 46 Kb )
January 2008 Heptalk Listserv
An opportunity to join live webcast on "Innovative HIV/STI Prevention Approaches."
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- 08 jan ( 58 Kb )
Linguistico Maya in Antigua, Guatemala
An educational institution approved by the government of Guatemala. The program is based on one-to-one communication, which increases the learners confidence in their spanish language learning experience.
GHEC Global Health Education Consortium
Foreign Language Study and International Health Work: Selected Resources
CA Dept of Pesticide Regulation Information for Physicians
This useful link offers clinicians information on how to report a pesticide incidents in CA, training materials and other pesticide resources.
Pregnancy, Reproductive Health and Pesticides Monograph
This 2008 MCN/FJ Monograph compiles research on pesticides, pregnancy and reproductive health. English and Spanish.
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- repproductive eng span final ( 3 Mb )
Breathing Easy at Home/Una Casa Libre de Problemas Respiratorios
Educational comic book about the sources of indoor pollution and ways to minimize exposure. Offers safe alternatives to clean homes. English and Spanish.
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- BreathingEasyComicEng ( 2 Mb )
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- UnaCasaLibreDeProblemasRespiratorias ( 3 Mb )
