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Grasshoppers, Dust and Salsa - An Old Toxin in a New Setting: A Fresh Look at Lead Poisoning in Migrant Populations
This hour long webcast features Jennie McLaurin, MD, MPH – a former medical director of a migrant and community health center and a pediatrician with over 20 years of practice serving farmworker and immigrant populations.
Primary Care Interventions to Promote Breastfeeding
There is convincing evidence that breastfeeding provides substantial health benefits for children and adequate evidence that breastfeeding provides moderate health benefits for women. This link provides a summary of the 2008 recommendation of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) on counseling to promote breastfeeding.
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.
Planned Parenthood
They offer free birth control and screening services for young or low-income women and girls. They also have support groups and counselors to work with teens who are pregnant. Phone: 1 (800) 230-PLAN [7526]
Healthy Women Project
This site offers a list of contractors providing services and a map. For information, including sites anywhere in PA offering free or discounted screening, contact Cancer Information Services at 1-800-4-CANCER or 1-800-422-6237.
Women's Way
The goal of Women's Way is to reduce morbidity and mortality by increasing breast and cervical cancer screening. This program promotes participation of women ages 18 through 64 who are income eligible, uninsured or underinsured. No-cost screening is available to eligible women. For more information call 701.222.6527 or 1.800.449.6636 or visit the website.
Women of Wellness
Free breast and cervical cancer screening services to medicaly underserved. They also provide some treatment assistance.
Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day
The observance helps draw attention to key differences in health between women and men that are overlooked or misunderstood in areas such as heart disease, cancer, autoimmune disorders, obesity and mental health.
For information specific to migrant and underserved populations visit MCN's Women's Health page or MCN's Health Disparities Collaboratives page.
National Women's Check-up Day
National Women's Check-Up Day is a nationwide effort, coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health, to:
National Women's Health Week 2008
National Women's Health Week empowers women across the country to get healthy by taking action. The nationwide initiative, coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health (OWH), encourages women to make their health a top priority and take simple steps for a longer, healthier and happier life. During the week, families, communities, businesses, government, health organizations and other groups work together to educate women about steps they can take to improve their physical and mental health and prevent disease.
