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Fact Sheet- Key Revisions to the Worker Protection Standard
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Worker Protection Standard (WPS) provides basic workplace protections to farmworkers and pesticide handlers to minimize the adverse effects of pesticide exposure. EPA announced major revisions to the WPS in September 2015. MCN and FJ's fact sheet provides a summary of the revised regulation.
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- Fact Sheet-Revisions to WPS ( 1 Mb )
CDC: Reduced Incidence of Chikungunya Virus Infection in Communities with Ongoing Aedes Aegypti Mosquito Trap Intervention Studies — Salinas and Guayama, Puerto Rico, November 2015–February 2016
Aedes species mosquitoes transmit chikungunya virus, as well as dengue and Zika viruses, and bite most often during the day.* Infectious mosquito bites frequently occur in and around homes (1,2). Caribbean countries first reported local transmission of chikungunya virus in December 2013, and soon after, chikungunya virus spread throughout the Americas (3). Puerto Rico reported its first laboratory-positive chikungunya case in May 2014 (4), and subsequently identified approximately 29,000 suspected cases throughout the island by the end of 2015 ...
CDC: Comparison of Test Results for Zika Virus RNA in Urine, Serum, and Saliva Specimens from Persons with Travel-Associated Zika Virus Disease — Florida, 2016
In May 2015, Zika virus was reported to be circulating in Brazil. This was the first identified introduction of the virus in the Region of the Americas. Since that time, Zika virus has rapidly spread throughout the region. As of April 20, 2016, the Florida Department of Health Bureau of Public Health Laboratories (BPHL) has tested specimens from 913 persons who met state criteria for Zika virus testing. Among these 913 persons, 91 met confirmed or probable Zika virus disease case criteria and all cases were travel-associated (1).
CDC: Interim Guidance for Zika Virus Testing of Urine - United States, 2016
Diagnostic testing for Zika virus infection can be accomplished using molecular and serologic methods. Real-time reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) is the preferred test for Zika virus infection because it can be performed rapidly and is highly specific (1,2) ...
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Preventing Agricultural Pesticide Exposure: Revisions to the EPA’s Worker Protection Standard
In 2015, for the first time in over 20 years, the Environmental Protection Agency updated the Worker Protection Standard (WPS). The WPS provides basic workplace protections for agricultural workers to reduce the risk of pesticide exposre. This issue brief overviews the major revisions that are particularly relevant for clinicians caring for agricultural workers.
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- WPS Issue Brief 2016 ( 3 Mb )
Updated Frequently Asked Questions: the Affordable Care Act and H-2A Worker
Created by Farmworker Justice
Farmworker Justicce: 2016 Fellowship Job Description
WEBINAR It’s your right to know! Helping Community Health Workers Promote Chemical Safety on the Job
WEBINAR Community Health Workers Can Make a Difference in Helping People Stay Safe and Healthy on the Job
WEBINAR Antes de los días de verano, aprenda cómo los Promotores de Salud pueden ayudar en prevenir enfermedades a causa del calor
WEBINAR ¡Es su derecho saber! Ayudando a los Promotores de Salud a promover la seguridad química en el trabajo
National LGBT Health Education Center
The National LGBT Health Education Center provides educational programs, resources, and consultation to health care organizations with the goal of optimizing quality, cost-effective health care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.
WEBINAR Los Determinantes Sociales de Salud y la Diabetes
FECHA DE GRABACION: 17 de febrero 2016
PRESENTADO POR: Ileana Ponce-González, MD, MPH | Nelly Ayala, RN, MSN | Juan J Martinez, MSN, RN, CDE
2015 Year In Review | Migrant Clinicians Network
Highlights of MCN's services and programs in action during 2015!
Available in English and Spanish.
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- MCN Year in Review 2015 (English) ( 1 Mb )
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- MCN Year in Review 2015 (Spanish) ( 494 Kb )
Celebrating the First Anniversary of the External Advisory Board at MCN
The first MCN External Advisory Board (EAB) was established with 10 standing members and 10 ad hoc members in June 2015. The EAB is a PEER TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE established to promote cross-disciplinary collaboration and to give expert advice on community-based participatory research and the development and expansion of MCN programs. The distinguished members offer a breadth of professional expertise to advance MCN’s mission. During the first year of service, our EAB members participated in more than 44 ACTIVITIES AMONG 10 MCN STAFF.
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WEBINAR Los Promotores de Salud Pueden Hacer una Diferencia en Ayudar a las Personas a Mantenerse Seguros y Saludables en el Trabajo
FECHA DE GRABACION: 30 de Marzo de 2016
PRESENTAOD POR: Ileana Ponce-González, MD, MPH
HIV Training, Technical Assistance, and Collaboration Center (HIV TAC)
A primary goal of the Partnerships for Care (P4C) project is to provide innovative, cost-efficient, and culturally competent training and technical assistance (TTA) to the four health departments and 22 health centers serving high HIV prevalence areas funded under the project. To that end, the HIV Training, Technical Assistance, and Collaboration Center (HIV TAC) was funded to support the goals of the P4C project through planned collaboration with existing HIV-related TTA programs, across different levels of government and with nongovernment partners.
WEBINAR Protecting Farmworkers: What clinicians need to know about the newly revised Worker Protection Standard
DATE RECORDED: April 13, 2016
PRESENTED BY: Amy K. Liebman, MPA, MA | Virginia Ruiz, JD | Richard Pont | Gayle Thomas, MD
Creating a Patient Centered Medical Home for Those on the Move [Health Network]
Migrant Clinicians Network promotes medical home transformation designed to include patients who experience barriers to health care due to mobility, poverty, language, and culture.
Health Network assures continuity of care and treatment completion by providing comprehensive case management, medical records transfer and follow up services for mobile patients.
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- Health Network Flyer (English) ( 460 Kb )
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- Health Network Flyer (Spanish) ( 487 Kb )
