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Webinar Slides: Exploring the Intersection of Tropical Medicine and Migrant Health: Webinar Resources
Webinar Presentation by Adam Hoverman, DO, DTM&H on Exploring the Intersection of Tropical Medicine and Migrant Health. Recorded on 4/18/2012.
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Frequently Asked Questions for Clinicians: Multistate Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Investigation
October 15, 2012
Developing the 2012 National Action Plan for Protecting Children in Agriculture
Barbara C. Lee PhD, Susan S. Gallagher MPH, Amy K. Liebman MPA, MA, Mary E. Miller RN, MN & Barbara Marlenga PhD (2012)Journal of Agromedicine, 17:2, 88-93
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The Quality of Drinking Water in North Carolina Farmworker Camps
American Journal of Public Health. October 2012, Vol 102, No. 10
Werner E. Bischoff, MD, PhD, Maria Weir, MAA, MPH, Phillip Summers, MPH, Haiying Chen, MD, PhD, Sara A. Quandt, PhD,
Amy K. Liebman, MPA, MA, and Thomas A. Arcury, PhD
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- Bischoff etal WaterQuality AJPH 2012 ( 507 Kb )
Cancer statistics for Hispanics/Latinos, 2012
Cancer statistics for Hispanics/Latinos, 2012 by Rebecca Siegel MPH, Deepa Naishadham MA, MS, Ahmedin Jemal DVM, PhD
Article first published online: 17 SEP 2012
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Reproductive Health Care through the Eyes of Latina Women: Insights for Providers (2012)
Latinas are experiencing high rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), teen childbearing, and unintended pregnancy. This report presents nine recommendations for sexual and reproductive health clinics and providers to increase young Latina women’s access to reproductive health services.
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The Silent Crisis: How to Do Outreach in an Anti-Immigrant Climate
This resource for Outreach Programs provides ideas and resources for how to do outreach in an anti-immigrant climate by addressing specific barriers, providing strategies, and listing resources.It is provided by Health Outreach Partners in collaboration with Quincy Community Health Center, Lorena Sprager and Associates, Migrant Legal Action Program, and attendees from the 2011 and 2012 Western Migrant Stream Forums (WMSF).
End of Life and Palliative Care Publications and Research
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Errors of Medical Interpretation and Their Potential Clinical Consequences: A Comparison of Professional Versus Ad Hoc Versus No Interpreters
Online Professional Medical Interpreter Training Certificate Programs and Courses
Patient-Centered, Provider-Managed, Interpreter-Facilitated Human Communication ©
The National Board of Certification of Medical Interpreters
Among The Most Vulnerable: Palliative and End-of-life Care for Latino Immigrants
Supportive Voice. Among The Most Vulnerable by Tina Castañares , MD. Fall 2008
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- Supportive Voice fall 2008 article-edit ( 574 Kb )
The Diagnosis of Dying
The Journal of Clinical Ethics. The Diagnosis of Dying by George F. Davis. Fall 2009. Volume 20, Number 3
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- The Diagnosis of Dying ( 1 Mb )
Webinar Slides: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care for Latino Migrants
Webinar Presentation by Tina Castañares, MD George Davis, MD Jennie McLaurin, MD, MPH on Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Latino Migrants. Recorded on 8/22/2012.
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Traveling to Mexico and Latin America: A Guide for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS brochure
We are pleased to share that the Spanish version of the Traveling to Mexico and Latin America: A Guide for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS brochure. This brochure includes helpful tips for persons with HIV/AIDS traveling outside of the country. Also included is a listing of prominent HIV/AIDS organizations in various Latin American countries.
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Farmworker Clinical Care Resource for Occupational Health
http://www.farmworkercliniciansmanual.com
This comprehensive manual was developed by the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health and the Migrant Clinicians Network for the diagnosis and treatment of occupational injuries in migrant and seasonal farmworkers. The information in the manual does focus on agricultural occupations in the Northeast.
Preserving a scarce human resource: Healthy physicians
This blog post from the North Carolina Medical Board discusses issues around physician burnout. The blog states: "Burnout among physicians has reached epidemic proportions since it was first described among human services workers in the 1970s. When physicians experience overload, loss of control (autonomy) and a lack of reward (perceived or real) for their contributions, their risk for emotional exhaustion, otherwise known as the burnout syndrome, is astronomical.
2011 Year In Review | Migrant Clinicians Network
2-page highlight of MCN's services and programs in action during 2011 available in English and Spanish.
MCN's Year in Review 2011 is also available as the Prezi interactive presentation.
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Americans’ Views on Illegal Immigrants THE NEW YORK TIMES/CBS NEWS POLL
Summary of the June 2012 article from the New York Times on American attitudes toward immigration.
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