The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) publishes revised Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship ProgramThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP) offers competitive scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research. The program offers:
- Scholarship support
- Paid research training at the NIH during the summer
- Paid employment and training at the NIH after graduation
SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS
The NIH Undergraduate Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis to students who show a commitment to pursuing careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research. The following are the basic requirements:
- U.S. citizen, national, or qualified non-citizen.
- Enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time student for the 2012-2013 academic year at an accredited, 4-year undergraduate institution.
- High school seniors are not eligible to apply.
- 3.5 GPA or higher (on a 4.0 scale) or within the top 5 percent of your class.
- From a disadvantaged background. Disadvantaged background means that your financial aid office has certified you as having "exceptional financial need." (Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 51)
Scholarship Support
The NIH UGSP will pay up to $20,000 per academic year in tuition, educational expenses, and reasonable living expenses to scholarship recipients. Scholarships are awarded for 1 year, and can be renewed up to 4 years.
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copy deeplink County Level Resources for Low-Income and Uninsured Cancer Patients in Texas
County Level Resources for Low-Income and Uninsured Cancer Patients in TexasThese county level guides provide a wealth of resources and information for low-income and uninsured cancer patients in Texas. The guides are all written in Spanish. Currently we have guides for the following Texas counties: Bexar, Dallas, El Paso, Maverick, Travis, Webb and Zavala.
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- AccesoMaverickCountyEspanol_0.pdf (168.19 KB)
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This website, owned by SIL International, provides detailed background information about less common languages. Many of the indigenous languages have profiles.
Note: Wikipedia also contains a variety of sites describing the basic characteristics of each of the indigenous languages.
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A Comprehensive Immunization Strategy to Eliminate Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States Part II: Imm (Appendix A)Appendix A: Immunization Management Issues
copy deeplink Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center, University of Washington
Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center, University of WashingtonPresentations by Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (PNASH):
1. Age Considerations: Impacts on Pesticide Exposure and Health Outcomes
2. How to Identify the Products Your Patients are Exposed to
3. Reporting, Surveillance, Legal Aspects of Pesticide Related Illnesses
4. The Work to Home Pesticide Exposure Pathway: How to Protect Pregnant Women and Children (English and Spanish)
5. Chronic Health Effects of Pesticide Exposure
- AgeConsiderations_Pesticides_2009.ppt (438 KB)
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- Takehome_Pesticides_ENG_0.pdf (1.51 MB)
- Takehome_Pesticides_ESP.pdf (1.47 MB)
- ChronicHealthEffects_PesticidesPresentation_0.ppt (584 KB)
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Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas (CDI)The CDI is an organization that was created in 2003 to ensure that indigenous communities and people in Mexico have the rights guaranteed to them by the Mexican Constitution. It collaborates with state governments and federal dependencies to evaluate current strategies and works to form new programs that will ensure equality and fight against indigenous discrimination. It also works to help indigenous peoples to improve their quality of life. Their website includes a number of resources on indigenous areas of Mexico including news stories (some of which are written in an indigenous language), music, and research information on the indigenous populations. There is also a section of basic information on the indigenous languages of Mexico.
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Environmental Management of Pediatric Asthma: Guidelines for Health Care Providershttp://www.neefusa.org/health/asthma/asthmaguidelines.htm
These guidelines are aimed at integrating environmental management of asthma into pediatric health care. Offers clinical competencies in environmental health relevant to pediatric asthma and outlines the environmental interventions to communicate to patients.
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Scholarship: Underserved Occupational Populations Section Resident and Student ScholarshipApplication Deadline: 04/15/2018 at 5 pm CST
The Underserved Occupational Populations Section of ACOEM is sponsoring one $1,000 scholarship to qualified residents and medical students interested in making significant contributions to the field of underserved occupational medicine.The scholarship was established in honor of Joseph A. Fortuna, MD, FACOEM who founded the Underserved Occupational Populations Section of ACOEM and who was a tireless supporter of underserved workers and their families.
- JAF Memorial Scholarship to AOHC.3.pdf (284.44 KB)