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 ...
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).
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) ...
- resourceZika-05112016.pdf (95.67 KB)
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.
- WPS_MCN_FJ_IssuesBrief2016.pdf (3.02 MB)
ACA Toolkit:
Available in English and Spanish
Health Insurance Guide:
Available in English and Spanish and Haitian Creole
Older Guides:
Available in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole for workers on employer-provided health insurance
Created by Farmworker Justice.
- http://www.farmworkerjustice.org/sites/default/files/FJ_ACA_Fact_Sheet_Employer_Provided_Health_Insurance_FINAL.pdf
- http://www.farmworkerjustice.org/sites/default/files/FJ_ACA_Fact_Sheet_Employer_Provided_Health_Insurance_SPANISH_FINAL.pdf
- http://www.farmworkerjustice.org/sites/default/files/FJ_ACA_Fact_Sheet_Employer_Provided_Health_Insurance_CREOLE_FINAL.pdf
DATE RECORDED: March 30, 2016
PRESENTED BY: Ileana Ponce-González, MD, MPH
This material will be produced under grant number SH-27640-15-60-F-48-SH5 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It will not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
FECHA DE GRABACION: 25 de Mayo de 2016
PRESENTAOD POR: Antonio Tovar, PhD
- Ver Webinar Grabado
- Evaluacion de los Participantes
- Diapositivas de la Presentacion
Este material será producido bajo la subvención número SH-27640-SH5 de la Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional del Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos. Ni los puntos de vista ni las políticas del Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos serán necesariamente reflejados; ni la mención de nombres comerciales, productos comerciales, u organizaciones implica la aprobación por el Gobierno de EE.UU.
- http://www.migrantclinician.org/
- https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/heatstress/index.html
- https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/heatillness/spanish/index_sp.html
- https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/heatstress/industry_resources.html
- http://deohs.washington.edu/pnash/heat_illness
- http://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/heatIllnessQA.html
- http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/Topics/AtoZ/HeatStress/
- http://en.hesperian.org/hhg/Workers%27_Guide_to_Health_and_Safety:Dangers_from_heat
- http://www.naplesnews.com/news/crime/report-farmworkers-death-should-have-been-prevented-2738c212-4e00-109c-e053-0100007fd972-363310521.html
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.
FECHA DE GRABACION: 17 de febrero 2016
PRESENTADO POR: Ileana Ponce-González, MD, MPH | Nelly Ayala, RN, MSN | Juan J Martinez, MSN, RN, CDE
- http://migrantclinician.adobeconnect.com/p4r9q058gd5/?OWASP_CSRFTOKEN=5cda39ea343db034320a5f908410459c08acbc6dc8eae39211163603ad29bfe2
- http://www.migrantclinician.org/
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11024588
- http://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/nursing_facpubs/3/
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3662286/
- http://www.idf.org/diabetesvoice/articles/diabetes-tipo-2-su-prevenci%C3%B3n-y-la-comisi%C3%B3n-sobre-determinantes-sociales-de-la-salud-de-la
- http://www.doh.wa.gov/Portals/1/Documents/Pubs/345-342-DiabetesEpidemicActionReport.pdf
- http://ibis.dhss.alaska.gov/
- http://www.paho.org/diabetes
- http://www.diabetes.org/
- http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1561-29532003000200008&lng=es&nrm=iso&tlng=es
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_11xLlwKgWc
- http://www.hopeheart.org/our-programs/
FECHA DE GRABACION: 30 de Marzo de 2016
PRESENTAOD POR: Ileana Ponce-González, MD, MPH
Este material será producido bajo la subvención número SH-27640-15-60-F-48-SH5 de la Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional del Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos. Ni los puntos de vista ni las políticas del Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos serán necesariamente reflejados; ni la mención de nombres comerciales, productos comerciales, u organizaciones implica la aprobación por el Gobierno de EE.UU.
- http://migrantclinician.adobeconnect.com/p92vsy5l9ox/
- http://www.migrantclinician.org/
- http://workerscomphub.org/
- http://workerscomphub.org/navigating-system
- http://www.migrantclinician
- https://www.osha.gov/workers-spanish/index.html
- http://www.coshnetwork.org/know-your-rights
- http://hesperian.org/books-and-resources/
DATE RECORDED: March 30, 2016
PRESENTED BY: Ileana Ponce-González, MD, MPH
This material will be produced under grant number SH-27640-15-60-F-48-SH5 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It will not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
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. The MayaTech Corporation operates the P4C HIV TAC.
Video interview with COPE Executive Director Mark Sullivan, MD, PhD.
About COPE: The University of Washington’s COPE for Chronic Pain CME Program offers evidence-based clinical knowledge and training on how best to treat patients experiencing chronic pain. COPE CME helps clinicians assess patients and monitor their progress, mitigate risk, and focus on restoring function and quality of life. It provides guidance on when and how to start, stop, or modify opioid therapies. COPE’s online course includes case-based video vignettes that model interactions between providers and patients, helping to improve communications that promote trust. Live and web-based CME is available.
Only 25% of physicians feel very confident in managing patients on opioids.
When many of today's physicians were in medical school, they learned that opioids were safe, and no dose seemed too high. Now, evidence-based practice paints a far more nuanced picture. More than 200 million prescriptions a year have contributed to widespread problems:
- 33% of young adults say that prescription opioids are "easy to get," with many taking their friends' or parents' pills.
- Nearly 20% of U.S. veterans with PTSD are receiving higher-dose or multiple opioids, or early refills.
- Increased prescribing to women of childbearing age has contributed to a 4-fold increase in neonatal abstinence syndrome
COPE offers free CME on safe opioid prescribing:
- COPE-REMS: an online, self-paced tutorial that awards up to 4 CME credits
- UW TelePain: Providers can call in to UW Medicine and present their most difficult chronic pain cases to a multidisciplinary panel of pain medicine experts for discussion and advice. Tune in to live, lunchtime, 1-hour sessions most Wednesdays at 12 PM to earn up to 1.5 CME credits per session.
Other resources from COPE include:
- 7 Things You Should Know about PTSD and Use of Opioid Pain Medications
- Women, Pregnancy & Prescription Opioids
- COPE-REMS has posted new content on prescribing opioids for chronic pain related to the 2015 Washington State Interagency Guideline on Prescribing Opioids for Pain. The 2015 guideline provides valuable insights for clinicians nationwide and for the federal government, which is now developing a national guideline. COPE interviewed Dr. David Tauben, Chief of the University of Washington Division of Pain Medicine.
- http://www.coperems.org/
- http://www.coperems.org/register/
- http://depts.washington.edu/anesth/care/pain/telepain/index.shtml
- http://www.coperems.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/flyer-ptsd-opioids-rev.pdf
- http://www.coperems.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/factsheet-womenpregnancy.pdf
- http://www.coperems.org/new-washington-state-opioid-guidelines/
http://www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org/
ADAO is the largest independent nonprofit in the U.S. dedicated to preventing asbestos exposure, eliminating asbestos-related diseases, and protecting asbestos victims' civil rights through education, advocacy, and community initiatives.
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/cosmetics/Pages/default.aspx
An online, searchable database that allows salon workers and others to learn about and report toxic chemicals found in nail salon products and other cosmetics.
A Tip Sheet by Health Outreach Partners and MHP Salud.
"A new issue brief from the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership shares how medical-legal partnerships operate at health centers and how integrated legal care can help health centers meet their mission."
Migrant Clinicians Network, Inc. (MCN) will work during the next two years to engage members of our clinical network and all relevant stakeholders to advance health justice for the mobile poor. Our advocacy and education priorities focus on safe and legal entry into the United States, as well as strong and equal protection for workers in all occupations. Advancement in these areas creates the greatest opportunity for all to access high-quality, affordable healthcare.
- Comprehensive Immigration Reform
- Access to Health Care
- MCNAdcovacyAgendaFinal.pdf (148.62 KB)
Spanish-language skin cancer outreach materials from the American Academy of Dermatology, which are used during their public skin cancer examinations. Their pilot program providing examinations, targeting Hispanic outdoor workers in California, Arizona, Texas and Florida, was featured in MCN's Streamline, Autumn 2014.
- CCP_Spanish_SpotMe.pdf (2.48 MB)
- Spanish_Sunscreen_Poster.pdf (154.57 KB)
- Spanish_Free_Screening_Poster.pdf (1.23 MB)
- Latino_Outreach_Event_Flyer_2UP.pdf (499.55 KB)
Messages to Millions is designed to provide consistent, science-based Million Hearts® messages to disseminate to partners and supporters on a quarterly basis. Message maps provide key and supporting messages that stress the steps that can be taken by consumers, health care providers, and other audiences to help prevent heart attacks and strokes.
Recently in the UK, there has been research supporting midwifery care. Due to this research, the UK has made some policy changes in regards to maternity. Midwifery care has been shown to be more safe for women with uncomplicated pregnancies and because of these new policies, the United States may follow in their footsteps.
- NICEGuidelinesSummary.pdf (442.38 KB)
Public Health Online includes expert-driven data and information about careers in the field, online learning options, and how students can gain valuable professional experience even before graduation. Some key features include:
- An in-depth look at public health issues and the importance of public health education
- A detailed examination of high-quality, available online public health degrees and specializations
- Tips for choosing a high-quality, affordable online program that meets the student’s education and career goal
- A public health career fit quiz
http://www.publichealthonline.org/degree-programs/masters/
The National Nework for Oral Health Access has developed a user’s guide that provides a structure, options, and suggestions to help Health Centers develop programs to implement oral health competencies that integrate oral health care into primary care practice, which increases access to oral health care and improves the oral health status of the populations Health Centers serve.
These bilingual posters educate workers on how to work safely with machinery on the farm. Developed by two Occupational Health Interns (OHIP) during their internship with the National Farm Medicine Center, these posters accompany the Seguridad en las Lecherías curriculum.
- TractorPosterENG2016.pdf (5.97 MB)
- TractorPosterSPAN2016.pdf (6.03 MB)
DATE RECORDED: Friday, July 11
PRESENTED BY: Ed Zuroweste, MD. Chief Medical Officer, Migrant Clinicians Network
MCN’s Environmental and Occupational Health Programs
Learn more about MCN’s training and technical assistance programs to help clinicians and health centers improve the recognition and management of pesticide exposures and other environmental/occupational health conditions.
Migrant workers are often employed in some of the most dangerous jobs in the United States. Lack of training, poor safety precautions, regulatory exclusions, lack of health insurance, language barriers, piece-rate pay, undocumented worker status, and geographical and cultural isolation can put these workers at increased risk for occupationally related injuries and illnesses and chronic sequelae.
This webinar will discuss health risks facing migrants as a result of their working conditions and highlight best practices and resources to incorporate environmental and work-related health into the primary care setting. It will aslo showcase successful initiatives employed in Community and Migrant Health Centers. Participants will become familiar with the importance of and feasible approaches to integrate environmental and occupational health into primary care from both a clinical and social justice perspective.
SPONSORED BY: Migrant Clinicians Network
OBJECTIVES: Participants will be able to:
- Understand the reasons for integratin environmental and occupational health into primary care
- Recognize the role of the clinician in work-related exposure
- Be familiar with tools and resources to address occupational injuries and exposures in primary care
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http://umash.umn.edu/needlestick-prevention/ This webpage features factsheets and videos developed by the Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH) to educate farmworkers, producers, and veterinarians about needlestick prevention. Resources are available in both English and Spanish.
Este diccionario ilustrado bilingüe de MCN, "Seguridad en Palabras/ Safety in Words", muestra los peligros que hay en el lugar de trabajo y las mejores prácticas para la salud y la seguridad en la agricultura. Desarrollado con el apoyo del Programa de Subvenciones Susan Harwood de OSHA, este recurso refuerza el vocabulario en inglés de los trabajadores que hablan español lo que ayudará a prevenir lesiones en la agricultura.
Part 6 of the 6 webinar series: Essential Clinical Issues in Migration Health
DATE RECORDED: June 25, 2014
PRESENTED BY: Brett Pack, DMD, Dental Director, Moses Lake Community Health Center and Maria Smith, MPA, Project Director, National Network for Oral Health Access
To receive CME* or CNE credit after viewing any of these webinars you must do the following:
Note: Only participants of the live webinar are eligible for continuing dental education units. |
The Patient-Centered Health Home is a concept being implemented through a variety of approaches including full integration, co-location, shared financing, virtual linkages and facilitated referral and follow-up. Health Homes are an important approach for helping to ensure that health center populations have access to comprehensive health care services, including dental care. This presentation will describe how oral health can be integrated into overall primary care systems to improve health care quality and outcomes of the patients we serve, by illustrating promising practices from an example health center oral health program.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand why medical-dental integration is a positive attribute
- Describe examples of medical-dental integration at the clinical level
- Receive “take home” examples of how to incorporate oral health into your health center’s Patient-Centered Health Home.
FURTHER READING |
Visit www.nnoha.org to access resources available to support safety net oral health programs and to join as a member. Report mentioned during the webinar: Oral Health and the Patient Centered Health Home: Action Guide |