Wednesday, February 10th 2010
Reception at 5:30pm
Loft Cinema
3233 E Speedway Blvd.
Tucson, Arizona

Karl Hoffman will give a personal introduction to the film at 7:15pm with the premier at 7:30pm. The film will run 95 minutes with a question period following. Karl is very excited to share 4 years of work, on the big screen and spend a wonderful evening with all who have been so supportive during this monumental project. Several of Karl's international award winning photographs will be on exhibit in the lobby where wine, beer and soft refreshments will be available from the Loft Bar.

[Click here] to see the movie trailer.

MCN is now on Facebook! Sign up now to connect with the Migrant Clinicians Network and our friends. We encourage you to become a fan and show your support. Help generate awarenss, connect with others interested in justice in Healthcare for the mobile poor. Become a friend now!

Auger Communications, with support through a grant from the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities, is seeking to build a network of organizations who serve Latino families interested in expanding outreach and dissemination of culturally appropriate, easy-to-read fotonovelas. Join the “Free Publication Network’” to receive a free supply of a bilingual Spanish/English photonovel about gestational diabetes developed for Latina women once the network is launched. For information about the publication see http://www.augercommunications.com/Gestational_Diabetes.html. To join the network, click on “Free Publication Network” (http://www.augercommunications.com/Free_Publication_Network.html). Teaching with stories is one of the oldest forms of education and is widely used around the world. The Teach-With-Stories (TWS) Method™ developed by Auger Communications combines this oral tradition with evidence-based research and modern influences, including Paulo Freire, Malcolm Knowles, and Jean Baker Miller. There is information about their other publications on the website.

Program to Create Jobs in Low-Income Communities, Help CHCs Serve More Than 500,000 Additional Patients

WASHINGTON - President Obama announced nearly $600 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) awards to support major construction and renovation projects at 85 community health centers nationwide and help networks of health centers adopt Electronic Health Records (EHR) and other Health Information Technology (HIT) systems. The awards are expected to not only create new job opportunities in construction and health care, but also help provide care for more than half a million additional patients in underserved communities. The President also announced a new demonstration initiative to support the delivery of advanced primary care to Medicare beneficiaries through community health centers.

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In the face of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Hesperian urges everyone to forward and distribute the following health materials in Haitian Creole and English to every relief worker, resident, and traveler already in or leaving for Haiti.

Resources

Where There is No Doctor
Creole edition
Available as a PDF and also as a printed book through our partners:
4 The World Resource Distributers
(tel: 417-862-4448)
orders@4wrd.org

Sanitation and Cleanliness booklet
Haitian Creole editions
produced by SOIL

Where Women Have No Doctor
Haitian Creole edition

Cholera Prevention Factsheet
English Edition

Free Downloads Page
Additional resources in English and Spanish.

Relief Efforts

Haiti Emergency Relief Fund
Haiti Action Network's

Partners in Health

Grassroots International, Earthquake Relief Fund for Haiti
Ingrid Hawkinson
Book Publicity and Promotions
Hesperian
Ingrid@hesperian.org

Our deepest sympathies go out to those affected by this disaster. If you are thinking of donating, Hesperian recommends these organizations which have redoubled their work in Haiti to address this most recent catastrophe: Haiti Action Network's Haiti Emergency Relief Fund and Partners in Health.

Migrant Clinicians Network stands in solidarity with the people of Haiti. We share our profound concern for the survivors of this devastating earthquake and we extend our deepest sympathy to families and friends who lost loved ones. We urge you to take action. Please consider making a contribution to the relief effort. Numerous organizations are accepting donations. Among them are:

• Partners in Health / Zanmi Lasante -- the largest health care provider in rural Haiti. It operates, in partnership with the Haitian Ministry of Health, some 10 hospitals and clinics, all far from the capital and all still intact. http://www.pih.org/home.html
• Doctors Without Borders https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org http://doctorswithoutborders.org/

September 23-25, 2010 in Washington DC. Join other national and regional clinician networks on planning this national meeting for front line clinicians. Watch for details on the program agenda in the coming months and ways to be involved.

"The National Summit of Clinicians for Healthcare Justice was very different from any conference I have attended before. I feel privileged to have attended. I hope this summary imparts some of the passion I gained from this event to both clinicians and staff in community health centers who did not attend, and serve as catalyst for achieving a vision of health equity and justice in our health care system. Here are some highlights." - Robert Moore, MD, Medical Director Clinical Ole, Napa, CA

Article: First ever Nation-wide Summit of Community Health Center Clinicians meets in Washington D.C. on eve of election to call for Health care Justice and EquityBy Robert Moore, MD, Medical Director, Community Health Clinic Ole, Napa

The Western Migrant Stream Forum (WMSF) is one of three nationally recognized migrant health forums held each year. The WMSF allows clinicians, administrators, researchers, health educators, lay health workers, and students from throughout the West to attend innovative workshops and trainings related to the health care of migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families.

East Carolina University The Brody School of Medicine -- Auditorium 600 Moye Blvd. Greenville, NC 27834 (check-in begins at 8:30am)

LIVESTRONG and Migrant Clinicians Network are conducting a training specifically designed for Promotores. Space is limited, so please contact Tina Dixon at 252.847.5471 or tdixon@pcmh.com to register.

Participation in the conference will allow you to know the latest and crucial pandemic prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery strategies being developed by international bodies to curb and eventually end the human-to-human transmission of the AH1N1.

There will be 10 concurrent breakout sessions that will help create solid continuity plans to prepare for, respond to, and survive a pandemic More information about the conference can be found at http://new-fields.com/isfc_uk.

Limited seats are available at the conference.  You must completed the registration form and fax it to 202-280-1239 to reserve your seat now.  You may also call Kimberly Martinez at 202-536-5000 or send her an e-mail at kmartinez@nfemail.com to receive prompt assistance.

OSHA is spearheading this conference that will bring together representatives from employer associations, labor groups, community organizations, worker centers, the medical community, safety and health professionals, educators, government officials, Consulates, the media and other non-traditional partners to develop new partnerships, target and expand outreach and  share the most effective strategies to reach Hispanic workers. 

The 2010 National Farmworker Health Conference will focus on how the healthcare home model impacts care for farmworkers nationwide.

The Cancer, Culture & Literacy Conference provides a national forum for the exchange and dissemination of important information covering current research and education in the area of cancer, culture and literacy. This conference will address factors that are critical to elucidating the roles of culture, language and literacy in cancer health disparities and the design, implementation and evaluation of successful communications, programs and educational interventions for diverse audiences.

The repercussions of teen dating violence are impossible to ignore - the issue affects not just youth but their families, schools and communities as well. Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM) brings national focus to the issue of teen dating violence, highlights the need to educate our youth about healthy relationships, raises awareness among those who care for them and provides communities with a critical opportunity to work together to prevent this devastating cycle of abuse.

February is National Wise Health Consumer Month! The event was established to give more visibility to the importance of medical self-care and wise consumer programs.

More than one million people suffer from eye injuries each year in the United States. Spread the message of eye safety to your community this month because 90 percent of these injuries could have been prevented with protective eyewear.

Developing good habits at an early age and scheduling regular dental visits helps children get a good start on a lifetime of healthy teeth and gums.

Visit MCN's dental page for information on dental issues specific to the migrant and underserved populations.

A day when Americans nationwide will take women’s health to heart by wearing red to show their support for women’s heart disease awareness. The Red Dress®, the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness, was created by The Heart Truth® in 2002 to deliver an urgent wakeup call to American women. Join The Heart Truth on National Wear Red Day to help spread the critical message that "Heart Disease Doesn't Care What You Wear—It's the #1 Killer of Women.

Each year on the first Friday in February, thousands of the nation's dentists and their dental team members provide free oral health care services to children from low-income families across the country. The ADA's Give Kids A Smile® program enhances the oral health of large numbers of needy children. Give Kids A Smile activities also highlight for policy makers the ongoing challenges that low-income families face in finding dental care. Find a program today!

Burn Awareness Week is a kick-off to a year-long educational campaign from Shriners Hospitals for Children. Visit MCN's Environmental Health page for information specific to underserved populations.

Why be a Donor? The need is great and growing. Almost 95,000 people are in need of an organ for transplant. Approximately 35,000 children and adults in our country have life-threatening blood diseases that could be treated by a marrow/blood stem cell or cord blood transplant. Every two seconds someone in America needs blood, more than 39,000 units each day, according to the American Red Cross.