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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

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.

"A Meeting of Minds"--CNN

200 speakers, including keynote addresses by Seth Godin, Jacqueline Novogratz, Jeffrey Sachs and Sonia Sachs. Social innovation sessions by CEOs and Directors of Acumen Fund, Partners in Health, Doctors Without Borders, Save The Children, HealthStore Foundation, and many others. The conference schedule is now online.

The Global Health & Innovation Conference convenes more than 2,200 students and professionals from 55 countries who are interested in global health and international development, public health, medicine, social entrepreneurship, nonprofits, philanthropy, microfinance, human rights, anthropology, health policy, advocacy, public service, environmental health, and education.

Mark your calendar to attend the 2010 National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) National Farmworker Health Conference on “The Future of the Health Care Home!”

This year’s conference will focus on the future of the health care home and the medical home initiatives. President Obama has directed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement a 3 year “medical home” initiative in 500 community health centers to evaluate the impact on access, quality, and cost of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will develop the demonstration, which would include a solicitation of applications from Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) grantees.

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.

Seven key areas will be explored during "Race in America": economics, education, criminal justice, race relations, health, mental health, and families, youth, and the elderly. There will be two keynote speeches and a panel discussion, all open to the public, as well as 20 sessions for conference participants. 40 of the nation's most prominent experts on race will give presentations in the conference sessions.

A multiracial group of researchers, policy makers, students, and community leaders will be asked to identify the most pervasive instances of racial inequities, explore the factors that contribute to them, and work on actionable steps that can be taken at the federal, state, and local levels to help build greater equity in our society.

In October, 2008, for the first time ever, frontline primary care clinicians and leaders from 13 national and regional clinical networks, who provide the safety net health care for the nation’s uninsured and underinsured populations, came together to address the US healthcare crisis. The 2010 National Summit is designed for frontline clinicians to offer evidence-based primary care clinical updates, cutting edge theory in public health, and opportunities for practitioners to interact with a wide range of participants from community, academic, and other backgrounds. The Summit allows clinicians to raise their collective voice to bring health care and better health outcomes with dignity to all.

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.

Since 1908, Prevent Blindness America has been the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety organization with the sole mission of preventing blindness and preserving sight.

For more informaiton specific to the migrant and underserved populations visit MCN's Eye Care page. 

Why do we have Farmworker Awareness Week? Because farmworkers feed the world. We demand just living and working conditions for farmworkers and an end to unfair treatment under the law. We demand fairly harvested food. Farm work is the third most dangerous job in the U.S., yet the people who plant and harvest our fruits and vegetables lack many of the basic worker protections that most of us take for granted. Things like overtime, unemployment insurance, even protection when joining a union are not guaranteed under federal law.

We are connected to farmworkers everyday because we all consume food– much of it planted and harvested by farmworkers, yet farmworkers remain largely invisible and continue to live and work in unacceptable conditions. Speak out ! Take Action in your community this spring and add your voice to the movement for farmworker justice.