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Streamline is MCN’s bi-monthly clinical publication providing information and resources to frontline clinicians working with mobile, underserved populations. We have past issues going back to 2001 available for you to download free of charge.

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November-December, 2009-Get the Lead Out! Resources for Prevention and Treatment of Lead Exposure in Migrant Workers

Mon, 02/08/2010

Also in this issue- Multiple Risk Ractors for Lead Poisoning in Hispanic Sub-Populations, New Research Explores Heavy Metal Exposures among Mexican Farmworkers, Care for Undocumented Patients: Risk Management Considerations, Behavioral Health Care for Mobile Populations: Risk Management Considerations, Part II: Vaccine-Hesitant Patients—What’s a Provider to Do?

September-October, 2009-Protecting Patient Privacy: HIPAA and Migrant Patients

Tue, 10/27/2009

Also in this issue-Strategies for Successful Integration of Outreach, Promotora and Clinical Services; To Ask or Not to Ask: The Critical Role of the Primary Care Provider in Screening for Occupational Injuries and Exposures; Vaccine-Hesitant Patients – What’s a Provider to Do?; MCN Receives New Funding for Work on Behalf of Migrants

July-August, 2009--Special Issue on Women's Health

Mon, 08/03/2009

Also in this issue-Improving Prenatal Care for Hispanic Mothers, The Teach With Stories Method, Where Clinical Care and Community Health Intersect for the Benefit of Pregnant Farmworker Women, Cancer and Latina Women, MCN’s Mother’s Day Campaign, Himno de la Paz, Special Project Focuses on Protecting Immigrant Women, Good Oral Health = A Good Start for a Healthy Family.

May-June, 2009-Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Need to be Vigilant

Wed, 07/01/2009

Also in this issue-Ladders Raise Orchard Injuries, Policy update: Heat-related illnesses remain a significant concern for farmworkers, New Findings from the Agricultural Health Study: Possible Association between Herbicides and Pancreatic Cancer, The Case For Putting an End to “Building Good Grower Relationships”: Why it is Time to Stop Discriminating Against Our Farmworker Patients, Migrant Voucher Programs Provide Needed Services to Farmworkers.

March-April, 2009-Working with Hispanic Indigenous Migrant Men from Mexico and Guatemala to Promote Immunization

Wed, 05/20/2009

Also in this Issue- Kaiser Foundation Study Shows Community
Health Centers Seeing More Patients After Massachusetts Health Reform, Acute Pesticide Poisoning Associated with Pyraclostrobin Fungicide — Iowa, 2007, Respiratory ailments nothing to sneeze at, UC Berkeley Researchers Press for
Strengthening of OSHA Lead Standards,

January-February 2009-The 2007 San Diego Firestorm

Issue: Emergency preparedness, changing demographics, occupational health
Thu, 02/19/2009

Also in this Issue- Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Descriptive Profiles, Juana’s Village, Private Well-Water Testing in the Yakima Valley Region of Washington State, Shelley Davis In Memoriam, New Lead Initiative, Happy Mother’s Day 2009!

November/December 2008- National Summit of Clinicians for Healthcare Justice

Issue: National Summit of Clnicians, healthcare justice, indicators of healthcare injustice
Mon, 12/15/2008

Also in this Issue- Indicators of Healthcare Injustice, Update on Hombres Unidos
contra la Violencia Familia, Fatal Injuries among Landscape Services Workers, Illnesses and Injuries Related to Total Release Foggers, Occupational Health Disparities

September/October 2008- HIV/AIDS and Farmworkers in the US

Issue: HIV/AIDS, farmworkers
Wed, 09/17/2008

Also in this issue:  U.S. EPA Honors The Migrant Clinicians Network, New Resource from MCN! Poco Veneno... ¿No Mata?, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health of the House Committee on Ways and Means.

July/August 2008- Caring for the Worker in Migrant Health: Occupational Medicine Brings Healthcare Justice to the Front Lines

Issue: Volume 14, Issue 4
Wed, 07/23/2008

Also in this issue: Cancer Patient Navigation Systems and Mobile Clients, Disaster Relief Programs for
US Citizens and Immigrants, “A Community Guide to Environmental Health”

May/June 2008- Promotor(a) de Salud Programs: Strengthening the Community from Within

Issue: Volume 14, Issue 3
Fri, 05/23/2008

Also in this issue: Work-Related Injury Deaths Among Hispanics — United States, 1992–2006, Take Heed in Contact with OP Pesticides, Pesticide Patient Education Materials, Lawsuit Settlement in Case for Baby Born without Arms and Legs, Immunization Comic Books Now Available!, NEWSFLASHES

March 2008 - Personal Relationships Strengthen TB Care for the Mobile Poor

Issue: Volume 14, Issue 2
Tue, 03/04/2008

Also in this issue: Providing Bridge Case Management Services to Turkey, Heat stress among farmworkers: A preventable cause of injury and death, MCN Announces the 2008 Unsung Hero!, MCN Welcomes New Board Member, Resources Designed for You and Your Patients, Happy Mother's Day!

January 2008 - A Pilot Program Using Promotoras de Salud to Educate Farmworker Families About the Risks from Pesticide Exposure

Issue: Volume 14, Issue 1
Wed, 01/02/2008

Also in this issue: Experts Urge Integration of Adult Vaccines into Routine Care to Save Lives and Reduce Needless Illness, MCN Seeks 2008 Unsung Hero, Make a Commitment to Healthcare Justice in 2008!, MCN to Expand Bridge Case Management System for Mobile Cancer Patients, Exploring the ToolBox

November 2007 - Celebrating Twenty Years of Exemplary Service to the Mobile Poor

Issue: Volume 13, Issue 6
Mon, 11/12/2007

Also in this issue: Pesticide Exposure Clinical Guidelines, New Patient Education and Clinical Resources from MCN!, Influenza Vaccination for Health Care Providers, Improving Health Care Worker Vaccination Rates

September 2007 - Immigration Concerns Impact Federally Funded Health Centers,

Issue: Volume 13, Issue 5
Mon, 09/10/2007

Also in this issue: Low Literacy and Poor Health Are Directly Linked: The Research Base, Volunteers in the Health Center Setting, Pesticide exposure and self-reported gestational diabetes mellitus in the Agricultural Health Study

July 2007 - Protocol: Lead Screening and Lead Poisoning Management in Pregnancy

Issue: Volume 13, Issue 4
Sun, 07/08/2007

Also in this issue: Grasshopper as a source of lead exposure, Lead Poisoning Patient Information, Hombres Unidos contra la Violencia Familiar, Lighty Duty: Only Recommend When Available and Appropriate, Environmental/Occupational Health Newslflashes

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