Archived Streamline Newsletter
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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- Jul 2006 - The Role of Patient-Provider Interaction in Facilitating Discussions about Risk, Some basic recommendations for effective hepatitis risk assessment with adult clients, Regulatory Changes in the EPA’s Worker Protection Standard More Protection for Farmworkers Needed, Over 280 Cancer Care Resources Just a Click Away, MCN Statement of Commitment, Newsflashes, Calendar
- May 2006 - TBNet: Celebrating 10 Years of Binational TB Care, Using animated cartoons to improve communication about vaccines, AgJOBS Enjoys Victory in Senate, Preparing for the Possibility of Pandemic Influenza, EPA to Phase out Pesticide that Poisons Farmworkers, Celebrating the MCN 2006 Unsung Hero!, Feedback from the Field; Tiendas are in the News!, Calendar
- Mar 2006 - Screening for Pesticide Exposure: A Case Study, Picking Season Brings Ergonomics to Field, MCN is pleased to announce the arrival of The Prenatal Health Network Project!, The Health Network Helps You Prepare for Northward Migration, MCN’s Medical Director Testifies Before Congress, MCN Honors Linda Gorey with a Lifetime Achievement Award, Calendar
- Jan 2006 - Impact of Clinic Environment--The HepTalk Project, Best Uses of Patient Education Materials, Report from the Field, Join the Effort to Reduce Cervical Cancer among Latinas, Recommendations for Adolescent use of Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid, and Acellular Pertussis (Tdap) Vaccines, Using Human Subjects to Test Pesticides, Nominate the 2006 Unsung Hero!, Calendar
- Nov 2005 - Diabetes Medication Costs, Environmental Health Scholarships, A Holistic Approach to Addressing Diabetes and Continuity of Care for Migrant Farmworkers, Community Health Partnership of Illinois and the Voucher Model of Care for Migrants, Health Department Issues a Report on Farmworker Birth Defect Cases in Immokalee, Florida, Calendar
- Sep 2005 - Family Violence Advocacy for Migrants, For the Women of Katrina, MCN Domestic Violence Resources for Migrant Families, Update on the Violence Against Women Act 2005, The 2006 New Provider Practicum in Migrant Health, Newsflashes, Calendar
- Sep 2005 - Family Violence Advocacy for Migrants, For the Women of Katrina, MCN Domestic Violence Resources for Migrant Families, Update on the Violence Against Women Act 2005, The 2006 New Provider Practicum in Migrant Health, Newsflashes, Calendar
- Jul 2005 - Diabetics at Increased Risk for Tetanus Infection, Blindsided by Tetanus: Are You Psychotic, Overdosing, or Did You Just Forget Your Booster Shot? Don't Panic-Prepare, MCN’s Environmental and Occupational Health Program is Expanding!, Statement by ACOEM: College Objects to Using a Safety and Health Training Program to Apprehend Undocumented Immigrant Workers, Newsflashes, Calendar
- May 2005 - Hepatitis Screening, Immunization and Testing for Mobile Populations and Immigrants from Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean, 2005 Migrant Health Practicum Participants, Pesticide Exposure and Treatment Education for Health Care Providers, Serious Birth Defects in Immokalee County, Florida, West Nile Season and Current CDC Insect Repellent Recommendations, Evaluation of Salud Para Su Corazón (Health for Your Heart) National Council of La Raza Promotora Outreach Program, Calendar
- Mar 2005 - CAN-track Bridging Care for Mobile Patients; Saving Community Health Centers Time and Money, Tuberculosis on the Border and Beyond, Lead Poisoning Associated with Use of Litargirio in Rhode Island, 2003, MCN Announces the 2005 Unsung Hero, Newsflashes, Calendar
- Jan 2005 - Hepatitis C Infection and Public Health Care Systems, Generic Medications Available Through Patient Assistance Program, Making a Difference in Migrant Health while Inspiring New Providers in South Georgia, TBNet Case Study #1818, Focus on Physician Assistants, The Perinatal Consultation and Referral Service, Physician Assistant Raises Awareness of Migrant Farmworkers.
- Nov 2004 - A Family Centered Intervention Plan Aimed at Reducing Obesity Rates, Notes From the Field: Thoughts on a Home Visit, MCN Seeks 2005 Unsung Hero Nominations, Subcutaneous Injection of Mercury: “Warding Off Evil”.
- Sep 2004 - Partnering for Public Health Practice and Environmental Health Resources (MCN Heart), Developing Resources for Migrant Clinics: A Migrant Clinicians Occupational Health Reference Manual, HepQuick: A New Resource for Clinicians, Clinical Alert: “Depo Parties”, Cartoons are a Powerful Tool for Communication.
- Jul 2004 - MCN Health Network, Improving Continuity of Care, Hispanic Immigrants on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Injury and Illness Patterns of Migrant and Seasonal Crop Harvesters, The Challenges of Defining Migrant Workers.
- May 2004 - Focus on Migrant Youth, Hispanic Adolescent Farmworkers’ Perceptions Associated with Pesticide Exposure, Infórmate for Farmworker Teen Health Program, A Youth Run Tobacco Prevention Program, MCN Makes 2004 Practicum Selections, Aunque Cerca Sano.
- Mar 2004 - The Management of End Stage Liver Disease in the Correctional Setting, MCN Takes Pesticide Education to the Home, MCN Practicum: A Report from the Field.
- Jan 2004 - Incorporating Alternative Therapies Safely and Effectively, Review of Abnormal Laboratory Test Results and Toxic Effects Due to Use of Herbal Medicines, What's Happening with HepTalk?, Recruitment and Retention of Clinicians in Migrant Health: Tools and Assistance, MCN Seeks 2004 Unsung Hero.
- Nov 2003 - Patients as Co-Authors of Their Hepatitis Prevention Plan, Introducing CAN-TRACK, News from the Collaboratives, ACOEM Adds New Section to Address the Underserved, Clinical Pearls, Spanish Language Video on Home Pesticide Safety.
- Sep 2003 - Please Join MCN in Ending Domestic Violence in Our Communities, Evidence-Based Changes to TB Treatment Recommendations, TBNet Overview, Medical and Nursing Environmental Education and Practice Guidelines Launched.
- Jul 2003 - Prostitution and Trafficking are Migrant Health Concerns, Pizcando Suenos/Harvesting Dreams: The Voices of Mexican American Women, MCN Celebrates Unsung Hero, Newsflashes.
- May 2003 - Risk Factors for Chronic Disease as Perceived by Farmworkers in North Carolina, Diabetes Mellitus: View for a Rural Community Health Center, Diabetes Track II, Diabetes Lay Educator Project, Step by Step Paso a Paso, Diabetes Program Materials.
- Mar 2003 - Pizcando Suenos/Harvesting Dreams: The Voices of Mexican American Women Working in the Fields, TBNet: Continuity of Care, Family Violence Prevention Program Expands!, News Briefs, Distance Learning Corner.
- Jan 2003 - Food for Thought, Clinical Profile in Excellence, Pilot Pre-Natal Tracking Project Results, MCN Member Survey, Clinical Pearls, TBNet: Ensuring Continuity of Care for Mobile Populations.
- Nov 2002 - Assimilation, Acculturation, and Alternative Medicines, Hormone Therapy Recommendations, Population Education and Pesticide Knowledge, Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, Pizcando Suenos/Harvesting Dreams: The Voices of Mexican American Women, Women and Heart Disease.
- Sep 2002 - The Nature and Management of Dental Caries, Pediatric Care Providers and Early Childhood Caries, How to Have No Tooth Decay, A New MCN Partnership, New Spanish Language Pesticide Resource Available, ATSDR Tox Profiles.
- Jul 2002 - New Methods of Birth Control, Pizcando Suenos/Harvesting Dreams: The Voices of Mexican American Women Crossing the Border, Closing Racial and Ethnic Gaps in National Breastfeeding Rates, Reporting Pesticide Illness Helps Farmworkers, Adult Screening for Depression, Child Health Insurance, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease.
- May 2002 - An Overview of Drinking Water Quality and Water and Sanitation-Related Disease, Newsflashes, TB Education and Training Network and TB-Educate Listserv, Pizcando Suenos/Harvesting Dreams: The Voices of Mexican American Women.
- Mar 2002 - Cultural Competency in Practice, To PPD or Not to PPD, That is the Question, TBNet A Resource for Mobile Patients.
- Jan 2002 - Exploring a Paradox: Immigrants may hold clues to protecting health during pregnancy, Gestational Diabetes and Hispanic Women, Pre-Natal Tracking Project, CDC Releases New Bioterrorism Web Resources.
- Nov 2001 - Pesticides and PCBs: Does the evidence show that they threaten children's health?, Comprehensive Diabetes Care for Mobile Patients.
- Sep 2001 - Guestworkers: The precarious future of farm work in the U.S., New MCN Resources, The Disease Promotion and Disease Prevention Agenda of the U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission.
- Jul 2001 - Developing Successful Health Fairs On a Shoestring, The Role of MCN's Institutional Review Board, NIDCD - A National Resource for Hearing Health
- May 2001 - Environmental Health Perceptions Among Clinicians and Administrators Caring for Migrants, Limited Literacy: A Challenge to Patient Education, Pediatric Health Specialty Units.
- Feb 2001 - Struggling with the Poor, Environmental Health Resources, Clinical Evidence Shows Limited Effect of Antibiotic Treatment of Children with Acute Otitis Media, National Alcohol Screening Day, Dental Scholarships, Thoughts on Cultural Competence.
