An update to EPA’s comprehensive manual for healthcare providers on toxicology, diagnosis, and treatment for patients with specific pesticide exposures is now available. The Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings, 6^th Edition provides clinicians with the tools to conduct environmental and occupational exposure screenings for patients with suspected pesticide-related illnesses or injuries, to report pesticide exposures to appropriate agencies, and provides access to the most up-to-date pesticide information and resources.

National Health Center Week started yesterday the 11th and continues on till the 17th. More than 1,000 events will take place at health centers and in communities across the nation this week to celebrate the work of Community Health Centers. Check out the link below to find out more!

The Community Health Partnership of Illinois has two new job positions avalible! The two links below adress what the qualifications are and what the job intails.

• Quality Improvment Manager/ Nurse Practitioner

• Medical Director/ Staff Physician

Washington, D.C. - Today and tomorrow on Capitol Hill, more than a dozen farmworkers from across the nation are meeting with their members of Congress to call for the implementation of stronger protections for farmworkers from pesticides. An estimated 5.1 billion pounds of pesticides are applied to crops annually in the United States, and farmworkers face the greatest threat from these chemicals than any other sector of society, with thousands of farmworkers each year experiencing pesticide poisoning.

Application here

If a potential applicant has a specific interest in health disparities, Dr. Leo Morales would be happy to speak with them. His email:  morales.l@ghc.org.

MCN is a featured partner on the CDC's National Prevention Information Network. The CDC NPIN chooses Featured Partners that offers HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, STD, and TB prevention-focused services, programs, and materials. The CDC's goal is to highlight the work of CDC's prevention partners and encourage partners to connect with each other to share information and strategies. Organizations are nominated by CDC or their peers, or are self-nominated.

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MCN's Medical Director, Ed Zuroweste, was interviewed and quoted for this article about XDR-TB in the Wall Street Journal

Dangerous TB Patient Detained on U.S. Border  By Betsy McKay

University of Minnesota has a large global health training program. They are offering an open access lecture series online in immigrant and refugee health. 

http://www.migrantclinician.org/toolsource/resource/open-access-lecture-series-immigrant-and-refugee-health.html