One page document designed to educate clinicians about important elements of colorectal cancer screening using fecal occult blood tests (FOBT). Provides state-of-the-science information about guaiac and immunochemical FOBT, test performance and characteristics of high quality screening programs.
These county level guides provide a wealth of resources and information for low-income and uninsured cancer patients in Texas. The guides are all written in Spanish. Currently we have guides for the following Texas counties: Bexar, Dallas, El Paso, Maverick, Travis, Webb and Zavala.
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- AccesoBexarCountyEspanol_0.pdf (219.06 KB)
- AccesoDallasCountyEspanol_1.pdf (181.66 KB)
- AccesoElPasoEspanol_0.pdf (192.51 KB)
- AccesoMaverickCountyEspanol_0.pdf (168.19 KB)
- AccesoTravisCountyEspanol_0.pdf (198.06 KB)
- AccesoWebbCountyEspanol_0.pdf (172.17 KB)
- AccesoZavalaEspanol_0.pdf (187.96 KB)
This is a comprehensive, practical toolkit for primary care sites to implement more effective colon screening practices. Even though highly effective methods of CRC screening are available across the country, the current rates of screening, and of complete diagnostic examination that should flow from screening, remain inadequate. Thus, the potential benefits of widespread CRC are unrealized. The American Cancer Society has established the goal of 75 percent of the eligible population screened for CRC by the year 2015. This guide will help us reach that goal.
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- acspc-024588sm.pdf (1.95 MB)
One-page resources on prostate cancer in English and Spanish from the American Cancer Society.
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- ProstateEnglishSpanish_0.pdf (56.11 KB)
Spanish patient education resources on oral cancer and smoking cessation.
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- OralCancerTake5SpanishOnly_0.pdf (747.64 KB)
One-page patient education on Pap Tests in English and Spanish from the American Cancer Society.
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- PapEnglishSpanish_0.pdf (199.37 KB)
One-page patient education tool on colonoscopy from the American Cancer Society.
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- ColonEnglishSpanish_0.pdf (201.9 KB)
One-page patient education about mammograms in English and Spanish from the American Cancer Society.
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- MammogramEnglishSpanish_0.pdf (201.03 KB)
One-page patient education handout in English and Spanish with tips for how to quit smoking from the American Cancer Society.
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- CessationEnglishSpanish_0.pdf (227.51 KB)
To promote, foster, create, advance research in chronic illness care.
This booklet is intended to help Community Health Centers put in place an effective and efficient workers' compensation program.
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- MedicalServicestoWorkers-2012.03.27.pdf (5.57 MB)
From the National Center for Farm Worker Health
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- Eye Care.pdf (431.94 KB)
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To provide guidelines for a thorough and consistent management of immunizations to our Clients throughout the Waimanalo Health Center.
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- 2004+immunization+protocol.doc (35 KB)
This poster was created for use by any Community Health Center wanting to increase the involvement of Migrant/Seasonal Farmworker consumers on the board of directors. The poster is designed to be customized to individual sites.
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- FWRepresentationBoardRecruitment.doc (118.5 KB)
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- WomHlthIssu2009_0.pdf (253.37 KB)
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- TrendsBH in CHC_0.pdf (84.01 KB)
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- PsychServ07ps1533.pdf (481.79 KB)
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- Mental Illness in Hispanics.pdf (1.46 MB)
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- 20120113171059102.pdf (317.05 KB)
This directory was created by the Education Committee of the Alliance for Latino Behavioral Health Workforce Development. The directory serves as a central repository for a range of academic programs that offer diverse graduate level behavioral health training opportunities with a Latino focus.
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- Directory2012.pdf (185.48 KB)
Hidden Harvest is a nonprofit organization that gleans or rescues produce from Coachella Valley fields and packing houses. After harvest is complete, local farmers leave millions of dollars worth of first-rate produce behind in the fields due to market fluctuations and other factors.
Hidden Harvest takes advantage of this bounty and delivers the healthy produce free-of-charge to agencies that serve the hungry and needy
Hidden Harvest's mission is twofold - 1) to hire low income farmworkers at $10 per hour (above prevailing wage) to 2) to"rescue" or glean fresh, healthy and locally grown food from farmers' fields and area packing houses to feed the poor and hungry.
A depression diagnosis that warrants treatment or treatment change, needs at least one of the first two questions endorse as positive (little pleasure, feeling depressed) indicating the symptom has been present more than half the time in the past two weeks.
In addition the tenth question about difficulty at work or home or getting along with others should be answered at least "somewhat difficult".
When a depression diagnosis has been made patient preferences should be considered, especially when choosing between treatment recommendations of antidepressant treatment and psychotherapy.
A depression diagnosis that warrants treatment or treatment change, needs at least one of the first two questions endorse as positive (little pleasure, feeling depressed) indicating the symptom has been present more than half the time in the past two weeks.
In addition the tenth question about difficulty at work or home or getting along with others should be answered at least "somewhat difficult".
When a depression diagnosis has been made patient preferences should be considered, especially when choosing between treatment recommendations of antidepressant treatment and psychotherapy.
The PHQ-2 inquires about the frequency of depressed mood and anhedonia over the past two weeks. The PHQ-2 includes the first two items of the PHQ-9.
The purose of the PHQ-2 is not to establish a final diagnosis or to monitor depression severity, but rather to screen for depression in a "first step" approach.
Patients who screen positive should be further evaluated with the PHQ-9 to determine whether they meet criteria for a depressive disorder.
Crafting a policy-relevant research agenda for patient navigation in cancer care.
Journal: Cancer, 117: 3563–3572. doi: 10.1002/cncr.26269
Authors: B. Ashleigh Guadagnolo MD, MPH, Daniel Dohan PhD, Peter Raich MD
Article first published online: 20 JUL 2011
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Racial and ethnic minorities as well as other vulnerable populations experience disparate cancer-related health outcomes. Patient navigation is an emerging health care delivery innovation that offers promise in improving quality of cancer care delivery to these patients who experience unique health-access barriers. Metrics are needed to evaluate whether patient navigation can improve quality of care delivery, health outcomes, and overall value in health care during diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
METHODS:
Information regarding the current state of the science examining patient navigation interventions was gathered via search of the published scientific literature. A focus group of providers, patient navigators, and health-policy experts was convened as part of the Patient Navigation Leadership Summit sponsored by the American Cancer Society. Key metrics were identified for assessing the efficacy of patient navigation in cancer diagnosis and treatment.
RESULTS:
Patient navigation data exist for all stages of cancer care; however, the literature is more robust for its implementation during prevention, screening, and early diagnostic workup of cancer. Relatively fewer data are reported for outcomes and efficacy of patient navigation during cancer treatment. Metrics are proposed for a policy-relevant research agenda to evaluate the efficacy of patient navigation in cancer diagnosis and treatment.
CONCLUSIONS:
Patient navigation is understudied with respect to its use in cancer diagnosis and treatment. Core metrics are defined to evaluate its efficacy in improving outcomes and mitigating health-access barriers.