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High blood glucose levels and high blood pressure can cause problems with your vision, and can even lead to blindness. This patient education handout discusses how these problems can be addressed early on before major damage has occurred.

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This calendar worksheet allows patients to document their exercise for healthy living. Available in Spanish and English.

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Fotonovela for diabetes education and awareness that walks through the discovery of one woman that she has developed Type II Diabetes, and the emotions and life style changes that she goes through to adjust to the reality of having diabetes. Available in Spanish and English.

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This manual focuses on primary eye care tasks that can be performed by community health care workers. Community health care workers include lay health workers, outreach workers, nurses, mid-level practitioners, and general practitioners. This manual will cover vision screening and basic eye care exams which can be conducted in a variety of clinical and non-clinical settings, as well as eye care education, first aid, and primary eye care in the field.
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Includes: 1. Substance Use and Migrant Labor: Part Two 2. Effects of hepatitis C virus co-infection on survival in veterans with HIV treated with Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. 3. Integrating Hepatitis, STD, and HIV Services into a Drug Rehabilitation Program. 4. The impact of barriers to Hepatitis C virus treatment in recovering heroin users maintained on methadone. (HepTalk project note: one of the agencies and some of the authors involved in this study are from the Oasis agency, one of MCN's peers in the Viral Hepatitis Education and Training co-hort of current CDC Division of Viral Hepatitis grantees. We are planning to use some of Oasis' excellent educational materials in our clinician training.) 5. Knowledge of and interest in hepatitis C treatment at a methadone clinic.

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The mission of Bright Futures is to promote and improve the health, education, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, families, and communities.

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This informational poster outlines what you can do and what you need to know about the bird flu.
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This poster outlines four simple steps you can do to protect you and your family.
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You and your baby pregnancy pamplet.
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In this edition, we offer resources and information about water and sanitation issues. Fecal-to-oral transmission, via contaminated water, food, or other objects, is the principal means of spreading HAV, the virus that causes Hepatitis A.

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In the event of pandemic influenza, businesses will play a key role in protecting employees' health and safety as well as limiting the negative impact to the economy and society. Planning for pandemic influenza is critical.
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We began in July with information about substance abuse among migrant workers. The current edition is Harm Reduction Strategies for HCV Substance Abusers. Potential substance abuse treatment sites and resources for migrants will follow in September.

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This photonovella accompanies the video "La Vida Mia"

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From the New York State Department of HealthRisk Assessment and Tailored Harm Reduction Messages
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From the New York State Department of HealthRisk Assessment and Tailored Harm Reduction Messages
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Following natural disasters there is often a sharp rise in violence against women and children, especially for those who have lost their homes and who are living in crowded shelters. Teenage girls, young women, and separated children are at special risk.
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