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This CME/CE course by Sussan K. Sutphen, MD, MEd offers an excellent overview about water and sanitation disease.

Outlines the knowledge and skills that health professionals need to have about pesticides. This document is part of a national initiative aimed at ensuring that pesticides issues become integral elements of education and practice of primary care providers. English and Spanish

This NIEHS/EPA/NIOSH study is investigating the effects of environmental, occupational, dietary, and genetic factors on the health of the agricultural population. Over 89,000 individuals are participating in the project. This includes private and commercial pesticide applicators as well as the spouses of these applicators.

Two successful adult immunization programs are featured, one in Pennsylvania and one in New York. Each involves cooperation between state and local health departments and community clinics in order to provide immunizations, including Hepatitis A and B, to migrant seasonal farmworkers.

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The state of Iowa has been experiencing a large outbreak of mumps that began in December 2005 (1). The majority of cases are occurring among persons 18-25 years of age, many of whom are vaccinated. Additional cases of mumps, possibly linked to the Iowa outbreak, are also under investigation in eight neighboring states, including Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Wisconsin.

This two-part study examines primary care clinicians' chart documentation and attitudes when confronted by a positive waiting room screen for intimate partner violence (IPV) and concludes that mandatory waiting room screening for IPV does not result in high levels of referral or safety planning by PCPs.
Online audio-based course. 30-minute lecture, by Dr. Karen Smith, covers general principles of TB treatment, drugs used to cure TB, alternative regimens, monitoring, and potential adverse reactions to therapy. Approved for 0.5 CEU contact hrs (Category 1 CME/Nursing CE) credit.

New research shows that hostile marriages slow recovery from wounds.

VAWnet is an easily accessible and comprehensive collection of full-text, searchable electronic resources on domestic violence, sexual violence and related issues.

The fourth edition of the data book, developed by the Health Resources and Services Administration's Office of Women's Health, presents a profile of women's health. It highlights racial and ethnic disparities in women's health and is intended to be a concise reference for policymakers and program managers.

The United States Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women handles legal and policy issues regarding violence against women, and provides national and international leadership on the issue.

CHOOSE RESPECT teaches young teens and the caring adults in their lives about dating abuse prevention and healthy relationships.

This web site and toll-free call center were created to provide FREE, reliable health information for women everywhere.

An essay that appeared in CDC's publication, Preventing Chronic Disease: Public Health Research, Practice and Policy, January 2005

Editorial about the case for taking public health action on the issue of Type 2 Diabetes.

That’s what some women farmworkers call the fields and orchards in which they face persistent sexual assaults. As if backbreaking work, low wages and pesticide poisoning weren’t enough… (article appeared first in Ms Mazazine's summer online issue)

Professional education for healthcare providers on health risks for adolescent farmworkers.

In a case that spotlights problems faced by migrant women working on farms, a federal-court jury in Fresno on Friday found one of California’s largest agricultural businesses liable for sexual harassment and awarded its employee nearly $1 million.

The NASTAD Viral Hepatitis Program was funded by CDC to develop a comprehensive model for coordination between HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis programs.

The RWHP, founded in 1992, develops community-based educational materials. independently as well as in collaboration with other grass-roots organizations. Their projects focus on the health issues of rural women and their families, with a special emphasis on the challenges faced by Spanish-speaking farmworking families.

The CDC Division of STD Prevention developed online STD education modules for clinicians. The Self Study STD Modules for Clinicians offers free CME, CNE, and CEU for each of seven STD topics: chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), vaginitis, herpes simplex virus (HSV) and human papillomavirus (HPV). Each module covers epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and partner services information along with an interactive case study.

This research study showed that immigration status was strongly associated with increased breastfeeding initiation, implying that cultural factors are important in the decision to breastfeed.

Shawnna Hughes divorced her abusive husband. But four days later a judge revoked her divorce because Shawnna Hughes was pregnant-- and pregnant women in Washington, according to this judge, can't get divorced.

The CDC's Spanish website for women's health. Includes handouts in Spanish that can be printed from the web.