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.
This calendar worksheet allows patients to document their exercise for healthy living. Available in Spanish and English.
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- MCNExerCalendar2pgs-1-1.pdf (721.83 KB)
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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- dec05.pdf (34.57 KB)
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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- august05.pdf (30.97 KB)
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- General_sickness_prevention.pdf (507.36 KB)
This photonovella accompanies the video "La Vida Mia"
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- La_Vida_Mia.pdf (1.33 MB)
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- MCNDepressionHealthyLiving.pdf (171.06 KB)
This informational poster outlines what you can do and what you need to know about the bird flu.
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- birdfluandyou_largeposter.pdf (1.23 MB)
This poster outlines four simple steps you can do to protect you and your family.
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- birdfluandyou_smallposter.pdf (1.04 MB)
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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- Oct_05.pdf (91.02 KB)
"Substance Use and Migrant Labor, Part One" The number of substances reported “ever used†by 127 farm workers in a study conducted in three southern states (Inscription in Drug Use among Farm Workers) ranged from one (17 persons) to ten/more (6 persons)
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- nov05.pdf (55.25 KB)
A Spanish educational comic book that promotes safe hygiene. Emphasis on food safety and handwashing. For more information contact the Veronica Corella-Barud (vcorella@utep.edu).
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- PertussisSurveillancedata012006.pdf (366.41 KB)
From the New York State Department of HealthRisk Assessment and Tailored Harm Reduction Messages
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- alcohol_reduction.pdf (20.48 KB)
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- AOEC_pesticide_Resources.doc (24.5 KB)
From the New York State Department of HealthRisk Assessment and Tailored Harm Reduction Messages
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- prevention_message.pdf (13.56 KB)
A listing with links and ordering information to the EPA's bilingual posters, handbooks, guides, videos, CDs and other materials about pesticide safety and how to recognize and treat heat related illnesses.
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Protect yourself from the flu at home and work.
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- flu_prevention.pdf (503.59 KB)
Be educated about Influenze; Don't panic, be prepared!
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- Dont_panic.pdf (34.69 KB)
Our focus this month is Hepatitis B.
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- feb05.pdf (119.41 KB)