A handout illustrating the way to read a nutrition label. The resource is available in both english and spanish.
Download Resource
- mcnreadnutritionlabel09_engspan.pdf (78.9 KB)
This month's issue includes: 10 Charting Handout: A guide compiled by the HepTalk team to help you assess the risk assessment portion of your clinic’s forms. 2. Three articles regarding the effectiveness of charts, checklists, and other tools to increase preventive care. 3. Two articles regarding the use of EMR (electronic medical records).
Download Resource
- february07.pdf (100.53 KB)
A visual guide for preparing a well-balanced plate. Available in Spanish and English.
Download Resource
- MCNbalancedplate_engspan09.pdf (614.79 KB)
Acanthosis nigricans is a darkening of the skin, usually around the neck but sometimes on knuckles, elbows or toes or around the armpits or the groin. Having acanthosis nigricans can a warning sign that a person is at risk for diabetes. This patient education brochure explains basic information about acanthosis nigricans in English and Spanish.
Download Resource
- AcanthosisNigricans.pdf (61.37 KB)
Handout describing the importance of nutrition specifically related to maintaining a balanced diabetic meal plan. Available in Spanish and English.
Download Resource
- mcnnutrition09_engspan.pdf (130.4 KB)
When we traveled across the country to visit your clinics, many of you expressed concerns about lack of funding for adult immunization and testing. Reprinted from the Immunization Action Coalition, we pass along an opportunity: IAC Express, Issue Number 642, January 24, 2007.
Download Resource
- january07.pdf (57.4 KB)
This is a one-page Word document containing information on how to assess the usability of written health materials for adults with low literacy. The document lists questions to ask regarding Grade Level; Relevance; and Interest and Design of written health materials. This document is adapted from materials created by the Canadian Public Health Association, National Literacy and Health Program.
Contains tools for improving health literacy, government resources, and reports and research on health literacy issues.
The Texas Diabetes Council offers the Diabetes Tool Kit—a teaching aid for health care professionals who work with people who have diabetes. The Tool Kit includes patient education handouts in English and Spanish, which can be reproduced. The handouts address managing sick days, monitoring diabetes in pregnancy, developing an exercise program, and other important topics.
Your dental employment opportunity website. Designed specifically for the dental industry; providing inexpensive job opportunity advertising for dental practices, groups, educational institutions, suppliers and manufacturers.
Health Disparities Collaboratives Library has tools specific to Special Populations including Migrant and mobile underserved populations, such as Cardiovascular Migrant Flow sheets, Diabetes Formulary for Migrants, etc.
The "Hepatitis B Facts: Testing and vaccination" was updated to reflect changes made to ACIP's recommendations that expand the definition of who is eligible to receive hepatitis B vaccine.
Download Resource
- HepBTesting_Vaccination012007.pdf (79.35 KB)
To assist in the delivery of primary care practice. They have been developed by a panel of experts through an open, peer-reviewed process to assure that they are complete, accurate and consistent with the current state of knowledge on diabetes treatment.
An epidemic of obesity-related diabetes is sweeping across the United States and has begun its spread to the rest of the world. In 1998, the Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) Diabetes Program launched the Diabetes Track II project to address this issue in the migrant population. Track II provides continuity of care for mobile individuals through transferring medical records and offering remote care coordination. Track II: Continuous Diabetes Care for Migrant Workers is a english/spanish resource.
Download Resource
- MCN_Track_II_Continuous_Diabetes_mono.pdf (488.38 KB)
Challenges individuals, communities, and professionals to take specific steps to ensure that good health, as well as long life, are enjoyed by all.
Explore the diabetes learning center. Website available in Spanish and English.
Documents to gage health literacy levels.
The Quick Guide to Health Literacy including fact sheets and strategies to increase the usability of health information.
Lesson Plans available in English.
Helping Students with Diabetes Succeed: A Guide for School Personnel.
Highlights approximately 40 HRSA-supported projects on the critical subject of cross-cultural health care. HRSA has provided exceptional leadership in helping health care providers enhance their clinical and organizational skills in cultural competence. As a result, the quality of cultural and linguistically appropriate services that HRSA provides to its diverse constituents has vastly improved.
Health literacy incorporates a range of abilities: to read, comprehend, and analyze information; decode instructions, symbols, charts, and diagrams; weigh risks and benefits; and, ultimately, make decisions and take action.
This chapter lists contact information for national HIV-related references, including hotlines, web sites, Federal agencies, and national organizations.
General information and resources on HIV/AIDS
For people living with HIV/AIDS, Ryan White CARE Act Programs provide primary health care and support services to uninsured and under-insured people living with HIV/AIDS.