An opportunity to join live webcast on "Innovative HIV/STI Prevention Approaches."
California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. (CRLA) has been a leading advocate for the rights of farmworkers and other low wage workers in California since 1966. CRLA has over twenty field offices in rural areas of California. We have five priority areas: housing, employment, education, family security (including public benefits), and civil rights. CRLA devotes a significant percentage of its resources to the employment and housing needs of California's rural poor, primarily farmworkers and their families.
In honor of National Adult Immunization Week, September 24-28, we call your attention to an excellent source for patient education materials in many different languages, some of which we have featured here before. The IAC or Immunization Action Coalition is another one of our CDC partners in the Viral Hepatitis Education and Training program. They offer many different kinds of patient education materials about Hepatitis A and B vaccines. They’re easy to access and easy to download as pdf files, so they can be printed and distributed at your clinic, and they are available in Spanish. We have chosen a few of the resources most relevant to adult immunization and Hepatitis, but be sure to check all of their excellent resources.
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- September_2007_HepTalk_Listserv.pdf (125.93 KB)
Our concentration for this month (September) and next month (October) is Resources for Effective Risk Assessment. This is a primary focus of the HepTalk project, and one on which we are continuously scouting out new resources. Some of the literature and research about effective risk assessment focuses on HIV and/or gay and populations, but is also relevant for hepatitis and for a broader population.
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- September_2006_HepTalk_Listserv.pdf (89.73 KB)
Welcome to the January 2005 edition of the Listserv. There are four parts to this edition: 1. a list of Hepatitis C Coordinators for all states with HepTalk participants; 2. Hablamos Juntos, a website with resources and information on interpreters, translations, and interpreter training; 3. a link to an article from the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors on integrating HIV and hepatitis screening and prevention; 4. A funding opportunity which may be interesting to some HepTalk participants.
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- January_2005_HepTalk_Listserv_.pdf (105.29 KB)
Welcome! The December 2004 edition of the Listserv focuses on hepatitis awareness and on screening tools for assessing risk factors and candidates for vaccination.
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- December_2004_HepTalk_Listserv.pdf (108.26 KB)
Continuing with the information on interpreting vaccine schedules from Mexico in the May-June Listserv we offer the Migrant Clinician Network's new 2007 Mexican Migrant Guide: Recommended Vaccines for Recent Immigrants from Mexico, guide, and a vaccine equivalency chart for the state of Arizona. In addition, an important new resource, Health Care Language Services Implementation Guide is available through the Office of Minority Health.
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- July_2007_HepTalk_Listserv.pdf (57.92 KB)
In our first bulletin, we offer an annotated list of key hepatitis websites. If any of these links are not working, you can copy and paste them directly into your search engine.
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- November_2004_HepTalk_Listserv.pdf (96.77 KB)
This month we offer information about an important opportunity to receive adult hepatitis B vaccine resources. In addition, we're pleased to alert you to a case-based hepatitis continuing education offered by one of our CDC partners in the Viral Hepatitis Education and Training program.
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- August_2007_HepTalk_Listserv.pdf (54.94 KB)
1. HEPATITIS B FOUNDATION UPDATES NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE CHAPTERS 2. Comparison of Costs for Hepatitis B Drug Therapy 3. MMWR Weekly May 12, 2006 / 55(18):509-511 Hepatitis B Vaccination Coverage Among Adults --- United States, 2004
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- july06.pdf (44.92 KB)
1. Review 2. Review 3. Hep Transmission Hot Spots 4. Hep Transmission Hot Spots
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- november06.pdf (62.59 KB)
1. Recruitment and Retention 2. Hablamos Juntos "We speak together" 3. The Cross Cultural Health Care Program 4. Roadmaps for Clinical Practice series - Improving Immunization
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- marchapril06.pdf (24.03 KB)
1. Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Management: 2000-2005 Update. 2. Doc Eye for the Hep Guy: Management of HCV Treatment-Experienced Patients 3. Reference for Interpretation of HCV Test Results 4. “If you have hepatitis C, which vaccinations do you need?â€
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- february06.pdf (22.31 KB)
1. An Overview of Drinking Water Quality and Water and Sanitation-Related Disease. 2. Agua que hay microbios: Una guia para el cuidado del agua e higiene en el hogar. 3. Una vida sana empieza si hay comida con limpieza: Una guia para el cuidado e higine de los almientos en el hogar. 4. Excerpts from Waterborne Illnesses CME/CE, Sussan K. Sutphen, MD, MEd
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- heptalkapril06.pdf (49.14 KB)
We are sending you just one important resource for May and June, a guide for interpreting immunization schedules from Mexico, including Hepatitis B.
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- HeptalkLIstserve_mayjun07.pdf (12.38 KB)
Current News is our focus for March and April. The Surveillance Summary for Acute Viral Hepatitis released in March indicates declining rates of all three common types of Hepatitis, A, B. and C. Underlying the good news is the continuing importance of making sure that adults, especially in segments of the population still living outside of the reach of most health care systems, are screened, offered B vaccination, educated about risks, and tested as necessary.
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- HeptalkLIstserve_apr07.pdf (31.36 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).
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- february07.pdf (100.53 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.
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- january07.pdf (57.4 KB)
As the nation's action, advocacy, and research forum for Hispanic health and well being, the National Alliance for Hispanic Health informs and mobilizes consumers, supports health and human service providers in the delivery of quality care, improves the science base for accurate decision making by promoting better and more inclusive research, promotes appropriate use of technology, insures accountability and advocates on behalf of Hispanics, and promotes philanthropy.
To champion the cause of health care quality and to accelerate improvement in the value of the health care we deliver.
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A non-for-profit organization leading the improvement of health care throughout the world.
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Strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation and advance human achievement.
Improving the health and healthcare of all Americans
Includes current issues, funding announcements, and a "Guide to Grants."
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If you don't know your way around the federal programs, this friendly user-interface will guide you to the right source of money or contact.
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Grant and Contract Proposals, The Office of Research services.
Foundations and grants on the Internet.
Grants and Related Resources. The Nonprofit Virtual Library's fantastic list of web sites described in detail.