- Flu_prevention_and_Diabetes.pdf (244.26 KB)
- Prevencion-de-la-gripe-y-diabetes.pdf (263.85 KB)
Our focus this month is treatment for Hepatitis B and C.
- june05.pdf (90.34 KB)
Our focus this month is Hepatitis B.
- feb05.pdf (119.41 KB)
- Viral Hepatitis in Minority America
- The Perils of Needles on the Body
- A listing for updated hepatitis materials from the Immunization Action Coalition
- A listing from the IAC for new Vaccination Information Statements
- Announcements of relevant conferences
- march05.pdf (63.56 KB)
The focus for the month of April is Hepatitis C. The following links are included below: 1. Screening for Hepatitis C: A Common Sense Approach 2. Hepatitis C in New Mexico: A Public Health Approach to a "Silent" Epidemic 3. A Guide to Understanding Hepatitis C/Guia para Comprender la Hepatitis C 4. Combatting HCV Fatigue 5. Cost Estimates for Hepatitis Tests
- april05.pdf (36.18 KB)
copy deeplink The Hesperian Foundation--Midwifery Publication
The Hesperian Foundation--Midwifery PublicationMidwives are essential caregivers in the worldwide struggle for maternal and child health. Appropriate information and training empower midwives and other health workers to provide the care needed to reduce dangers in childbirth.
- The_Hesperian_Foundation.pdf (11.61 KB)
The Pepin Comic Book series covers seven immunization topics: Td, Chickenpox, MMR, DTaP, Hep A, Hep B, and After the Shot. These low literate, popular education materials are available in English and Spanish to help clinicians educate parents about the importance of getting their children vaccinated.
- HepBspan125.pdf (4.39 MB)
- HepBEnglish28Pgs.pdf (2.79 MB)
The Pepin Comic Book series covers seven immunization topics: Td, Chickenpox, MMR, DTaP, Hep A, Hep B, and After the Shot. These low literate, popular education materials are available in English and Spanish to help clinicians educate parents about the importance of getting their children vaccinated.
- ChickenpoxSpan125.pdf (4.35 MB)
- ChickenpoxEng125.pdf (4.31 MB)
The figures show that immigration trends are forming a unique generational divide: those immigrants over 40 are largely white, while those under 40 are increasingly Hispanic, Asian and from other minority groups.
- Immigrants__younger_and_diverse.pdf (12.96 KB)
copy deeplink Unauthorized Migrants: Numbers and Characteristics
Unauthorized Migrants: Numbers and Characteristics- pew_hispanic_center.pdf (797.44 KB)
copy deeplink Workers Exposed to Pesticides Lack Protection, Fear Retaliation - Florida Palm Beach Post (Part 3 of 3 Part Series)
Workers Exposed to Pesticides Lack Protection, Fear Retaliation - Florida Palm Beach Post (Part 3 of 3 Part Series)Maria Fernandez, 42, of Cancun, Mexico, sits outside a shoddy trailer she shares with other workers. "Everybody around here always has headaches, coughs, running noses," she said. "It has to do with that dust on the plants from the chemicals. You are always breathing it in."
- florida_pesticide_3.pdf (12.75 KB)
- MMR_span125.pdf (4.55 MB)
- MMR_eng125.pdf (4.46 MB)