A depression diagnosis that warrants treatment or treatment change, needs at least one of the first two questions endorse as positive (little pleasure, feeling depressed) indicating the symptom has been present more than half the time in the past two weeks.

In addition the tenth question about difficulty at work or home or getting along with others should be answered at least "somewhat difficult".

When a depression diagnosis has been made patient preferences should be considered, especially when choosing between treatment recommendations of antidepressant treatment and psychotherapy.

These resources from the Health Insurance Marketplace can be used to help direct clients to information about the Affordable Care Act.

The Hesperian provides excellent patient education material on COVID-19 in a number of languagues for use internationally or with immigrant communiites in the United Sates. 

As part of the response to the Zika outbreak, CDC, in collaboration with state, local, tribal, and territorial health departments, established a pregnancy registry for comprehensive monitoring of pregnancy and infant outcomes following possible Zika virus infection. The registry is an active surveillance system of pregnant women with laboratory evidence of possible Zika virus infection in the 50 US states and DC, and in the US territories. On May 20, 2016, CDC released detailed information about the registry and will initiate weekly reporting of the number of pregnant women followed in the registry.

The world continues to deal with COVID-19 and herd immunity is not reached and skepticism, resistance and hesitation about vaccines continues representing a major obstacle. During the first few months of the vaccination effort, filmmaker Chris Newberry and his team followed a diverse set of health professionals as they gained the trust of at-risk communities across Minnesota. The resulting documentary is a tribute to the doctors, nurses, organizers and influencers who are embracing community-led efforts to overcome vaccine doubts.

Watch the conversation with the film's creators and a panel of experts:

Our partners at NRC RIM have put together a series of discussion guides for clinicians, community groups, and community health workers in English and Spanish for the documentary can be found here.

For anyone who would like to contact the producers with questions or for help in organizing their own TRUSTED MESSENGER event, they can reach us here:

http://www.terminal1.tv/contacta

This chapter lists contact information for national HIV-related references, including hotlines, web sites, Federal agencies, and national organizations.

Dramatic, visual and culturally relevant, fotonovelas are a successful means of communicating health information. The following fotonovela materials are downloadable. 
 

Provided by Farmworker Justice

The Witness to Witness (W2W) Program serves those who are in high stress jobs working with vulnerable clients who are themselves experiencing high levels of stress. Originally designed to assist those working with asylum seekers, detainees, migrants, climate refugees and immigrants at the border, we have expanded to serve a range of providers in many parts of the country who work with vulnerable populations.  Those we serve may be suffering from stress, empathic stress, moral distress and/or moral injury.

The Witness to Witness (W2W) Program is sponsored by Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) and affiliated with and endorsed by the American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA). 

Resources

The following handouts are available in Spanish and English for use by health staff or as patient handouts

This publication is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $1,505,225.00 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.

As of 2024, this resource is out of date. Please see the CDC website for updated guidance.