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"These materials are designed to be simple and useful in helping physicians and health-care professionals to meet the needs of their patients who may be undocumented or suffering stresses related to close family or community members being undocumented.  While there are many toolkits being developed, we hope that these materials might be very easy to use and enable the physician or other health-care professional to address the most immediate needs of such patients."

A community-based program whose mission is to promote the health of Texans by increasing awareness and opportunities for individuals to engage in regular physical activity, including walking, and has How-To instruction manuals on how to start such a walking or biking program in any community.
Recommended immunization schedule for persons aged 0-18 years and the catch-up immunization schedule for 2007 includes HPV and Rotavirus vaccines.
Summarizes cancer patients' legal rights regarding insurance and employment; gives complaint procedure instruction.
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The National Patient Travel Helpline provides information about all forms of charitable, long-distance medical air transportation and provides referrals to all appropriate sources of help available in the national charitable medical air transportation network.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’ s Cancer Control Program provides up dated cancer control information for providers and patients. Has educational material, research articles, guidelines and links.
Pap tests, mammograms, ultrasounds, colposcopy and biopsy, follow-up and referral, and education programs are available to women 45 and older. For more information, call 800-721-7222 or visit their website.
Mammograms for women 35 -39 with symptoms and 40 or older annual mammogram. Pap for women 19 or older in Connecticut. 860-509-7804
Send an email with “subscribe” in the subject line to: info@CDNetwork.org.
Excerpts from "Inscription In Drug Use Among Farm Workers," Original (unpublished) research by Dr. Keith Bletzer.
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an educational comic book that promotes safe hygiene and water disinfection techniques for families along the US-Mexico Border living without water and wastewater services. For more information contact the Veronica Corella-Barud (vcorella@utep.edu).
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Guidelines for all PAP test results adapted from the recommendations issued from Brigham and Women's Hospital.
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To safeguard disbursements made by check.
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To reconcile anticipated income and expenses with actual income and expenses.
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Rosetta Stone is a software company which markets a variety of language learning software.This company also has an Endangered Languages Division, which creates software to preserve less prevalent languages. The company currently does not have any software available in theIndigenous Languages of Latin America but is possibly interested in developing software with ECMHSP and its parents who speak indigenous languages.Contact Marion Bittinger:mbittinger@RosettaStone.com

The sourcebook contains information and activities on heart disease and stroke and on the major risk factors for these diseases in adults. It also contains information on risk factors that begin in childhood. Additionally, it addresses people’s adherence to treatment and their communication with health care providers. Because the sourcebook contains some technical information, it is recommended for CHWs who already have some experience in their profession.

Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit provides step-by-step guidance and tools for physicians and other primary care health professionals to use in assessing a practice and making changes to promote better understanding for clients of all literacy levels. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality commissioned the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to produce the toolkit. Contents include tools for practice change, video, documents, Internet resources, testimonials from a practice, tips, and key points. Topics include an overview of health literacy universal precautions, steps to implement the toolkit, and instructions on identifying and addressing areas that need improvement (spoken and written communication, self-management and empowerment, and supportive systems). The appendix contains resources such as forms, PowerPoint presentations, worksheets, and posters that support the implementation of the tools.

FIOB has a good presentation that they use to teach the general community about indigenous cultures. This PowerPoint could be used to teach staff about indigenous languages.

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?”

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The goal of Women's Way is to reduce morbidity and mortality by increasing breast and cervical cancer screening. This program promotes participation of women ages 18 through 64 who are income eligible, uninsured or underinsured. No-cost screening is available to eligible women. For more information call 701.222.6527 or 1.800.449.6636 or visit the website.

American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) is a national professional society for physicians committed to disease prevention and health promotion.