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Research projects and studies conducted by the Pacific Northwest Agricultural Health and Safety Center at the University of Washington.

Vaccine preventable diseases continue to affect both children and adults. The ultimate goal of immunizations is eradication of disease; the immediate goal is prevention of disease in individuals or groups.

Palm Beach Post’s page Farmworkers and Pesticides. Excellent artilces on Florida's farmworkers, with special attention to pregnant farmworkers and birth defects.

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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Free breast and cervical cancer screening services to medicaly underserved. They also provide some treatment assistance.

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - an organization dedicated to promoting and protecting the health of workers through preventive services, clinical care, research, and educational programs.

Lead is a toxic metal that was used for many years in products found in and around our homes. Lead also can be emitted into the air from motor vehicles and industrial sources, and lead can enter drinking water from plumbing materials. Lead may cause a range of health effects, from behavioral problems and learning disabilities, to seizures and death. Children six years old and under are most at risk.

Publication of the World Health Organization

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This 2008 MCN/FJ Monograph compiles research on pesticides, pregnancy and reproductive health. English and Spanish.

Free cancer educational material from the National Cancer Institute

Clinic policy on patient flow.
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To provide employees with funds for Professional Development and continuing education.

A Spanish translation of the Adult Medical History Form.
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To establish a procedure by which a patient may have antibiotics for prophylaxis ordered without a provider visit.

Unlike providers of many other federally-funded services and benefits, Health Centers are permitted to serve undocumented patients, and are not required to ask about a patient’s immigration status. Migrant Health Centers need to ensure that their policies protect patient privacy while complying with applicable laws on collection and disclosure of patient information.

The objectives of the program are to improve employee and patient experiences, to improve health care processes and documentation.

A reprint from Family Practice Management (January 2003) with a quick chart outlining a policy for how long to keep patient records.

Internal: Frequent contact with insurance department and patient account representatives regarding insurance, billing, and patient account information.External: Some contact with insurance companies to resolve questions at patients’ requests. Contact with collection agencies.Patient Contact: Contact with all patients to serve as a liaison in explaining clinic charges and assisting with applications for reduced fees and all other billing questions.

Checklist of requirements for any practitioner reappointment. Recommended that it be filled out every two years following initial appointment.
Migrant patients often have limited time and resources to attend clinic. To accommodate migrants this policy establishes standing orders for laboratory panels so that clients may receive the typically ordered profiles PRIOR to their first visit with the physician/mid-level provider. Hence the client will be enrolled, assessed per protocol, laboratory work will be ordered and drawn per these standing orders and the client will be given a subsequent appointment to see the physician/mid-level provider.
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Sample policy stating that the clinic will make all employees aware of the work practice controls and ensure compliance with universal precautions.
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This resource includes some facts about skin cancer including risk factors and the signs and symptoms of skin cancer.

A useful resource for health professionals interested in the health effects of exposure to specific chemicals and hazardous substances.

This reports outlines the findings of a survey designed to document the health problems of African-American, Hispanic, and Haitian former Lake Apopka farmworkers, many of whom are experiencing significant and life-threatening health problems which they believe to be connected to their exposure to multiple sources of environmental contamination.

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Published July 15, 2014

MCN holds the position that immigrant children fleeing violence in their home countries must receive priority consideration for their safety and health. We have provided several links with additional resources on this issue.

The State of Oklahoma will provide Medicaid benefits to uninsured women under 65, who are identified through the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) and are in need of treatment for breast or cervical cancer (including pre-cancerous conditions and early stage cancer).