Dear Colleagues, This information is being shared with us from Carol Parker at the Environmental Protection Agency. Please pass it along to anyone on your ...
*CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - Unite For Sight's 3rd Annual International Health Conference* *"Empowering Communities to Bridge Health Divides" _ABSTRACT SUBMISSION...
Everyone, I recently received this e-mail on legislation to protect farmworker children and I wanted to pass it on to all of you. Josh Shepherd Resource Center...
Greetings, Some time ago I heard a presentation at a farm worker health conference in North Carolina that described how community health centers in the east...
Orozco, Rubi (DHS-EHIB)
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Aug 9, 2005 2:12 pm
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Rubi, We are having an epidemic of pterygium in the Latino farm worker population, you need to research this. Its very bad in California and is blinding many...
Rene Quintana
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Aug 10, 2005 3:42 am
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Deary Colleagues, Here is an announcement about the availability of a fellowship for MDs who are interested in policy and advocacy for the populaion served....
Of interest. Tina Castañares _____________________________________ August 22, 2005 Mexicali News Bracero Protests Heat Up Again Hundreds of former Mexican...
Dear Farmworker Health Colleagues, Farmworker Health Services, Inc. is now accepting submissions for our 2006 Innovative Outreach Practices Report. This...
Everyone, I am trying to locate resources on sexual harassment of farmworkers. I know of the recent "Green Motel" article in MS Magazine, but other than that...
Josh: Some possible resources for such information might be Legal Momentum's Immigrant Women Program http://www.legalmomentum.org/issues/imm/index.shtml and...
Candace Kugel
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Aug 24, 2005 2:02 am
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A number of organizations are working on the issue of sexual harassment of farmworker women, including FJF, the EEOC and California Rural Legal Aid. I'm not...
Shelley Davis
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Aug 24, 2005 1:37 pm
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what about non 330 funded programs? are they eligible?...
Alayne Unterberger
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Aug 24, 2005 6:03 pm
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We are slowly expanding the pool of organizations that are eligible. Previously, only Migrant Health Programs and Migrant/Community Health Centers were...
Hello, I was referred to the list by John Ruiz at NACHC. I am a photojournalist with Getty Images and am working with the agency on a Mexican immigration...
Attached is a copy of Occupational Illnesses and Injuries among Latino Poultry Workers in Western North Carolina. This report presents the findings of a...
Thomas Arcury - Famil...
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Aug 30, 2005 8:02 pm
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Is there a contact for Dr. Joseph Hovey? Thank you ... From: migrant_health_research@yahoogroups.com [mailto:migrant_health_research@yahoogroups.com] On...
Everyone, Wanted to let you all know that today the AFL-CIO is releasing a report entitled "Immigrant Workers at Risk: The Urgent Need for Improved Safety and...
FOR COMPETITIVE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES [i.e. Service Area Competition but not budget renewals]: As a result of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina,...
FYI John Ruiz Assistant Director, Systems Development and Policy Administration Migrant Health Coordinator National Association of Community Health Centers,...
To assist those who are concerned about the plight of migrants and the mobile underserved in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the Migrant Clinicians Network has...
Candace Kugel
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Sep 7, 2005 5:04 pm
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This is a new publication that can be accessed through the link below. It is based on our research on skin disease experienced by farmworkers. Vallejos QM,...
Thomas Arcury - Famil...
Tarcury@...
Sep 12, 2005 3:05 pm
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Hello, My name is Roberto Astorga. I work for Cascade Aids Project in Portland, Oregon and I am writing to you to request information about an excellent...
Roberto Astorga
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Sep 14, 2005 3:39 am
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Dear Farmworker Health Colleagues, As farmworker health advocates, we know that outreach is essential in order to increase access to health care for migrant...
Hello Kristen, Just read your outline, just wanted to also mention that outreach in health care to Hispanic farm workers is limited due to racially motivated ...
Rene Quintana
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Sep 14, 2005 7:58 pm
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The following short history of FEMA shows how government entities can be crippled by bureaucratic changes. This comment follows up on that from Rene Quintana....
Ann Millard
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Sep 15, 2005 3:31 pm
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This is in response to Mr. Breitrose. My response was aimed at general health services to the Hispanic community. The Katrina disaster just brought focus as to...