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The National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) is an employment-based, random survey of the demographic, employment, and health characteristics of the U.S. crop labor force. The information is obtained directly from farm workers through face-to-face interviews. Since 1988, when the survey began, over 53,000 workers have been interviewed.  The survey is funded by the United States Department of Labor. 

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This manual focuses on primary eye care tasks that can be performed by community health care workers. Community health care workers include lay health workers, outreach workers, nurses, mid-level practitioners, and general practitioners. This manual will cover vision screening and basic eye care exams which can be conducted in a variety of clinical and non-clinical settings, as well as eye care education, first aid, and primary eye care in the field.
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Includes: 1. Substance Use and Migrant Labor: Part Two 2. Effects of hepatitis C virus co-infection on survival in veterans with HIV treated with Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. 3. Integrating Hepatitis, STD, and HIV Services into a Drug Rehabilitation Program. 4. The impact of barriers to Hepatitis C virus treatment in recovering heroin users maintained on methadone. (HepTalk project note: one of the agencies and some of the authors involved in this study are from the Oasis agency, one of MCN's peers in the Viral Hepatitis Education and Training co-hort of current CDC Division of Viral Hepatitis grantees. We are planning to use some of Oasis' excellent educational materials in our clinician training.) 5. Knowledge of and interest in hepatitis C treatment at a methadone clinic.

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In the event of pandemic influenza, businesses will play a key role in protecting employees' health and safety as well as limiting the negative impact to the economy and society. Planning for pandemic influenza is critical.
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The mission of Bright Futures is to promote and improve the health, education, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, families, and communities.

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In this edition, we offer resources and information about water and sanitation issues. Fecal-to-oral transmission, via contaminated water, food, or other objects, is the principal means of spreading HAV, the virus that causes Hepatitis A.

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We began in July with information about substance abuse among migrant workers. The current edition is Harm Reduction Strategies for HCV Substance Abusers. Potential substance abuse treatment sites and resources for migrants will follow in September.

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