This site is to be used as a resource to find qualified sites that deal with Breast Cancer such as breast cancer news and information, support and advocacy, alternative approaches and general cancer information.
On this web site you will find a breast health center, action center, map of hope, petitions, message boards, newsletter, a breast cancer glossary, facts and different resources. This web site also has Spanish information.
Breast Cancer Action carries the voices of people affected by breast cancer to inspire and compel the changes necessary to end breast cancer
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ALCASE supports people with lung cancer and their families; offers quarterly newsletter, resource list, and toll free telephone support.
Comprehensive directory of lung cancer information and resources for patients and their families
On many occasions, MCN staff has heard from colleagues in the area of migrant health that the official legislated definition of a Migrant or Seasonal Farmworker used in HRSA funded health centers is not representative of the population now being served in many M/CHCs. In order to have a clearer understanding of the opinions held by our colleagues, MCN initiated a 3 week-long survey in June, 2006 to gather information from individuals providing direct health services about the possible strengths or weaknesses of the definition of migrant currently in use. Here are the results.
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- SurveyDiscussion.pdf (42.66 KB)
Between Women: provides support services, promote awareness and advocates throughout the community. This organization is the only one in California's Imperial Valley devoted exclusively to breast health.
A model project for binational tuberculosis control in the El Paso-Cuidad Juarez border region.
The petition asks EPA to change its regulations regarding pesticide labeling. Currently, very few "inert" ingredients are identified on pesticide labels. The petition asks EPA to require label identification of all inert ingredients that EPA has identified as hazardous.
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- inertspetition2006.pdf (905.21 KB)
The EPA webpage with detailed information on WPS.
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- VacunasBebes062006.pdf (45.03 KB)
- ImmxBabies062006.pdf (35.36 KB)
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- Children_TeensVac062006.pdf (65.85 KB)
- VacunasNinos_Adolesc062006.pdf (85.32 KB)
All about the virus from CDC website
Works to empower migrant and seasonal farmworkers to improve their living and working conditions, immigration status, health, occupational safety, and access to justice. Works with farmworkers and their families to reduce and eliminate their exposures to pesticides.
The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, the only survivor-led advocacy organization working exclusively on behalf of people with all types of cancer and their families, advocates for quality cancer care.
Two successful adult immunization programs are featured, one in Pennsylvania and one in New York. Each involves cooperation between state and local health departments and community clinics in order to provide immunizations, including Hepatitis A and B, to migrant seasonal farmworkers.
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- mayjune06.pdf (36.3 KB)
1-800-858-7378 or npic@ace.orst.edu
One-stop location for current toxicity and regulatory information for pesticides. Easy access to reporting guidelines for each state.
The Sage Screening Program is a statewide comprehensive breast and cervical cancer screening program whose primary objective is to increase the proportion of age-appropriate women who are screened for breast and cervical cancer.
Providing assistance on health information and finding resources for the U.S. - Mexico Border Region
Methods for the disease control, OIE /World organization for Animal Health