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.
- dec05.pdf (34.57 KB)
- substanceuse_migrantlabor.pdf (29.83 KB)
- substanceuse_migrantlabor_2.pdf (78.55 KB)
copy deeplink Comments on Proposed EPA Proposed EPA Regulations Authorizing Pesticide Testing on Human Subjects
Comments on Proposed EPA Proposed EPA Regulations Authorizing Pesticide Testing on Human SubjectsComments submitted by the Farmworker Justice Fund on the behalf of a number of organizations regarding proposed EPA regulations authorizing pesticide testing on human subjects.
- CommentsEPATesting12-12-05.pdf (51.56 KB)
The mission of Bright Futures is to promote and improve the health, education, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, families, and communities.
- birdfluandyou_largeposter.pdf (1.23 MB)
July has information about substance abuse among migrant workers. Followed by "Harm Reduction" Strategies for HCV substance abusers in August,and Potential substance abuse treatment sites and resources for migrants in September.
- july05.pdf (69.16 KB)
copy deeplink Simple Things You Can Do to Protect Yourself And Your Family
Simple Things You Can Do to Protect Yourself And Your Family- birdfluandyou_smallposter.pdf (1.04 MB)
copy deeplink Pandemic Business Preparation Checklist ( HHS release. December 7, 2005)
Pandemic Business Preparation Checklist ( HHS release. December 7, 2005)- businesschecklist.pdf (276.77 KB)
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.
- Oct_05.pdf (91.02 KB)