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JUNE 2013

Dear Jennifer Sanne, MCN's e-newsletter, Network News, provides you with news andresources available from MCN and our partners. We welcome yourfeedback and/or suggestions for content. Please email JillianHopewell with your comments.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Upcoming Free MCN Webinars

June 12Wednesday

Creating a Patient Centered Medical Homefor Patients on the Move part 5 of our 7-part series Clinician Orientationto Migration Health Presented by Dr. Jennie McLaurin, MD, MPH. Register here!

June 26Wednesday

Caring for the Injured Worker: EffectivePartnerships between Clinicians, HealthCenters and Lawyers Topics to be addressed will include: helpingmigrant clinicians to identify which of theirpatients are eligible for workers compensationcoverage; how to complete reports and securereimbursement; helping patients navigate thesystem, etc. Presented by Brent Probinsky, JD and Ed

IN THIS ISSUE

Upcoming EventsBlog EntryRecent HappeningsPoetry CornerAnnouncementsNew Resources

Pesticide Comic BooksNow Available

Order Now while supplieslast! The Migrant CliniciansNetwork and the NationalAssociation of StateDepartments of AgricultureResearch Foundation arepleased to announce theavailability of threeeducational, Spanish-languagepesticide comic books. Allorganizations and agenciesare welcome to order thepesticide comic books free ofcharge.These educational comicbooks target migrant andseasonal farmworker familiesto educate parents aboutchildren's risks to pesticideexposure, ways to minimizerisks, pesticide exposure inwomen of reproductive age,



Zuroweste, MD. Register here!

Emergency Preparedness webinar byFarmworker Justice Title: Developing an Emergency Preparedness Plan forFarmworker Communities Date: Monday, June 17, 2013Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT Presenter: Ana Palomo-Zerfas, Program Manager. Migrant Healthand Outreach, Vista Community Clinic

Register Now

Annual Training Conference Title: Treatment of HIV, STDs, TB, Hepatitis C and SubstanceAbuse on the Border: Focus on Reproductive Health Concerns Informational brochure: English | Spanish Date: Friday-Saturday. June 28-29thLocation: San Diego, CA Pre-registration is required for attendance. There is no fee for this course.

BLOG ENTRY

Engaging Migrants in Participatory ResearchBy student from Miami, Rachel Becker A paucity of literature provides an in-depth exploration of themental and physical health of migrant workers. Researchers andclinicians have a variety of unanswered questions that could helpthem better serve this community, ranging from methods of healthpromotion to help-seeking behaviors to resiliency factors. Highquality research will not only provide them with a betterunderstanding of this population, but also assist them in tailoringtheir efforts and interventions. Given the historical trauma, marginalization, anddisenfranchisement of migrant workers, research frameworks mustempower communities to have a strong voice in the focus, process,

and ways to minimize risks inthe home setting.

Aunque Cerca...SanoLo Que BienEmpieza...BienAcaba - Consejos paralas mujeres paraprevenir danos a lasalud y a sus bebescausados por pesticidasPoco Veneno...¿NoMata?

Mother's Day Cards aSUCCESS!!

MCN's Mother's DayCampaign to help migrantwomen gain access to carewas a success because ofYOU! Your contributionsensure that migrant momshave healthy pregnancies andbabies.

Your efforts touched manylives, whether you entered ourphoto contest for the card orsent cards and eCards tothose you cherished. Heartfelt thanks from

all of us at MCN

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and dissemination of research. Without this type of paradigm, thebest-intentioned research projects can maintain the status quo,silencing and pathologizing the community. Furthermore, withoutextensive community input the results of research might not havestrong validity and applicability. In this article, we outlinecommunity-based participatory research (CBPR) methodology thatprivileges the needs and input of the community throughout theentire research process. We, undergraduate and graduate studentsat the University of Miami, are currently working with theEverglades Community Association (ECA; a migrant worker camp)and EnFamilia (a community organization that provides a widerange of services to ECA) to examine aspects of educationalattainment and mental health. We will use our experiences in ourcurrent work to illustrate the core elements of CBPR and to provideother practitioners with ideas on how to incorporate theseprinciples into their clinical work and research... [read more]

RECENT HAPPENINGS

Announcing New MCN IRB members

The MCN institutional review board (IRB) has recently welcomedthree new members to the Board. They are Mr. Alberto Moreno,Ms. Lisa Nieri, and Ms. Laura Trevino. Mr. Moreno is theExecutive Director for the Oregon Latino Health Coalition, astatewide organization whose mission is to eliminate healthdisparities for Latinos in Oregon. Ms. Nieri is the Director ofCommunity Development and Special Populations at the ArizonaAssociation of Community Health Centers. Ms. Trevino is theRegional Director of the Center for Housing and UrbanDevelopment Colonias Program. Our other members of the MCNIRB are Dr. Loretta Heuer (Chair), Dr. George Davis, Mr. JamesO'Barr, Dr. Evelyn Clingerman, Dr. Maria de Jesus Diaz-Perez,and Dr. Alice Larson. All of these members dedicate their time and attention toreviewing research protocols that involve human subjects,specifically migrant and vulnerable populations. The MCN IRB ishappy to have new members with such exceptional experience andextensive knowledge of these populations. We extend our deepest thanks to these incredible individuals forvolunteering their time to work with the MCN IRB!

Change of Phone Numbers

Please note the new direct telephone lines for MCN staff in oursatellite offices begin with (512) 579-:

Health Network is a program toestablish continuity of care formobile patients. We arecurrently scheduling HealthNetwork enrollment trainings. Ifyou are interested in this freeprogram please contact RicardoGaray at (512) 579-4508 [email protected]

ANNOUNCEMENTS

MCN is a featured CDC partner!MCN is a featured partner on the CDC'sNational Prevention InformationNetwork. The CDC NPIN choosesFeatured Partners that offers HIV/AIDS,viral hepatitis, STD, and TB prevention-focused services, programs, andmaterials...

MCN's CMO interviewed onXDR-TB Patient Detained onU.S. BorderMCN's Medical Director, Ed Zuroweste,was interviewed and quoted for thisarticle about XDR-TB in the Wall StreetJournal Dangerous TB Patient Detainedon U.S. Border...

NEW RESOURCES

Complementary and AlternativeCare History form (tool) Pesticide Safety Project CAL POISON: After work:Staying safe for yourfamily (video) CAL POISON: How to be safefrom pesticides at work (video) CAL POISON: Signs and



El Paso, TXBertha Armendariz x 4542

CaliforniaJillian HopewellJennifer SanneErin Sinclair

x 4530x 4531x 4532

MarylandAmy LiebmanMichael Piorunski

x 4535x 4536

PennsylvaniaEd Zuroweste x 4540

Washington Jennie McLaurin x 4541

New EOH Tool for Pesticide Exposure New resources to help clinicians protect the health and safety ofagricultural workers are now available on the MCN website.MCN's Acute Pesticide Exposure Clinical Guidelines andaccompanying Pesticide Exposure Assessment form are critical foruse in health centers that care for farmworkers, the populationmost overexposed to pesticides. These tools were reviewed byMCN's expert advisory committee on environmental andoccupational health. The clinical guidelines were adapted from guidelines drafted byDennis Penzell, DO, MS, a former medical director at a federallyfunded health center in Florida who treated and managedfarmworker patients poisoned in one of the largest pesticidepoisoning incidents in the US. The pesticide exposure form wasadapted from a resource created by Matthew Keifer, MD, MPH,director of the National Farm Medicine Center and an occupationalmedicine specialist renowned for his research and clinical workwith farmworkers and pesticides. Dr. Keifer's data collection tooland other pesticide resources will be included in EPA's forthcomingRecognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings, 6th edition.

Symptoms of PesticideExposure (video)

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A special thank you:Spanish translation byRicardo Garay and reviewed byAlejandro Ahuja.

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FIELDS OF CARE

For Migrant Clinicians Networkby Jennie McLaurin

Earth-crusted hands ache unseen

Brother, son and sister youngGather groaning buckets, bent to feed a nation.

Emptying fields, harvest calls, move on, move on.

Oh count the pulse that takes no restStand the stooped and hear each breathSow healing justice, make well the root

In fullness birth a season new, a season new.

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