Guest guest Posted April 2, 2003 Report Share Posted April 2, 2003 Dawn. When silence reigns, it pours. Part of the dilemma you described is a discomfort of the provider (I assume you mean the physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant, not support staff) and outreach workers in soliciting & accepting monies. Some or many of us were taught that outreach in labor camps (screening, legal services, etc) is a public relations endeavor. Provider capacity in a camp is limited with respect to full services, due to a lack of clinical support technology. As such, provider presence in a labor camp is a warm-up, a presentation of self as a caring and concerned professional, and an orientation strategy to encourage clinic use for a more elaborate treatment of problems that may be screened during a visit (not necessarily by those who are high-end care providers). Outreach brings, it doesn't collect. When collection occurs, it's no longer outreach... Given the difficulty of reaching all the camps in one's jurisdiction or all camp occupants during two visits per season (are more planned?), and the potential for appearing partisan if one cannot, an alternative is providing transportation to the clinic on a regular basis.... Readers may have views other than these. V Bletzer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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