migrants and health records?

[Guest guest]

Greetings,

Some time ago I heard a presentation at a farm worker health conference in North

Carolina that described how community health centers in the east coast were

dealing with the health records of migrant farm workers who went back and forth

between two or three states. I believe the workers carried their records with

them from place to place in a 'card' or other portable format. Would anyone be

able to point me in the right direction?

I'd like to explore that model and possibly apply it to non-migrant people who

have been exposed to environmental hazards and need to document it in their

'permanent' health records but - because changes in health plans affect

continuity of care - do not have a steady primary physician.

Thank you in advance for any leads,

Rubi

Rubi Orozco

Health Educator, Site Assessment Section

Environmental Health Investigations Branch

California Department of Health Services

850 Marina Bay Parkway

Building P, 3rd floor

Richmond, CA 94804-6403

510.620.3671 ROrozco1@...