RE: Migrant Outreach Worker

[Guest guest]

You need to include the disease " pterygium. " Its at epidemic levels in

California.

-----Original Message-----

From: Cherie Stauffer [mailto:cstauffer@...]

Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 7:23 AM

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Subject: [ ] Migrant Outreach Worker

Be a part of an exciting team who provide health services to underserved

migrant farmworkers. Southern Jersey Family Medical Centers, Inc. (SJFMC)

Outreach works with migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFWs) in five

counties of southern New Jersey, and positions are available based out of

SJFMC Hammonton and Salem sites, both located approximately 45 minutes from

Philadelphia, PA. The MSFW population face a number of barriers in gaining

access to quality healthcare, including financial capacity, language,

geographical isolation, lack of transportation, and residential

documentation status. As members of the Outreach team, Outreach Workers

work in multiple ways to assist farmworkers in surmounting the barriers that

they face in accessing healthcare.

The Outreach Program operates year-round, but is most active between April

and October. Outreach Workers visit MSFWs in labor camps and other

farmworker " hotspots " in order to conduct health assessments and spread

awareness of the services SJFMC offers. The Outreach team also conducts

blood pressure and blood sugar screenings, and promotes preventative health

by conducting extensive and varied health education activities. Some health

education activities, or " charlas " include nutrition, healthy camps, sun

safety, diabetes, hypertension, HIV/AIDS, STDs, alcohol and drug abuse, and

basic first aid. Outreach Workers provide other services to MSFWs as well,

including but not limited to interpretation, transportation, case

management, and assistance with medication and diagnostic exams.

During the growing season the Outreach Team organizes the Annual Farmworker

Festival, which attracts over a thousand farmworkers who come to play

soccer, eat, play games, and, in the process, learn about how to manage

their health. The Outreach Team also coordinates in innovative ways with a

number of other organizations that provide services to MSFWs.

For more information about SJFMC Migrant Outreach Program, contact:

Cherie Stauffer, Migrant Outreach and Health Education Manager

Email: cstauffer@... <mailto:cstauffer@...>

Phone: 609-567-0434 ext. 4133

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[Guest guest]

What exactly are you talking about? A pterygium (a raised, wedge-shaped growth

of the conjunctiva) or are you referring to Escobar syndrome (Multiple

pterygium syndrome) which is one of the Multiple Congenital Anomaly/Mental

Retardation (MCA/MR) Syndromes. Your comment is not clear as one is a reactive

condition usually benign but should be tested to rule out conjunctival

intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), a precursor of conjunctival squamous cell

carcinoma and the other a a familial syndrome believed to be transmitted as an

autosomal recessive trait.

-----Original Message-----

From: Rene Quintana [mailto:rquintana@...]

Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 10:29 AM

Subject: RE: [ ] Migrant Outreach Worker

You need to include the disease " pterygium. " Its at

epidemic levels in

California.

-----Original Message-----

From: Cherie Stauffer [mailto:cstauffer@...]

Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 7:23 AM

' Groups'

Subject: [ ] Migrant Outreach Worker

Be a part of an exciting team who provide health services to

underserved

migrant farmworkers. Southern Jersey Family Medical Centers,

Inc. (SJFMC)

Outreach works with migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFWs) in five

counties of southern New Jersey, and positions are available

based out of

SJFMC Hammonton and Salem sites, both located approximately 45

minutes from

Philadelphia, PA. The MSFW population face a number of

barriers in gaining

access to quality healthcare, including financial capacity, language,

geographical isolation, lack of transportation, and residential

documentation status. As members of the Outreach team,

Outreach Workers

work in multiple ways to assist farmworkers in surmounting the

barriers that

they face in accessing healthcare.

The Outreach Program operates year-round, but is most active

between April

and October. Outreach Workers visit MSFWs in labor camps and other

farmworker " hotspots " in order to conduct health assessments and spread

awareness of the services SJFMC offers. The Outreach team

also conducts

blood pressure and blood sugar screenings, and promotes

preventative health

by conducting extensive and varied health education

activities. Some health

education activities, or " charlas " include nutrition, healthy

camps, sun

safety, diabetes, hypertension, HIV/AIDS, STDs, alcohol and

drug abuse, and

basic first aid. Outreach Workers provide other services to

MSFWs as well,

including but not limited to interpretation, transportation, case

management, and assistance with medication and diagnostic exams.

During the growing season the Outreach Team organizes the

Annual Farmworker

Festival, which attracts over a thousand farmworkers who come to play

soccer, eat, play games, and, in the process, learn about how to manage

their health. The Outreach Team also coordinates in

innovative ways with a

number of other organizations that provide services to MSFWs.

For more information about SJFMC Migrant Outreach Program, contact:

Cherie Stauffer, Migrant Outreach and Health Education Manager

Email: cstauffer@... <mailto:cstauffer@...>

Phone: 609-567-0434 ext. 4133

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[Guest guest]

Torey,

Thank you for your reponse, pterygium " a raised wedge-shaped growth of the

conjunctiva " is correct. The degrees of its physical appearance vary and I

cannot determine which one it is other than how much of the eye it is

affecting, I assume you are referring to Central Pterygium, Double

Pterygium, Progressive Pterygium,Recurrent Pterygium and Stationary

Peripheral Pterygium. You are correct in that it is a reactive conditon

possiably to over exposure to UVA UVB but I cannot as a researcher state

that all cases are benign and according to the American Journal of

Pathology, " The Role of Ultraviolet Irradiation and Heprin-Binding

Epidermal Growth Factor-Like Growth Factor in the Pathogenesis of

Pterygium. " it states, " The role of UV light as an etiological agent for

pterygia remains unproven. " It further states " UV light has long been

associated as the etiological agent for cutaneous malignancies such as

melanoma, basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. " In regards to

autosomal recessive traits, I believe that Hispanic men may

be genetically suseptable to pterygium based on the disease's

prevalence in that population. This is an excellent point that merits

further investigation. At this time my position is to bring pterygium to

the attention of the

Hispanic community and I help.

Sincerely,

Rene Quintana

-----Original Message-----

From: Nalbone, Torey [mailto:torey.nalbone@...]

Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 9:12 AM

Subject: RE: [ ] Migrant Outreach Worker

What exactly are you talking about? A pterygium (a raised, wedge-shaped

growth of the conjunctiva) or are you referring to Escobar syndrome

(Multiple pterygium syndrome) which is one of the Multiple Congenital

Anomaly/Mental Retardation (MCA/MR) Syndromes. Your comment is not clear as

one is a reactive condition usually benign but should be tested to rule out

conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), a precursor of conjunctival

squamous cell carcinoma and the other a a familial syndrome believed to be

transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait.

-----Original Message-----

From: Rene Quintana [mailto:rquintana@...]

Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 10:29 AM

Subject: RE: [ ] Migrant Outreach Worker

You need to include the disease " pterygium. " Its at

epidemic levels in

California.

-----Original Message-----

From: Cherie Stauffer [mailto:cstauffer@...]

Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 7:23 AM

' Groups'

Subject: [ ] Migrant Outreach Worker

Be a part of an exciting team who provide health services to

underserved

migrant farmworkers. Southern Jersey Family Medical Centers,

Inc. (SJFMC)

Outreach works with migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFWs) in five

counties of southern New Jersey, and positions are available

based out of

SJFMC Hammonton and Salem sites, both located approximately 45

minutes from

Philadelphia, PA. The MSFW population face a number of

barriers in gaining

access to quality healthcare, including financial capacity, language,

geographical isolation, lack of transportation, and residential

documentation status. As members of the Outreach team,

Outreach Workers

work in multiple ways to assist farmworkers in surmounting the

barriers that

they face in accessing healthcare.

The Outreach Program operates year-round, but is most active

between April

and October. Outreach Workers visit MSFWs in labor camps and other

farmworker " hotspots " in order to conduct health assessments and spread

awareness of the services SJFMC offers. The Outreach team

also conducts

blood pressure and blood sugar screenings, and promotes

preventative health

by conducting extensive and varied health education

activities. Some health

education activities, or " charlas " include nutrition, healthy

camps, sun

safety, diabetes, hypertension, HIV/AIDS, STDs, alcohol and

drug abuse, and

basic first aid. Outreach Workers provide other services to

MSFWs as well,

including but not limited to interpretation, transportation, case

management, and assistance with medication and diagnostic exams.

During the growing season the Outreach Team organizes the

Annual Farmworker

Festival, which attracts over a thousand farmworkers who come to play

soccer, eat, play games, and, in the process, learn about how to manage

their health. The Outreach Team also coordinates in

innovative ways with a

number of other organizations that provide services to MSFWs.

For more information about SJFMC Migrant Outreach Program, contact:

Cherie Stauffer, Migrant Outreach and Health Education Manager

Email: cstauffer@... <mailto:cstauffer@...>

Phone: 609-567-0434 ext. 4133

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