From NCCHCA: Info on Cultual Competency Webinar (Friday, Dec. 4th), H1N1-related threats to Latino migrant farmworkers; tattoing and disease risks among farmworkers

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Thanks to Israel , who is with the North Carolina Community Health Care Association for sending this info.

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Dear Colleagues,

I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving. Here are a couple of resources that may be of your interest:

1. Cultural Competency Webinar for Providers and Outreach Workers (see below)

2. Study on the Impact of the 2009 H1N1 Influenza on Latino Migrant Farm Workers (attached)

3. Tattoing Practices in the Migrant Latino Farm Worker Population: Risk for Blood-Borne Disease. (attached)

The National Minority AIDS Education and Training Center at University College of Medicine in collaboration with Delta Region AETC and Mississippi LPS at State University presents the following webinar:

The BESAFE Model of Cultural

Competency for Latinos

Date: Friday, December 4, 2009

Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm (CST)

Presenter: Jesus Felizzola, MD, MHSA, MA

Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants,

Case Managers, Social Workers and Outreach Workers

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Recognize the cultural values and beliefs influencing how Latinos access and utilize HIV health care services.

2. Become familiar with the main features of the BESAFE Model for Latinos.

3. Understand the contribution cultural competency may make to an increased effectiveness of the patient-provider encounter.

Free, pre-registration is required at the following website:

http://nmaetc.virtualforum.com/pif.asp?Prog_ID=09120402 & securitycode=mALnfZ

Registrations will close 24 hours before the event

For More Information Please Contact: Mr. Earl N. – 601-984-6954

NMAETC Funding provided by Health Resource and Services Administration

Grant No. H4AHA00066

Israel , MSSW

Regional Migrant Health Coordinator

(NC, SC, TN, KY, VA, WV, MD, DE)

Direct 919-297-0066 * T.Free 1800-277-6092

garciai@...

www.ncchca.org

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Save the date:

Janet Reaves Memorial Conference on Quality & Chronic Disease on February 18-19, 2010

Annual Meeting and Primary Care Conference on June 11-12, 2009

East Coast Migrant Stream Forum on October 21-23, 2010 in ton, South Carolina

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2009 H1N1 Influenza Research Brief.pdf

TattooingPractices0migrantLatino0farm[.pdf