Guest guest Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 The RWHP has developed a fotonovela and a companion educational flipchart (spanish/english) about Pterygium. These materials are free and downloadable at http://www.fenet.org/prevmat.htm Click on the following listing: ¡OJO! con tu vista Please feel free to contact our office if you need assistance with the materials. Fran Quoting " Rene J. Quintana " <rquintana@...>: > None, we are in the sticking the head in the sand stage, just like HIV > when it first came out. But its real and its there and we have an > epidemic of this disease. No one wants to take a lead on this, not even > the migrant farm worker organizations. Pterygium is horrific and based > on my research if you are a Hispanic male you have a 70% chance of > getting it. Cassio, get the word out and next time you come across a > group of Hispanic farm workers look into their eyes and you will see the > blistering, it's a bubbling of the white cornea some may be blind. It > is not caused by pesticide but over exposure to sun light. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Rene Quintana > > ALMA Del Norte > > > > _____ > > From: Cassio Ferreira [mailto:cferreira@...] > Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 8:09 AM > > Subject: RE: [ ] new publication > > > > Hi Rene Quintana > > DO you know of any agency that is helping patients who have pterygium? > > Thanks > > Cassio Ferreira > > > > _____ > > From: > [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Rene J. > Quintana > Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 11:34 AM > > Subject: RE: [ ] new publication > > > > , there is a serious outbreak of pterygium among Hispanic males. > Its an epidemic. > > Sincerely, > > Rene Quintana > > ALMA California > > > > _____ > > From: Arcury - Family Medicine [mailto:Tarcury@...] > Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 4:23 AM > > Subject: [ ] new publication > > > > Attached is the .pdf file for the new publication: Early, J, SW, > Quandt SA, Rao P, Snively BM, Arcury TA. Housing Characteristics of > Farmworker Families in North Carolina. Journal of Immigrant and > Minority Health, 8: 173-184, 2006. > > > > A. Arcury, PhD > > Professor and Research Director > > Department of Family and Community Medicine > > Wake Forest University School of Medicine > > Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1084 > > > > phone: 336-716-9438 > > fax: 336-716-3206 > > e-mail: tarcury@... > > > > > > > > To Post a message, send it to: Groups > > To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: > -unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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