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Publication Date: 1966
Pages: 46
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TEXAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH MIGRANT PROJECT. ANNUAL REPORT.
Texas State Dept. of Health Resources, Austin.
IN THE STATE OF TEXAS APPROXIMATELY 167,000 AGRICULTURAL LABORERS MIGRATED DURING 1965, USUALLY FOLLOWING FOUR DESCRIBED MIGRATION PATTERNS. SEVEN PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES PROVIDED HEALTH SERVICES TO THESE MIGRANTS IN THE FORM OF IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS, TUBERCULIN TESTING, AND FOLLOWUP SERVICES. SANITATION SERVICES IN THE VARIOUS COMMUNITIES INCLUDED WATER SAMPLING, RODENT CONTROL, AND VECTOR CONTROL. HEALTH EDUCATION SERVICES ARE CATEGORIZED IN THE FORM OF STAFF MEETINGS, INSERVICE PROGRAMS AND ORIENTATION, CONSULTATION PROGRAMS, WORKING WITH OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES, PROVIDING HEALTH EDUCATION MATERIALS, AND SPONSORING SPECIAL ACTIVITIES. TWENTY-TWO APPROVED MIGRANT HEALTH PROJECTS ARE LISTED ACCORDING TO ADDRESSES AND SERVICES. APPENDICES WHICH CONTAIN PERTINENT FORMS USED IN VARIOUS MIGRANT PROGRAMS CONCLUDE THE REPORT. (JS)
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Community Organizations, Consultation Programs, Followup Studies, Health Education, Health Services, Immunization Programs, Inservice Education, Migrant Health Services, Migrants, Migration Patterns, Nurses, Orientation, Programs, Projects, Public Agencies, Public Health, Sanitation, Staff Meetings
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Authoring Institution: Texas State Dept. of Health Resources, Austin.
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