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MOEMA UPDATE Newsletter
Summer 2019 Newsletter

Advocacy for Adult Vaccination
MOEMA is an active partner in Michigan with the
Immunization Action Coalition (IAC).   Please visit
the following web links to learn more about what
MOEMA members can do to support this public
health effort through their practices and through
patient and public education:  


PFAS Water Contamination

Governor Snyder has created a Perfluoroalkyl and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Task Force to address
water contamination from PFAS in Michigan.
Michigan has promulgated a water standard for PFAS.
LINK:   http://www.michigan.gov/som/0,4669,7-192-
45414_45929_83470---,00.html

Information about the health effects of PFAS and fact sheets
for patients can be found at the ATSDR website:
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Your Health
LINK:  https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/pfas/index.html


HUMAN TRAFFICKING
(Required CME for Medical Licensure in Michigan)
Human Trafficking CME video:
LINK:  http://www.wcmssm.org/human-trafficking-
educational-video.html



New section on summer internship program for medical
students in Michigan:

MOEMA has paid summer program that only medical
students from Michigan’s seven medical students are
eligible to apply. Applications are now being accepted
for the summer of 2018. See announcement (attached):