Self-Care for Farmworkers-Advice from your CHW
Year Developed: 2023
Resource Type: Publication.Primary Audience: Enabling Staff
Outreach Staff
Secondary Audience: Clinicians
PCAs
Language(s): English
Developed by: MHP Salud (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: Farmworkers face certain barriers to self-care due to unique challenges related to living and working conditions. However, self-care should be a priority to help them improve their overall mental health. Here are some tips from a community health worker to help improve the self-care of farmworkers.
Resource Details: We will discuss who CHWs are, what self-care is, why self-care is important, and offer some self-care activities for the farmworkers.
Resource Topic: Clinical Issues, Emerging Issues
Resource Subtopic: Behavioral Health.
Keywords: Agricultural Workers, Community Health Workers, Patient Education, Mental Health, Outreach.This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.