What happens when you give the community resources it needs: Using a Community-led Approach to Assess Farmworker COVID-19 Needs and Assistance
Year Developed: 44869
Resource Type: Publication.Primary Audience: Outreach Staff, Clinicians, PCAs, Enabling Staff
Language(s): English
Developed by: National Center for Farmworker Health (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: The Latino Community Fund, Inc. (LCF Georgia) was founded in 2017 to provide economic funding to groups that do critical work in the state but lack access to networks of funding and power. Fast forward to 2020, due to the onset of the pandemic, the community of South Georgia was especially impacted. The economic and social support needs of the community in southern Georgia led LCF Georgia to create the South Georgia Navigation Program (SGNP), a community led, community-staffed program. This program ensures sustainable community development in a region where farmworkers have access to limited resources.
Resource Topic: Special and Vulnerable Populations, Clinical Issues, Emerging Issues
Resource Subtopic: COVID-19.
Keywords: Access to Care, Agricultural Workers, Community Engagement, Community Health Workers, Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers (MSAW), 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.