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Infectious Disease Hub (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This hub is designed to provide information and resources for farmworkers and their families on some of the most common infectious diseases and their associated vaccines such as COVID-19, influenza, tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, and tuberculosis.  The resources included in this hub provide information on the symptoms, transmission, prevention, and the importance of vaccination available in English, Spanish, and low-frequency and Indigenous languages such as Mam, Haitian Creole, K’iche, Purépecha, Mixteco, Triqui, among others.  Materials have gone through a process of assessment to ensure they are culturally and linguistically appropriate for agricultural workers.  More Details...

Regional Stream Forum Impact Report 2023: Regional Migrant Stream Forums 2023 Impact Report (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The 2023 Regional Stream Forum Impact Report offers summaries of the three annual Regional Stream Forum training events including the conference programs, participant demographics, conference sponsors, planning committee members and conference highlights. More Details...

Policies and Strategies to Care for Ill or Injured H-2A Workers in the U.S. and at Home (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Presented by Alexis Guild and Amy Liebman The National Center for Farmworker Health in collaboration with Farmworker Justice and Migrant Clinicians Network presents this webinar in which presenters will share policies and strategies for outreach staff to ensure injured and ill H-2A workers receive the care they need in the U.S. and in their home countries. Presented on 7/25/2023. More Details...

Policies and Strategies to Care for Ill or Injured H-2A Workers in the U.S. and at Home (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Presented by Alexis Guild and Amy Liebman The National Center for Farmworker Health in collaboration with Farmworker Justice and Migrant Clinicians Network presents this webinar in which presenters will share policies and strategies for outreach staff to ensure injured and ill H-2A workers receive the care they need in the U.S. and in their home countries. Presented on 7/25/2023. More Details...

The Role of Community Health Workers in Breast Cancer Screening Equity (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar examines the intersections of social determinants of health, breast cancer screening interventions, and the use of Community Health Workers in care settings. Through peer learning and interactive web materials, participants hone in on social determinants of health, increasing mammography utilization, and care team support among low-income women who are residents of public housing. More Details...

Strategies for Emergency Management of Chronic Conditions Among Agricultural Workers (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: People living with chronic conditions, and especially Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers (MSAWs), can encounter particular threats to their health during an emergency event. NCFH has developed a resource to assist health center staff, clinical coordinators, and emergency managers with tools to assist MSAW chronic care patients, so that the worst outcomes of these events can be avoided. This checklist includes risk factors for chronic care patients during an emergency, action items to help patients prepare, and disease-specific recommendations for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and chronic kidney disease. This resource also includes some additional outreach and communication strategies to reach MSAWs with chronic conditions during emergencies. More Details...

El Rol de los Promotores de Salud en la Detección Equitativa del Cáncer de Mama (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Este webinar explora la interseccion entre intervenciones de cancer de mama, determinantes sociales de la salud y la utilizacion de los promotores de salud en contextos de cuidado. Nuestros expertos presentan buenas practicas para apoyar a miembros del equipo de cuidado para aumentar el acceso a servicios de cancer y el compromiso de los pacientes y cuidadores, haciendo énfasis en centros de salud que atienden a residentes de viviendas publicas. More Details...

The Role of Medical-Legal Partnerships to Support Ill or Injured H-2A Workers (English version) (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The National Center for Farmworker Health in collaboration with Farmworker Justice presents this 90-minute webinar in which presenters will discuss the role of medical-legal partnerships to support injured or ill H-2A workers and share challenges and practical strategies to initiate or strengthen medical-legal partnerships. Also featured will be Mary Jo Ybarra-Vega from Quincy Community Health Center in Washington state who will present on her partnership with Northwest Justice Project, a legal services organization; she will share the history of their partnership and their joint efforts to conduct outreach, advocacy, and support to H-2A workers in their communities. Presented on 7/11/2023. More Details...

The Role of Medical-Legal Partnerships to Support Ill or Injured H-2A Workers (English version) (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The National Center for Farmworker Health in collaboration with Farmworker Justice presents this 90-minute webinar in which presenters will discuss the role of medical-legal partnerships to support injured or ill H-2A workers and share challenges and practical strategies to initiate or strengthen medical-legal partnerships. Also featured will be Mary Jo Ybarra-Vega from Quincy Community Health Center in Washington state who will present on her partnership with Northwest Justice Project, a legal services organization; she will share the history of their partnership and their joint efforts to conduct outreach, advocacy, and support to H-2A workers in their communities. Presented on 7/11/2023. More Details...

Guia para viviendas seguras y adecuadas para los trabajadores agricolas (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Un recurso desarrollado por el Centro Nacional para la Salud de los Trabajadores Agrícolas para proporcionar información sobre los tipos de vivienda de los trabajadores agrícolas en los EE.UU. y compartir recomendaciones y estrategias específicas para los centros de salud, las organizaciones de servicio a los trabajadores agrícolas, los empleadores agrícolas, los propietarios de granjas y otros defensores de los trabajadores agrícolas para reducir los riesgos para la salud y promover entornos de vida seguros y saludables para los trabajadores agrícolas migratorios y de temporada (MSAWs). More Details...

Key Online Resources for Training Health Center Board Members (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: NCFH created this guide to key resources to help health centers incorporate online learning into their board governance training plans. More Details...

Providing Community Education Around Nutrition and Diabetes by Incorporating MCN's Diabetes Comic Book (Spanish and English) (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Focusing specifically on Nutrition, this webinar builds on the lessons learned from MCN's ECHO Diabetes Series and discusses the Diabetes Outreach Tool" My Health Is My Treasure" comic book. The tool is provided in English and Spanish and webinar is presented in Spanish with simultaneous interpretation into English. More Details...

Highlighting Community Partnerships with South Carolina Agricultural Worker Health Program (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Highlighting Community Partnerships: How South Carolina Agricultural Worker Health Program (SCAgWHP) Increases Access to Care for Agricultural Workers through Collaboration. The National Center for Farmworker Health and the Ag Worker Access Campaign Task Force present this 60-minute webinar which will highlight the South Carolina Agricultural Worker Health Program’s (SCAgWHP) efforts to establish strategic community and regional partnerships to increase access to care for migratory and seasonal agricultural worker (MSAW) families in South Carolina, including how they identify, establish, and maintain community partnerships as well as challenges faced, and lessons learned. Participants will access resources to support their efforts to establish community partnerships. Presented on 6/15/2023. More Details...

Highlighting Community Partnerships with South Carolina Agricultural Worker Health Program (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Highlighting Community Partnerships: How South Carolina Agricultural Worker Health Program (SCAgWHP) Increases Access to Care for Agricultural Workers through Collaboration. The National Center for Farmworker Health and the Ag Worker Access Campaign Task Force present this 60-minute webinar which will highlight the South Carolina Agricultural Worker Health Program’s (SCAgWHP) efforts to establish strategic community and regional partnerships to increase access to care for migratory and seasonal agricultural worker (MSAW) families in South Carolina, including how they identify, establish, and maintain community partnerships as well as challenges faced, and lessons learned. Participants will access resources to support their efforts to establish community partnerships. Presented on 6/15/2023. More Details...

Introducción a las ITS para trabajadores de alcance comunitario que sirven a trabajadores agrícolas (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Únase a NCFH y al Dr. Leandro Mena, Director de la División de Prevención de enfermedades de transmisión sexual (ETS) de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés), para aprender sobre la carga creciente de las ITS y cómo afectan a las poblaciones de inmigrantes y latinos en los EE.UU. La participación está abierta a cualquier persona y todos son bienvenidos; esta capacitación está diseñada para promotores de salud comunitarios (CHWs), y trabajadores de alcance comunitario que sirven a los trabajadores agrícolas. Presentado el 06/10/23. More Details...

Introducción a las ITS para trabajadores de alcance comunitario que sirven a trabajadores agrícolas (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Únase a NCFH y al Dr. Leandro Mena, Director de la División de Prevención de enfermedades de transmisión sexual (ETS) de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés), para aprender sobre la carga creciente de las ITS y cómo afectan a las poblaciones de inmigrantes y latinos en los EE.UU. La participación está abierta a cualquier persona y todos son bienvenidos; esta capacitación está diseñada para promotores de salud comunitarios (CHWs), y trabajadores de alcance comunitario que sirven a los trabajadores agrícolas. Presentado el 06/10/23. More Details...

¡Protéjase con la vacuna TD o Tdap!: Recurso para Trabajadores Agricolas (2023). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: An educational resource that provides information to farmworkers on the benefits of receiving or updating the TD or Tdap vaccine. It also outlines the risks associated with Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis, provides recommendations on vaccination, and other available resources. Recurso educativo que proporciona información a los trabajadores agrícolas sobre los beneficios de recibir o actualizar la vacuna TD o Tdap. También describe los riesgos asociados al tétanos, la difteria y la tos ferina, ofrece recomendaciones sobre la vacunación y otros recursos disponibles. More Details...

Protect Yourself with the TD or Tdap Vaccine!: Resource for Farmworkers (2023). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: An educational resource that provides information to farmworkers on the benefits of receiving or updating the TD or Tdap vaccine. It also outlines the risks associated with Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis, provides recommendations on vaccination, and other available resources. More Details...

Improve Diabetes Prevention and Care at Your Health Center (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This NCFH resource provides information about the National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) and its many benefits for both patients and health centers. Health centers can offer and integrate this highly effective lifestyle change program into chronic care management, diabetes education and support, and other services. More Details...

Guide for Safe and Adequate Housing for Agricultural Workers (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This new guide provides information about Ag Worker housing across the U.S. and shares recommendations and strategies to promote safe and healthy living environments for this population. More Details...