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Health Literacy and COVID-19: Approaches to Patient Communication (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This resource will review lessons learned about health communication during the pandemic and share strategies to address low literacy in under-resourced patient populations, including agricultural workers and older adults. More Details...

Understanding Health Centers that Employ CHWs (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This report analyzes and compares 2020 USDS data with a smaller assessment conducted with Health Centers that employ Community Health Workers (CHWs). This comparative analysis includes the presence of minority and special populations and the types of chronic diseases that are treated to understand the role community composition plays in determining the presence of CHWs within Health Centers. More Details...

Increase Access to Care Program Pillars (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: NCFH created this visual resource to illustrate the three Increase Access to Care for Ag Workers (IAC) Program Pillars and how they contribute to increasing access to care for Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers (MSAWs) and their families. More Details...

Coding for Pesticide-Related Illness: A Toolkit for Coding for Pesticide-Related Illness: Toxic Effects of Pesticide, Signs and Symptoms of Effects of Pesticides (Acute Effects) (2022). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: This guide details the ICD-10-CM codes for the toxic effects and the signs and symptoms for pesticide-related illnesses. This information is pulled from the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (and other resources). Please refer to the guidelines for additional information. This guide is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical, healthcare or billing advice. Healthcare providers and billing/coding professionals are advised to seek confirmatory information. This is not an exhaustive list nor does it imply etiology. www.pesticideresources.org/med More Details...

A Profile of Migrant Health: 2020 Uniform Data System Analysis (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This report summarizes the Uniform Data System (UDS) data about migrant and seasonal agricultural worker (MSAW) patients of Migrant Health Centers in 2020. This document reports how farmworkers utilized health care at Migrant Health Centers, trends in MSAW patient populations from 2011 to 2020, and new metrics reported with the outbreak of COVID-19. More Details...

Self-Care for Farmworkers: Advice from your CHW (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: 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. More Details...

Autocuidado para Trabajadores Agrícolas: Consejos de su Promotor de Salud (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Los trabajadores agrícolas se enfrentan a ciertas barreras para el autocuidado debido a desafíos únicos relacionados con las condiciones de vida y trabajo. Sin embargo, el autocuidado debe ser una prioridad para ayudarles a mejorar su salud mental general. Aquí están algunos consejos de un promotor de salud para ayudar a mejorar el cuidado personal de los trabajadores agrícolas. More Details...

Get Your Foot in the Door: Health Center Strategies for Initiating Relationships with Growers, Contractors, and Employers (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: NCFH developed this publication to provide strategies, specifically for health centers, in identifying and connecting with growers, contractors, and employers that employ Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers (MSAWs). More Details...

Children's COVID-19 Vaccine Song (2022). Resource Type: Other. Description: Farmworker Justice created a song and video for children and families to encourage COVID-19 vaccination. The song, sung by kids, is in Spanish and is to the tune of a popular Latin American children\'s song. The message promotes vaccine confidence to protect the health of themselves, friends, and families. More Details...

Método C.A.S.E. Estrategias y Consejos para Promotores de Salud- Spanish Resource (2021). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: Esta guía de apoyo fue diseñada por el Centro Nacional para la Salud del Trabajador Agrícola (NCFH), para acompañar el video educativo “Creando confianza en la vacuna contra el COVID-19 utilizando el método C.A.S.E.” para Promotores de Salud y Trabajadores de Alcance. Este recurso ofrece consejos y estrategias a los trabajadores de la salud sobre cómo tener conversaciones personales con los pacientes para abordar inquietudes sobre un tema específico, como la vacuna contra el COVID-19, de manera compasiva y científica al brindar información. More Details...

C.A.S.E. Method- Strategies and Tips for Community Health Workers (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This resource was designed by the National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) to accompany the educational video \"Building Confidence in the COVID-19 Vaccine: Using the C.A.S.E. Method\" for Community Health Workers and Outreach Workers. This resource offers tips and strategies to health workers on how to have one-on-one conversations with patients to address concerns about a specific topic, such as the COVID-19 vaccine, in a compassionate and scientific way when providing information. More Details...

Social Risk Coding and Documentation Module (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Join Rishi Manchanda, MD, MPH, President and CEO at HealthBegins, and Sarah DeSilvey DNP, FNP-C, Director of Clinical Informatics at The Gravity Project as they discuss the importance of social risk coding and documentation. Learn about the new Evaluation and Management (E/M) coding guidelines, how to identify and code for social risk and health equity using the new guidelines, and opportunities for social risk coding to improve the care of your patients and increase access to revenue. More Details...

Fundamentals of Comprehensive Care (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Join us as we discuss the core concepts of team-based care and introduce elements of team-based care that builds upon these basics to support your teams in advancing their capability to provide satisfying and effective care to complex patient populations. We are joined by Margaret Flinter, Senior Vice President/Clinical Director for Community Health Center, Inc., and both Thomas Bodenheimer, MD, Physician and Founding Director, and Rachel Willard Grace, Director, from the Center for Excellence in Primary Care. More Details...

C.A.S.E. Method for Community Health and Outreach Workers (2021). Resource Type: Other. Description: This bilingual educational video “C.A.S.E. Method for Community Health and Outreach Workers” offers tips and strategies to health workers on how to have one-on-one conversations with patients to address concerns about a specific topic, such as the COVID-19 vaccine, in a compassionate and scientific way when providing information More Details...

MSAW and Latino Communities Managing Diabetes (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The blog focuses on diabetes control among migrant and seasonal farmworker communities, including best practices, challenges faced by the community, and other related topics. More Details...

Questions for staff to address current organizational tensions: A Witness to Witness (W2W) Program resource for those in high stress jobs (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: A one page easy to read resource used for strategic planning around reducing workplace stress. More Details...

Preguntas para que el personal empiece a dialogar sobre situaciones actuales que produce tensión (Questions for staff to address current organizational tensions): A Witness to Witness (W2W) Program resource in Spanish for those in high stress jobs (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: A one page easy to read Spanish resource for strategic planning regarding staff stress reduction. More Details...

Healthy Sleeping Tips: A Witness to Witness (W2W) Program resource for those in high stress jobs (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: A one page easy to read healthy sleeping tips handout. More Details...

Consejos para un sueño saludable (Health Sleeping Tips): A Witness to Witness (W2W) Program resource for those in high stress jobs (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: A one page easy to read healthy sleeping tips handout in Spanish. More Details...

Behavioral Health Self-Help Handouts in Spanish and English: The Witness to Witness (W2W) Program resources (2021). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: These Behavioral Health Self-Help handouts available in Spanish and English. Topics include: Questions for Staff to Address Current Organizational Tensions, Position of the Facilitator, Healthy Sleep Tips, Coping with Moral Distress, How to Re-establish Safety When You Have been Jolted into a Stress Response, and A Daily Practice to Restore Equanimity. More Details...