Migrant & Seasonal Farmworkers Resources
The following resources were compiled in response to requests by Region VIII CHC staff members striving to provide quality services to migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFW) and their families. The resources provide up-to-date news and information, clinician information, continuing education, patient education, and much more. If you utilize any beneficial MSFW resources that are not included on this page, please feel free to share those by contacting shannon@champsonline.org.
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Fact Sheets, Reports, Presentations, and News
Clinician Resources
Continuing Education and Conferences
Environmental and Occupational Safety
Patient Education Tools
Other Online Resources
FACT SHEETS, REPORTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND NEWS
National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
NACHC Farmworkers Fact Sheet, December 2007
The Role of Health Centers in Caring for Farmworkers
National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
NACHC 2008 Policy Paper
A Perspective on America's Farmworkers and the Migrant Health Center Program
National Center for Farmworker Health, Inc. (NCFH)
Detailed information on specific aspects of farmworker health
Fact Sheets About Farmworkers
National Center for Farmworker Health, Inc. (NCFH)
PowerPoint presentation to the National Advisory Council on Migrant Health, February 2007
Analyzing Issues, Barriers, Examples, and Opportunities in Migrant Health
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Health Center Program provides support to health centers serving migrant farmworkers
The Migrant Health Center Program
CLINICIAN RESOURCES
Health Outreach Partners
Activities and Tools for health educators addressing pertinent farmworker health and safety topics
Health Education Recipes
Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN)
Training, education, research, and clinical topics
Migrant Clinicians Network Home Page
The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health and Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN)
Diagnosis and treatment of occupational injuries in northeastern migrant and seasonal farmworkers
A Migrant Farmworker Occupational Health Reference Manual
CONTINUING EDUCATION AND CONFERENCES
Health Outreach Partners
Program consultation and assessment, training, and information services to help farmworker-serving organizations
Products and Services
MAFO, A National Partnership of Farmworker and Rural Organizations (MAFO)
National conference and training opportunities
MAFO Conference Quickview
Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN)
Upcoming and Archived Webcasts
MCN Sponsored Webcasts through the Clinical Directors Network
Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN)
Online courses with continuing education credit
MCN Online Courses
National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
National Farmworker Health Conference
Annual conference
Northwest Regional Primary Care Association (NWRPCA)
Western Migrant Stream Forum
Annual forum
National Center for Farmworker Health, Inc.
Midwest Stream Farmworker Health Forum
Annual forum
North Carolina Community Health Center Association
East Coast Migrant Stream Forum
Annual forum
ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs (AFOP)
Association of job training, health and environmental safety, and advocacy programs and organizations
National Pesticide Safety Program for Agricultural Workers and Farmworker Children
Environmental Protection Agency
Publications from the Office of Pesticide Programs including bilingual posters, handbooks, videos and CDs
Worker Protection Pesticide Safety Materials
Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety
Dedicated to the understanding and prevention of illness and injury in Western agriculture
Current projects, seminar series, and upcoming events
CDC, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Agricultural Centers conduct research, education and prevention projects
NIOSH Agricultural Centers, topic pages, and community partners
National Opinion Research Center
Guide outlining steps for aiding migrant and seasonal farm workers before, during, and after a natural or man-made disaster. This resource is the first of its kind to provide actionable steps that can be taken by public health professionals to address the specific challenges and needs of migrant and seasonal farm workers in the event of an emergency.NPIC hot topics, pesticide news, publications, and more.
Free Emergency Preparedness Guide to Aid to Migrant Farm Workers
National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC)
Objective, science-based information about pesticides and pesticide-related topics
NPIC hot topics, pesticide news, publications, and more
PATIENT EDUCATION TOOLS
US National Institutes of Health, Instituto Nacional Sobre el Envejecimiento
Up-to-date information on health issues with free publications in Spanish
Spanish Language Health Information
California Department of Pesticide Regulation
Fact sheets including how to read a pesticide label, protecting your family, and safety tips
Consumer Fact Sheets
The Migrant Project
Multimedia curriculum for middle and high school students based on the photodocumentary by Rick Nahmias
Lessons from the Migrant Project
OTHER ONLINE RESOURCES
Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs (AFOP)
Fact sheets, reports, public service announcements, events, programs, and media
Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs Home Page
Northwest Regional Primary Care Association (NWRPCA)
Resources addressing best practices in providing quality care to farmworkers
Farmworker News and Resources
Farmworker Justice
Giving farmworkers a strong voice through policy analysis and promotion
Mission, activities, and projects
Migrant Health Promotion
Training for Promotores and Promotoras to address health, abuse, stress, and violence issues in migrant communities
Salud Para Todos (Health for All)
The Cross Cultural Health Care Program
Cultural competency trainings, interpreter trainings, and research projects
Home Page
The Migrant Project: Contemporary California Farm Workers
Photo images of the lives of men and women who work to help feed the US
Photo documentary by Photographer Rick Nahmia
