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Health Care Access – Farmworker Justice

(2 days ago) WEBYet cost remains a major obstacle to health care access for many farmworkers and their families. Some farmworkers and their families are eligible for Medicaid or subsidized …

https://www.farmworkerjustice.org/advocacy_program/accessing-healthcare/

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Determining Regional Differences in Barriers to Accessing …

(3 days ago) WEBImproving health outcomes for farmworkers in the U.S. requires a broad approach, including policy changes to labor laws and expanding access to health care …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9988993/

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Health Care Access among California’s Farmworkers

(2 days ago) WEBThis series of policy changes may have improved access to health insurance and health services for farmworkers, who are overwhelmingly immigrants, and many of whom are low-income. A …

https://www.ppic.org/publication/health-care-access-among-californias-farmworkers/

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Community Health Workers’ Role in Addressing …

(3 days ago) WEBGeographical isolation is amplified by unreliable internet access [18–20], affecting farmworkers’ ability to seek out health care and health information . With language …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9395548/

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Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Health - Rural Health …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) defines seasonal agricultural workers (seasonal farmworkers) as “individuals whose principal employment is in agriculture on a seasonal …

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/topics/migrant-health

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Advancing the Health of Migrant and Seasonal …

(3 days ago) WEBProviding health services and addressing health inequities for migrant and seasonal farmworkers (“farmworkers”) in the United States has been a longstanding …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9096586/

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Farmworker Health Network - NATIONAL CENTER FOR …

(1 days ago) WEBThe Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is committed to increasing access of farmworkers and their families to quality health care, while reducing …

https://www.ncfh.org/farmworker-health-network.html

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California farmworkers face challenges to health care access

(9 days ago) WEBFarmworkers have a long history of demonstrating and protesting for fair labor practices, immigration reform and health care access. In August 2022, thousands …

https://www.kvpr.org/health/2023-04-14/madera-california-hospital-closure-farmworker-healthcare-gap

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Community Health Workers’ Role in Addressing …

(6 days ago) WEBCitation 14–17 Geographical isolation is amplified by unreliable internet access, Citation 18–20 affecting farmworkers’ ability to seek out health care and …

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1059924X.2022.2040069

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Advancing the Health of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers in the …

(3 days ago) WEBFarmworkers continue to face serious health inequities, including diabetes, infectious diseases, pesticide poisoning, and musculoskeletal injuries resulting from …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/15248399211033308

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Determining Regional Differences in Barriers to Accessing Health …

(Just Now) WEBThe farmworker population residing in the U.S. is an essential workforce critical to our economy and food system productivity [1, 2].Presently, there are nearly …

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10903-022-01406-9

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We Care - NATIONAL CENTER FOR FARMWORKER HEALTH

(3 days ago) WEBWe believe increasing access to care is vital to the overall health and well-being of the agricultural workforce. Promoting & maintaining good health*. Preventing & managing …

https://www.ncfh.org/we_care.html

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NAWS Fact Sheet - NATIONAL CENTER FOR FARMWORKER HEALTH

(1 days ago) WEBHealth data covers health history, occupational health, and access to health care. LIMITATIONS Insurance coverage: Forty-eight percent of NAWS respondents had …

https://www.ncfh.org/naws-fact-sheet.html

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UC Merced team releases study of California farmworker health

(3 days ago) WEBA new study from UC Merced Community and Labor Center sheds light on the chronic health issues, healthcare access, and workplace conditions that impact the …

https://fresnoland.org/2023/02/03/californias-most-disadvantaged-workers-have-widespread-chronic-health-issues-study-finds/

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Policy Brief: Health Care Access among California’s Farmworkers

(5 days ago) WEBCalifornia’s farmworkers may have gained better access to health care under recent federal and state policies. As part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), …

https://www.ppic.org/publication/policy-brief-health-care-access-among-californias-farmworkers/

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Farmworker Health in California - UFW

(8 days ago) WEBlabor protections, physical health, women’s and reproductive health, mental health, COVID-19, use of preventive health services, health insurance and access, and health …

https://ufw.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/UCM-FWHS-Press-Release-Feb-2023.pdf

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Farmworker Health Facts – NC Farmworker Health Program

(9 days ago) WEBOf the more than 150,000 farmworkers in the state, less than 20% receive health care. The health needs of the state’s farmworker families persist due in part to several …

https://ncfhp.ncdhhs.gov/farmworker-health-facts/

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A New Rule to Improve Protections for Farmworkers

(1 days ago) WEBFarmworkers are vital to our nation’s food supply and communities but are often among America’s most vulnerable to workplace abuses. The H-2A temporary …

https://blog.dol.gov/2024/04/26/a-new-rule-to-improve-protections-for-farmworkers

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Federal Register :: Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary

(5 days ago) WEBUnder § 651.10, the term farmworker, as it appears in the term MSFW (migrant or seasonal farmworker), means an individual employed in farmwork; and …

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/29/2024-08333/improving-protections-for-workers-in-temporary-agricultural-employment-in-the-united-states

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HHS Announces Phase 1 Winners in Environmental Justice …

(8 days ago) WEBChallenge aims to uplift community-level solutions to address health inequities and environmental justice. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/26/hhs-announces-phase-1-winners-environmental-justice-community-innovator-challenge.html

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Opinion: Tackling medical debt, a path to health access

(Just Now) WEBAs a community, we must confront the systemic injustices perpetuating medical debt and hindering access to healthcare. Implementing H.B. 5320 would bring …

https://www.courant.com/2024/04/29/opinion-tackling-medical-debt-a-path-to-equity-and-health-access/

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We Are Blowing the Fight to Contain Bird Flu - The New York Times

(9 days ago) WEBBright says that given a situation like this, and the fact that undocumented farmworkers may not have access to health care, the government should be using …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/opinion/bird-flu-cow-outbreak.html

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H-2A Employer’s Guide to the Final Rule “Improving Protections …

(4 days ago) WEBThe Farmworker Protection Rule is effective on June 28, 2024. To ensure an orderly transition to the Farmworker Protection Rule, the Department will process clearance …

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/agriculture/h2a/final-rule/employer-guide

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Less alcohol, or none at all, is one path to better health

(1 days ago) WEBPeople who report drinking moderately tend to have higher levels of education, higher incomes and better access to health care, Naimi said. “It turns out …

https://apnews.com/article/alcohol-drinking-health-sober-dry-january-6d11c7ebb74b6aa38e82500d91943a14

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New California rule aims to limit health care cost increases to 3%

(9 days ago) WEBSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Doctors, hospitals and health insurance companies in California will be limited to annual price increases of 3% starting in 2029 …

https://apnews.com/article/california-health-care-costs-target-cap-0aefad8c177ed3e0447dc4e17258be08

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A cheap drug may slow down aging. A study will determine if it …

(1 days ago) WEBThe National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, set aside about $5 million for the research, but that's not enough to pay for the study which …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/22/1245872510/a-cheap-drug-may-slow-down-aging-a-study-will-determine-if-it-works

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HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra’s Statement on Earth Day

(5 days ago) WEBBy assisting families with energy costs, LIHEAP keeps more homes cool in the summer and heated in the winter. One the communities most at risk from extreme …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/22/hhs-secretary-xavier-becerra-statement-earth-day.html

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Colorado Agricultural Workers' Rights of Access to Key Healthcare

(3 days ago) WEBAgricultural Worker Health Risks and Hazards. Agricultural workers are low-paid, often uninsured employees in a hazardous industry. In 2015-2016, the median …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9199895/

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Celebrate the 2024 UW SPH Husky 100 honorees UW School of …

(1 days ago) WEBWitnessing the toll that agricultural labor took on their health, I hope to shed light on the struggles Latine farmworkers encounter and drive efforts to improve Latine …

https://sph.washington.edu/news-events/sph-blog/2024-husky-100-honorees

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Facts About A gricultural Workers - NATIONAL CENTER FOR …

(9 days ago) WEB39% said they could speak “a little” or “somewhat” English. 32% said they could speak English “well”. Agricultural workers in the United States have an average age of 41 …

https://www.ncfh.org/facts-about-agricultural-workers-fact-sheet.html

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USDA Actions to Protect Livestock Health From Highly Pathogenic …

(9 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON, April 24, 2024 – To further protect the U.S. livestock industry from the threat posed by highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, USDA is sharing a …

https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2024/04/24/usda-actions-protect-livestock-health-highly-pathogenic-h5n1-avian

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Global Inequities In Access To Drugs Costs Millions Of Lives

(8 days ago) WEBHeap of various colors pills and capsules, close-up. getty. The World Health Organization estimates that at least one-third of the world’s population does not have …

https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamhaseltine/2024/04/28/global-inequities-in-access-to-drugs-costs-millions-of-lives-each-year/

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Henry Cervantes, farmworker turned WWII pilot, dies at 100 - Los

(6 days ago) WEBHenry Cervantes was a Fresno-born, 19-year-old son of Mexican farmworkers when the Navy told him in 1942 that he could not fight for his country. An …

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-26/henry-cervantes-mexican-american-farmworker-turned-wwii-fighter-pilot-obit

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Lib Dems pledge access to same named GP for over-70s and long …

(Just Now) WEBElderly people and those with long-term conditions, including mental health conditions, have been found to benefit the most from access to the same GP, the Lib …

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/29/lib-dems-pledge-access-to-same-named-gp-for-over-70s-and-long-term-sick

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SPHHS to Host Inaugural Healthcare Culinary Conference Aimed …

(6 days ago) WEBMotivated by the principle that all people should have access to good food for good health, the School of Public Health and Health Sciences has cooked up a new …

https://asf-prod.umass.edu/public-health-sciences/news/sphhs-host-healthcare-culinary-conference

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Caregivers & Trailblazers: Four Nurse Innovators Redefining …

(6 days ago) WEBJohnson & Johnson has proudly championed the nursing profession for over 125 years because we know that for healthcare to work, it takes nurses. This National Nurses …

https://nursing.jnj.com/nursing-news-events/nurses-leading-innovation/national-nurses-month-2024

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