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The Role of Community Health Centers in Promoting Health Care …

WebCommunity health centers (CHCs) play a key role in increasing health care access for agricultural workers across the U.S., providing much-needed preventative and primary …

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Expanding Access to Healthcare for Farmworkers: ACA Open …

WebToday is the first day of open enrollment for the new health insurance marketplaces. Today, millions of currently uninsured and underinsured individuals living in the U.S. will have …

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Latest Research on Farmworkers & Health – Farmworker Justice

WebThe latest edition of the Eye on Farmworker Health newsletter is now available. Farmworker Justice monitors the on-going research involving health topics and farmworkers. In this …

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Farmworker Living and Working Conditions – Farmworker Justice

WebFarmworker Living and Working Conditions. Substandard housing, inadequate waste and garbage disposal, dietary and environmental exposures to lead, industrial pollution of air …

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Farmworker Health Issues – Farmworker Justice

WebFarmworkers and their families face numerous health issues due to their living and working conditions, including diabetes, HIV/STIs, and skin cancer. Farmworker Justice’s health …

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H-2A Workers and the ACA: Challenges and

WebA presentation for assisters and other farmworker service providers with information about the H-2A program, H-2A worker eligibility for health insurance, and challenges and …

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Taking a Closer Look at Farmworkers and Cancer

WebFarmworkers number over two million in the U.S. and are predominantly of Latino or Hispanic ethnicity. Even though cancer incidence and death rates for Latinos are lower …

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Occupational and Environmental Health – Farmworker Justice

WebExposure to pesticides. Farmworker Justice develops clinician guides, issue briefs, trainings, and educational materials for advocates, service providers, and workers on various …

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2020 KEY RESOURCES FOR AGRICULTURAL WORKER HEALTH

WebLegislative Proposals on Agricultural Workers - 115th Congress (2017-2018) Fact Sheets. Legislative Proposals on Agricultural Workers - 116th Congress (2019-2020) Fact …

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Key Resources for Migrant Health – Farmworker Justice

WebAn overview of the Farmworker Health Network, national organizations that provide T/TA to migrant health centers, including information about each organization and links to …

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FARMWORKER JUSTICE

WebFarmworker Justice Health Policy ulletin 4 3. Train and educate mayordomos/cuardieros (crew chiefs). When we teach at agricultural safety events or

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Exposed and Ignored

WebExposed. andIgnored. This report is dedicated to Shelley Davis and her tireless work to protect farmworkers from pesticides. “In this battle, we’re ghting for the health and safety …

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MHP Salud Executive Summary

WebWhat is a Promotor(a) de Salud? The American Public Health Association defines a Community Health Worker (Promotor(a) de Salud) as “a frontline public health worker …

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Study Estimates that 77% of Agricultural Injuries are Unreported

WebA recent study by health economists at the University of California at Davis and Old Dominion University estimates that over three quarters of all agricultural nonfatal injuries …

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U.S. Department of Labor’s National Agricultural Workers …

Web4 Wages, Income and Poverty Farmworkers averaged $10.60 per hour in wages. Piece-rate wage earners, a minority of the workforce, earned $10.58.

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The Affordable Care Act and H-2A Agricultural Workers …

WebAre H-2A workers eligible to purchase health insurance in the Marketplaces? Yes. As lawfully present individuals, H-2A workers are eligible to purchase health insurance via …

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Issue Brief: Farmworker Housing Quality and Health

Web3 workers who, according to the CPS, are more likely to live in shared living quarters than U.S. citizens. State and regional studies further demonstrate the poor housing conditions …

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and the Climate Crisis

Web1 Introduction A s global climate change continues to in- tensify, we are confronted with an urgent public health crisis. The long term shifts in weather patterns and rising …

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