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Resources by Topic: Migrants

RCORP: Helping Meet Rural Needs
Video series featuring the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy's Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP), a multi-year initiative that funds a range of grant programs to help rural communities treat and prevent opioid use disorder. RCORP grantees share how they have used this funding to address the needs of their communities.
Date: 11/2023
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Forming Partnerships to Increase Rural Immunization Rates
Discusses barriers to vaccine uptake in rural communities. Describes how two community organizations worked to increase vaccinations in rural Alabama and how a network led by the National Center for Farmworker Health built the capacity to distribute COVID-19 vaccines and build vaccine confidence among migrant farmworkers. Identifies state considerations for implementing community-based programs to increase vaccinations in rural areas.
Author(s): Shalini Nair, Heather Tomlinson
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
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Pesticide Exposure Among Latinx Children in Rural Farmworker and Urban Non-farmworker Communities: Associations With Locality and Season
Presents a study on pesticide exposure of Latinx children. Compares exposure rates of rural children from farmworker families and urban children from non-farmworker families. Breaks down data by gender, family size, and types of pesticide detected, among other measures.
Author(s): Thomas A. Arcury, Haiying Chen, Sara A. Quandt, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(9), 5647
Date: 04/2023
Type: Document
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Addressing the Oral Health Needs of Hispanics in the U.S. – An Exploration of Oral Health Status, Dental Needs, Utilization of Dental Services, and Workforce
Report highlights the factors affecting the oral health of Hispanic and Latino populations in the U.S. Explores access, healthcare utilization, and workforce issues, among others. Discusses the use of emergency departments for oral health issues in rural areas, as well as access issues faced by migrants.
Date: 04/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: CareQuest Institute for Oral Health
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HIV/AIDS Among Agricultural Workers
Presents information and statistics about HIV/AIDS and the migratory and seasonal agricultural workers. Discusses the risk factors for migrant workers and their knowledge and perceptions of preventative measures and interventions.
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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Farmworker Outreach Promising Practices: Lessons from the Field
Highlights ten different promising practices in farmworker outreach and discusses some of the lessons learned from each. Evaluates the ability of outreach programs to address the healthcare needs of the farmworkers served.
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Health Outreach Partners, National Center for Farmworker Health
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Telehealth in Rural Integrated Care Webinar Series
A 3-part webinar series on telehealth in rural integrated care. Part 1 discusses general issues and opportunities for telehealth in decreasing health disparities. Part 2 focuses on the unique challenges for rural children and rural schools. Part 3 focuses on the unique challenges for rural migrant workers and farmworkers.
Additional links: Part 2, Part 3
Date: 2023
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: National Council for Mental Wellbeing
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Exposed and at Risk – Opportunities to Strengthen Enforcement of Pesticide Regulations for Farmworker Safety
Report details the federal and state regulatory policies on pesticide use for farmworkers. Analyzes barriers to regulatory enforcement and makes recommendations for further protecting farmworkers.
Date: 09/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Farmworker Justice Fund, Inc.
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Promoting Health Care Access for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) Farmworkers
Report highlights healthcare access issues for LGBTQIA+ farmworkers. Discusses the workplace and healthcare challenges facing LGBTQIA+ farmworkers and presents resources and best practices for health centers.
Date: 06/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Farmworker Justice Fund, Inc.
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The Impact of Language on Health Care Accessibility
Discusses how language barriers affect healthcare access for limited English proficient (LEP) individuals. Highlights challenges that LEP groups, such as farmworkers, faced in receiving COVID-19 care and information.
Date: 06/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Farmworker Justice Fund, Inc.
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