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Download full textNational Migrant Resource Program, Inc., Austin, TX. – 1990
Compared to the U.S. population, migrant farmworkers have a low life expectancy, high infant mortality rate, and high incidence of malnutrition and parasitic infection. Drawing on Public Health Service health objectives for the nation, this document proposes farmworker-specific objectives for a health promotion and disease prevention agenda. While…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Long Range Planning, Mental Health, Migrant Health Services
State Univ. of New York, Geneseo. Coll. at Geneseo. Migrant Center. – 1990
This collection of 83 clip sheets, or classroom handouts, was created to help U.S. migrants learn more about health, careers, and general "opportunities" including education programs. They are written in both English and Spanish and are presented in an easily understandable format. Health clip-sheet topics include the following: Abuse; AIDS;…
Descriptors: Career Education, Educational Opportunities, Employment Opportunities, Health Education
Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs, Raleigh, NC. – 1993
This guide describes publications and other resources suitable for use in a nutrition-related health education program for migrant farmworkers and their families. Materials were selected to serve farmworker populations with low literacy levels or limited knowledge of English. Included are pamphlets, manuals, videos, fact sheets, and booklets…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Family Health, Farm Labor, Health Education
Wake Forest Univ., Winston-Salem, NC. Dept. of Family and Community Medicine. – 2000
Preventing Agricultural Chemical Exposure among North Carolina Farmworkers (PACE) is a project designed to describe farmworker pesticide exposure and to develop an educational intervention to reduce farmworker pesticide exposure. The PACE project used a community participation framework to ensure that the community played a significant role in…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Safety, Community Education, Community Involvement
National Migrant Resource Program, Inc., Austin, TX. – 1992
This monograph addresses issues concerning the future of health care delivery for migrant and seasonal farmworkers formulated by participants at the 1992 Migrant Health and Migrant Clinical Issues Conference. Ten focus groups considered various issues and barriers to service delivery and listed the system characteristics required to implement the…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Delivery Systems, Health Education, Health Promotion
Schmidt, Aurora Camacho de – 1994
Nearly 20 percent of all migrant farmworkers are adolescents, and as many as half of these may be unaccompanied by their families. These youth clearly have special health and educational needs that require commitment from social institutions and agencies. In June 1991, a conference held in Delray Beach, Florida by the National Coalition of…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Agricultural Laborers, Educational Needs
Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Bureau of Primary Health Care. – 1996
By working together, pooling resources and energy, both health centers and schools can do more to help children to be ready to learn and to reach their full potential as citizens. This book focuses on establishing links between schools serving low-income children and community or migrant health centers. The book is organized into three chapters…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Health, Children, Community Health Services
