Folk Medicine and Traditional Healing
Year Developed: 2018
Resource Type: Publication .Primary Audience: Administrative Staff
Secondary Audience: Enabling Staff
Language(s): English
Developed by: National Center for Farmworker Health (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: This factsheet includes information on the history of folk medicine and traditional healing and its use among farmworkers. It also highlights the healthcare perspective towards these types of medicine.
Resource Topic: Special and Vulnerable Populations, , Health Equity
Resource Subtopic: Population Health, , Research and Data.
Keywords: Agricultural Workers , Hispanic Americans/Lations, Latinas , Access to Care , Patient Demographics.This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.