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Serving Farmworker Patients Who Speak Indigenous Languages

Year Developed: 2024

Resource Type: Publication.

Primary Audience: Clinicians Enabling Staff Outreach Staff

Language(s): English, Spanish, English and Spanish

Developed by: Farmworker Justice
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Resource Summary: This resource, co-created with Rural Women's Health Project and Language Access Florida, shares best practices for health center outreach staff and clinicians who are serving Indigenous-Speaking farmworkers. The recommendations come directly from Indigenous farmworkers. It is available in English and Spanish.

Resource Details: Indigenous farmworker patients face numerous barriers to health care access, particularly access to adequate interpretation. This resource is for health center staff to ensure that they are providing adequate language support to farmworkers who speak Indigenous languages. The recommendations in the resource come directly from Indigenous farmworkers. It is available in English and Spanish.

Resource Topic: Operations, Special and Vulnerable Populations

Keywords: Access to Care, Agricultural Workers, Community Health Workers, Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS), Hispanic Americans/Latinos, Latinas, Limited English Proficiency (LEP).