A Guide for Health Centers to Address Tobacco Use Among Agricultural Workers
Year Developed: 2024
Resource Type: Publication.Primary Audience: Clinicians
Enabling Staff
Outreach Staff
Secondary Audience: Administrative Staff
Language(s): English, Spanish
Developed by: National Center for Farmworker Health (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: This guide provides information to help health centers address tobacco use among agricultural workers and it includes a bilingual educational door hanger for agricultural workers that health centers can use during their education and outreach efforts. The guide provides information to health center staff about the various methods of tobacco consumption, related health risks, and the benefits of quitting specific to agricultural workers. it also highlights cessation and tobacco use screening tools and strategies to motivate change, identify a patient's level of readiness to quit, conduct outreach, and build collaborative partnerships to address tobacco use. This guide and door hanger can be used to support agricultural worker patients in a health center setting or while conducting outreach.
Resource Details: The door hanger is available separately in Spanish and English: https://www.ncfh.org/uploads/3/8/6/8/38685499/how_using_tobacco_can_affect_you_and_your_family-c%C3%B3mo_el_uso_del_tabaco_puede_afectarle_a_usted_y_a_su_familia.pdf
Resource Topic: Special and Vulnerable Populations
Resource Subtopic: Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), Health Equity, Population Health, Community, Health, and Housing Partnerships.
Keywords: Agricultural Workers, Community Health Workers, Patient Education, Migrants, Outreach, Prevention, Smoking Cessation.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.