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Healthy Habits from Home (2020). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: Fillable flyer for diabetes 2 and healthy habits for health centers. More Details...

Health Literacy Introduction (2018). Resource Type: Publication . Description: This publication provides an introduction to the different strategies utilized to address health literacy among special and vulnerable populations, including agricultural workers. More Details...

Health Education Farmworker Feedback Committee (44867). Resource Type: Publication. Description: At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, accessing farmworker-friendly health education materials to conduct outreach and education activities became an evident challenge, namely due to language barriers as much of the material published was in English. This led NCFH to work together with network organizations and other farmworker-serving organizations in the development of new resources. The process included the formation of a Farmworker Feedback Committee to review and provide feedback on health education resources created by NCFH, which has been instrumental in making material suitable for farmworker audiences. More Details...

Health Center Governing Boards and Managers - Strategies For Successful Partnering With Key Players (2015). Resource Type: Archived Webinar . Description: The information shared in this session is intended to orient health center staff and board members on the topic of effectively connecting with the numerous and varied community, state, and national partners, without whom a health center can never achieve its full potential. Affiliations, Agreements, Contracts, Collaborations, and Scope of Practice will all be reviewed. The vital role of a right-sized, well structured, and effective Key Management Staff, led by the Governing Board’s Sole Employee will be examined and discussed. More Details...

Hábitos saludables desde su hogar (2020). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: Folleto rellenable de Diabetes 2 y hábitos saludables para centros de salud. More Details...

Guide to Implementing Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) (2020). Resource Type: Publication . Description: This set of action steps for providing Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) serve as a guide to promote healthcare organizations that fosters health equity for all patients regardless of their culture or socio-economic factors.   More Details...

Governing Boards: Recruitment Grid (2015). Resource Type: Template . Description: This tool provides governing boards with a quick view of current board members, their characteristics, number of terms, and skills. It also provides an easy way to assess the characteristics and skills needed for future board position openings. More Details...

Governing Board- Record of Health Center Policy Approval At-A-Glance (2016). Resource Type: n.a.. Description: Maintaining appropriate authority to oversee the operations of Federally Qualified Health Centers requires Governing Boards to comply with the PHS Section 330 Program Requirements, including establishing and periodically revising health center policies. The number of policies can be overwhelming and keeping policies current is challenging. This tool provides a non-exhaustive list of these policies and is intended to assist health centers and governing boards to keep track of needed updates and approvals. More Details...

General Precaution Procedure (2012). Resource Type: Publication . Description: This procedure includes a list of general safety precautions for Community Workers when working with new or existing clients. More Details...

Food Insecurity among Agricultural Communities (2021). Resource Type: Publication . Description: This factsheet provides information on the prevalence of food insecurity among agricultural workers and the health outcomes, causes, and risk factors associated with their lack of nutritious food. More Details...

Folk Medicine and Traditional Healing (2018). Resource Type: Publication . Description: 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. More Details...

Farmworkers and the State Monitor Advocate System (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar . Description: Presented by Jeremy Dondlinger, Timmy Dudley, and Yu-Mon Luis Chang. The Ag Worker Access Campaign Taskforce is pleased to host this webinar, where participants will learn from the State Monitor Advocate guest presenters about the State Monitor Advocate (SMA) system, their role, and how SMAs can assist health centers and other Ag worker serving agencies in forging relationships with growers, resulting in increased access to care for Ag worker families. Presenters will also share information and resources available on the DOL website. The webinar includes a presentation and Q&A discussion. More Details...

Farmworker Outreach Promising Practices: Lessons from the Field (44791). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Health Outreach Partners (HOP), in collaboration with NCFH, interviewed and documented promising outreach practices of farmworker-serving organizations across the United States. This webinar will feature 3-4 experts who will share their outreach practices, key strategies, and lessons learned while giving participants an opportunity to ask questions about the development and implementation of the practices. More Details...

Farmworker Outreach 101: Do's and Don'ts (44742). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this webinar, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) discusses important Do's and Don'ts during farmworker outreach and shares tips to develop an effective outreach strategy. Participants learned about challenges farmworkers face throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and how to mitigate them. This webinar was delivered in partnership with the National Center for Farmworker Health. More Details...

​Facts About Agricultural Workers (2020). Resource Type: Publication . Description: The factsheet provides agricultural worker demographic information from the 2015-2016 National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) results. It provides an overview of their demographics, economic contribution, wages and benefits, housing, health, and legislative protection. More Details...

Evaluación sobre las necesidades de salud de los trabajadores del campo (2011). Resource Type: Template . Description: Esta breve muestra de la encuesta ayuda a centros de salud a evaluar las necesidades de atención médica de la población de trabajadores agrícolas. More Details...

Emergency Preparedness (2018). Resource Type: Publication . Description: This publication provides information on emergency preparedness among agricultural workers and the potential effects of emergencies and disasters on health centers. More Details...

Effective Communication with MSAWs during National Emergencies (44651). Resource Type: Publication . Description: Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers (MSAWs) can encounter particular threats in the face of a national emergency and miss life-saving communications. This new resource informs health centers on the challenges faced by MSAWs during national emergencies, and how to initiate effective emergency communications with this population. More Details...

Effective Communication with Indigenous Populations during National Emergencies (44681). Resource Type: Publication . Description: This resource will provide health centers with information about the indigenous agricultural worker population, ways national emergencies impact them, and share tips to improve emergency response and communication efforts with this population. The resource offers specific, step-by-step tips for health centers to initiate emergency response communications with this population, including the best channels to reach the indigenous agricultural worker community. More Details...

Diabetes Resource Hub (2022). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: NCFH's Diabetes Resource Hub covers topics including diabetes prevention, diabetes & COVID-19, diabetes self management, and diabetes complications. The hub also features an archive of diabetes webinars. More Details...