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Diabetes and U.S. Agricultural Workers (2021). Resource Type: Publication . Description: Agricultural workers may be particularly vulnerable to the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus due to a variety of factors, ranging from conditions of poverty to migratory status. This factsheet provides information about prevention and environmental, social, and cultural risk factors that affect this population. More Details...

Diabetes 101 (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar . Description: Hosted by NCFH and in collaboration with the American Diabetes Association (ADA), this training will aim to provide general information on diabetes health education and target overall support in diabetes management efforts. Health Centers and Community Health Workers (CHWs) will be provided with opportunities for trainings, resources to aid in patient care, updates on diabetes standards, and additional support to address all the factors that contribute to implementing the most effective care for persons with diabetes. Presented on 5/6/2021 More Details...

Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards, chart and strategies (Document Download) (2020). Resource Type: Publication . Description: Set of guidelines utilized to improve the quality of care and services for all patients, taking into account cultural health beliefs, preferred languages, health literacy levels, and communication needs.   More Details...

Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Action Planning Template (2020). Resource Type: Template . Description: This action template serves to list strategies and activities to address Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS). More Details...

Cultural Navigators to Liaise Between Indigenous Communities and Public Health Systems    (44841). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This promising practice describes the collaboration between Mixteco/Indígena Community Organizing Project (MICOP) and Ventura County Public Health (VCPH) to provide services at mobile vaccine clinics to community members, including interpretation in Purépecha, Mixteco, and other languages. More Details...

Cultural Competency Checklist (2018). Resource Type: Publication . Description: This publication provides information on the issues, solutions, and strategies of culturally competency among Agricultural workers in the U.S. More Details...

COVID-19 Webinar Series: Effective Diabetes Prevention and Management during Emergency Situations (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar . Description: Part 4 of 4 in the COVID-19 Webinar Series. This webinar focuses on effective diabetes prevention and management for patients during an emergency situtation. More Details...

COVID-19 Messaging Social Media Toolkit (44348). Resource Type: Publication . Description: The COVID-19 Messaging Social Media Toolkit contains resources and information tailored for farmworker communities to amplify your organization’s social media campaign against COVID-19. It specifically includes a social media guide and media repository to aid in content creation and customizable branding content. More Details...

Controlando mi Asma - ​Managing My Asthma ​ (2018). Resource Type: Educational Video. Description: An educational video showing Elvia's experience with being diagnosed with asthma. Learn more about the condition and possible treatment options. More Details...

¡Consejos para tener menos estrés! (2021). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: Un material educativo para el paciente para compartir con los trabajadores agrícolas al identificar formas de reducir el estrés. More Details...

Comunicación Efectiva con Trabajadores Agrícolas Indígenas durante Emergencias Nacionales (44681). Resource Type: Publication . Description: Este recurso proporcionará a los centros de salud información sobre la población de trabajadores agrícolas indígenas, las formas en que las emergencias nacionales los afectan y compartirá consejos para mejorar la respuesta de emergencia y los esfuerzos de comunicación con esta población. El recurso ofrece consejos específicos paso a paso para que los centros de salud inicien comunicaciones de respuesta de emergencia con esta población, incluidos los mejores canales para llegar a la comunidad de trabajadores agrícolas indígenas. More Details...

Comunicación efectiva con trabajadores agrícolas migratorios y de temporada durante emergencias nacionales (44651). Resource Type: Publication . Description: Los trabajadores agrícolas migrantes y de temporada (MSAW, por sus siglas en inglés) pueden enfrentar amenazas particulares frente a una emergencia nacional y perder las comunicaciones que salvan vidas. Este nuevo recurso informa a los centros de salud sobre los desafíos que enfrentan los MSAW durante las emergencias nacionales y cómo iniciar comunicaciones de emergencia efectivas con esta población. More Details...

Comprando y Cocinando Alimentos Saludables (2019). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: Mapa interactivo para guiar a los pacientes a comprar y cocinar de alimentos saludables. More Details...

Como Manejo mi Dolor de Espalda - How I Manage My Lower Back Pain (2018). Resource Type: Educational Video. Description: An educational video portraying the story of Teresa and how she manages her lower back pain with the help of doctors, friends and family, and a positive attitude. More Details...

Cómo Manejo mi Colesterol Alto - How I Manage My High Cholesterol (2018). Resource Type: Educational Video. Description: An educational video showing Nereyda's experience with being diagnosed with high cholesterol and how she managed her symptoms. Learn more about the condition and possible treatment options. More Details...

Community Asset Mapping with NCFH (National Center for Farmworker Health) (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar . Description: NCFH’s webinar on community asset mapping will train health centers on how to successfully develop a community-asset map, the importance of partnerships, and how they can address Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)(SDOH). NCFH’s community-asset map template will be provided to participants and can be used as a starting point to identify potential partnerships in their service area. Following the webinar, NCFH will provide office hours to assist in the implementation process, discuss lessons learned, successes, challenges, and strategies. More Details...

Community Asset Mapping (2020). Resource Type: Publication . Description: This guide assists health centers in identifying and collaborating with community partners in efforts to provide resources to address elements of Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)(SDOH). Asset-mapping is a method to discover local resources and create an inventory of available services. This tool provides proactive approaches to building partnerships, templates to assist in organizing a list of resources, and the steps in creating a visual map in your service area(s). More Details...

Child Labor in Agriculture Factsheet (2017). Resource Type: Publication . Description: This factsheet is a compilation of the latest data available regarding underage agricultural workers. It provides an overview of children's common injuries and fatalities, education deprivation, and labor laws. More Details...

C/MHC Acronym List (2014). Resource Type: Publication . Description: Acronym list with partner organizations and common words for community health centers. More Details...

Board Training Topics and Schedule (2015). Resource Type: Template . Description: Community Health Centers are complex organizations requiring Boards of Directors to be well-oriented to the organization and the Health Center Program, and also equipped, well-versed, and up-to-date on the most significant factors impacting service delivery at community health centers. This requires ongoing training on several important topics. As volunteer Boards of Directors with monthly meetings scheduled, and committee work in between, it is challenging to allocate a large block of time exclusively dedicated to board training. Therefore, to provide the opportunity for all board members to be introduced to selected training topics, it is recommended that a short training session be included as an agenda item at monthly board meetings. This template can help boards determine which topics they prefer to address for each meeting and which ones to schedule for their annual meeting. More Details...