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Health Care Access – Farmworker Justice

WEBAccording to health center data, approximately 25% of farmworkers and their family members seek health care at a community health center.Community health centers …

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Farmworker Health Issues – Farmworker Justice

WEBFJ’s health resources respond to the needs of farmworker communities. Our materials for workers are created with community partners and are available in English, Spanish, and …

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Farmworker Housing and Health in the United States: A …

WEBA comprehensive report that summarizes research on the living conditions of farmworkers in the U.S. The report was compiled for and presented at the Farmworker Housing Quality and Health Symposium, hosted by …

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The Role of Community Health Centers in Promoting …

WEBCommunity health centers (CHCs) play a key role in increasing health care access for agricultural workers across the U.S., providing much-needed preventative and primary care that might otherwise be unaffordable or …

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FARMWORKER JUSTICE

WEBinto effect on January 1, 2025, for group health plans, and on January 1, 2026, for individual health plans. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) also …

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Latest Research on Farmworkers & Health – Farmworker Justice

WEBThe latest edition of the Eye on Farmworker Health newsletter is now available. Farmworker Justice monitors the on-going research involving health topics and …

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Health Insurance – Farmworker Justice

WEBFJ Fall 2023 Learning Collaborative – Access to Comprehensive Care and Health Coverage for Farmworkers. In this learning collaborative, participants will learn about the current landscape of health access for …

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Expanding Access to Healthcare for Farmworkers: ACA Open …

WEBFor example, a promotora de salud/community health worker in California told me she heard that in 2014, a person without health insurance who visits the ER will not only be …

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2020 KEY RESOURCES FOR AGRICULTURAL WORKER HEALTH

WEBLegislative Proposals on Agricultural Workers - 115th Congress (2017-2018) Fact Sheets. Legislative Proposals on Agricultural Workers - 116th Congress (2019-2020) Fact …

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Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Reform, But Farmworkers …

WEBThe ACA will positively impact farmworker health through Medicaid expansion (whose funding will depend partly on the response to the Court’s decision), the Small Business …

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Farmworker Living and Working Conditions – Farmworker Justice

WEBHealth consequences associated with substandard and crowded farmworker housing include respiratory illnesses, ear infections, diarrhea, and higher occurrences of lead …

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Occupational and Environmental Health – Farmworker Justice

WEBExposure to pesticides. Farmworker Justice develops clinician guides, issue briefs, trainings, and educational materials for advocates, service providers, and workers on …

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Key Resources for Migrant Health – Farmworker Justice

WEBAn overview of the Farmworker Health Network, national organizations that provide T/TA to migrant health centers, including information about each organization and links to …

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Issue Brief: Farmworker Housing Quality and Health

WEBhousing conditions on the health of resident farmworkers. Recognizing the dearth of research on this topic, Farmworker Justice, the Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest …

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National Health Center Week: FJ & Migrant Health Centers

WEBThroughout the week, Farmworker Justice highlighted the role of community and migrant health centers in the health and well-being of our nation’s farmworkers. Unfortunately, …

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The Affordable Care Act and H-2A Agricultural Workers …

WEBCommunity health centers and many community-based organizations have in-person enrollment assisters who can answer workers’ questions and help them enroll in health …

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H-2A Workers and the ACA: Challenges and Strategies to Enroll H …

WEBA presentation for assisters and other farmworker service providers with information about the H-2A program, H-2A worker eligibility for health insurance, and challenges and …

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Outreach Worker Guide to Health Insurance

WEBHealth insurance is a way of paying for medical care. It helps people avoid large, unexpected medical expenses. Health insurance may also cover medical care for a …

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Celebrating Agricultural Worker Health Day – A Focus on FJ’s

WEBCelebrating Agricultural Worker Health Day – A Focus on FJ’s Partnership with Migrant and Seasonal Head Start and Migrant Health Centers. Marcos, Lilia and their three children …

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Farmworker Justice

WEBThere is more interest in food these days than ever, yet there is not enough interest in the hands that pick it. By donating, you will support Farmworker Justice in empowering …

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and the Climate Crisis

WEBhealth care, farmworkers often have the least ability to recover physically or economically from the impacts of climate change. Farmworkers encounter numerous structural factors …

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