The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Worker Protection Standard (WPS) provides basic workplace protections to farmworkers and pesticide handlers to minimize the adverse effects of pesticide exposure. EPA announced major revisions to the WPS in September 2015. MCN and FJ's fact sheet provides a summary of the revised regulation.
In 2015, for the first time in over 20 years, the Environmental Protection Agency updated the Worker Protection Standard (WPS). The WPS provides basic workplace protections for agricultural workers to reduce the risk of pesticide exposre. This issue brief overviews the major revisions that are particularly relevant for clinicians caring for agricultural workers.
- WPS_MCN_FJ_IssuesBrief2016.pdf (3.02 MB)
ACA Toolkit:
Available in English and Spanish
Health Insurance Guide:
Available in English and Spanish and Haitian Creole
Older Guides:
Available in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole for workers on employer-provided health insurance
Created by Farmworker Justice.
- http://www.farmworkerjustice.org/sites/default/files/FJ_ACA_Fact_Sheet_Employer_Provided_Health_Insurance_FINAL.pdf
- http://www.farmworkerjustice.org/sites/default/files/FJ_ACA_Fact_Sheet_Employer_Provided_Health_Insurance_SPANISH_FINAL.pdf
- http://www.farmworkerjustice.org/sites/default/files/FJ_ACA_Fact_Sheet_Employer_Provided_Health_Insurance_CREOLE_FINAL.pdf
The National LGBT Health Education Center provides educational programs, resources, and consultation to health care organizations with the goal of optimizing quality, cost-effective health care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.
http://www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org/
ADAO is the largest independent nonprofit in the U.S. dedicated to preventing asbestos exposure, eliminating asbestos-related diseases, and protecting asbestos victims' civil rights through education, advocacy, and community initiatives.
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/cosmetics/Pages/default.aspx
An online, searchable database that allows salon workers and others to learn about and report toxic chemicals found in nail salon products and other cosmetics.
"A new issue brief from the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership shares how medical-legal partnerships operate at health centers and how integrated legal care can help health centers meet their mission."
Migrant Clinicians Network, Inc. (MCN) will work during the next two years to engage members of our clinical network and all relevant stakeholders to advance health justice for the mobile poor. Our advocacy and education priorities focus on safe and legal entry into the United States, as well as strong and equal protection for workers in all occupations. Advancement in these areas creates the greatest opportunity for all to access high-quality, affordable healthcare.
- Comprehensive Immigration Reform
- Access to Health Care
- MCNAdcovacyAgendaFinal.pdf (148.62 KB)
Spanish-language skin cancer outreach materials from the American Academy of Dermatology, which are used during their public skin cancer examinations. Their pilot program providing examinations, targeting Hispanic outdoor workers in California, Arizona, Texas and Florida, was featured in MCN's Streamline, Autumn 2014.
- CCP_Spanish_SpotMe.pdf (2.48 MB)
- Spanish_Sunscreen_Poster.pdf (154.57 KB)
- Spanish_Free_Screening_Poster.pdf (1.23 MB)
- Latino_Outreach_Event_Flyer_2UP.pdf (499.55 KB)
Messages to Millions is designed to provide consistent, science-based Million Hearts® messages to disseminate to partners and supporters on a quarterly basis. Message maps provide key and supporting messages that stress the steps that can be taken by consumers, health care providers, and other audiences to help prevent heart attacks and strokes.
Recently in the UK, there has been research supporting midwifery care. Due to this research, the UK has made some policy changes in regards to maternity. Midwifery care has been shown to be more safe for women with uncomplicated pregnancies and because of these new policies, the United States may follow in their footsteps.
- NICEGuidelinesSummary.pdf (442.38 KB)
This new guide from the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership is intended to help civil legal aid practitioners message their work to health care audiences in order to build stronger cross sector medical-legal partnerships and to encourage investment in that work.
- Framing Legal Care as Health Care.docx (72.27 KB)
These bilingual posters educate workers on how to work safely with machinery on the farm. Developed by two Occupational Health Interns (OHIP) during their internship with the National Farm Medicine Center, these posters accompany the Seguridad en las Lecherías curriculum.
- TractorPosterENG2016.pdf (5.97 MB)
- TractorPosterSPAN2016.pdf (6.03 MB)
On Monday August 18, 2014 MCN submitted technical comments to the EPA regarding the proposed changes to the Worker Protection Standard. View MCN's recommendations for advancing stronger safeguards to protect farmworkers from pesticide exposure.
- MCN_WPS_FinalComments_2014.pdf (164.74 KB)
This proposal will I) provide a profile of the agricultural industry and Farmworkers in Washington State II) propose a theoretical framework to understand farmworker housing accessibility III) describe prior legislative actions to address farmworker housing IV) and propose a set of recommendations to address farmworker housing.
Published July 15, 2014
MCN holds the position that immigrant children fleeing violence in their home countries must receive priority consideration for their safety and health. We have provided several links with additional resources on this issue.
Este diccionario ilustrado bilingüe de MCN, "Seguridad en Palabras/ Safety in Words", muestra los peligros que hay en el lugar de trabajo y las mejores prácticas para la salud y la seguridad en la agricultura. Desarrollado con el apoyo del Programa de Subvenciones Susan Harwood de OSHA, este recurso refuerza el vocabulario en inglés de los trabajadores que hablan español lo que ayudará a prevenir lesiones en la agricultura.
Part 5 of the 6 webinar series: Essential Clinical Issues in Migration Health
DATE RECORDED: June 5, 2014
PRESENTED BY: Katherine Brieger, RD and Elizabeth Magenheimer
To receive CME* or CNE credit after viewing any of these webinars you must do the following:
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Diabetes continues to be one of the most common and challenging health condition confronting migrants and other underserved populations. It is clear that a healthy lifestyle is critical to mitigating the impact of diabetes on individuals and the population, however effective and appropriate interventions can be difficult to design. Fairhaven Community Health Center in Connecticut and Hudson River Healthcare in New York, are two health centers that have long led the way in creating culturally appropriate lifestyle programs for migrants and other underserved patients. In this session the presenters will discuss lessons learned from the development of a variety of programs for diabetics and other patients including a community garden, nutrition classes, cooking classes, weight management and strategies to encourage exercise. The session will address the clinical core measures related to nutrition and BMI and will also discuss current research test second line drug effectiveness in Type 2 DM. Available in English
Learning Objectives:
- Describe culturally appropriate diabetes intervention strategies
- Identify strategies to address clinical core competencies related to nutrition and BMI to improve quality care.
- Receive “take home” examples of how to incorporate effective nutrition, weight loss, exercise and other health lifestyle strategies.
FURTHER READING |
Download the Spanish Toolkit Materials
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/preventionprogram Bright Bodies, http://brightbodies.org |
- https://youtu.be/s9tdKcyE5OE
- http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/ndep/pdfs/16-road-to-health-user-guide-spanish.pdf
- http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/ndep/pdfs/17-road-to-health-activities-guide-spanish.pdf
- http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/ndep/pdfs/18-road-to-health-resource-guide-spanish.pdf
- http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/ndep/pdfs/19-road-to-health-flipchart-spanish.pdf
- http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/ndep/pdfs/20-road-to-health-physical-activity-quiz-spanish-508.pdf
- http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/ndep/pdfs/21-road-to-health-city-of-excuses-spanish.pdf
- http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/ndep/pdfs/22-road-to-health-future-poster-spanish.pdf
- http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/preventionprogram/
- http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/preventionprogram
- http://brightbodies.org/
- http://brightbodies.org
New bilingual resource available April 2014!
Student Action with Farmworkers (SAF) has been using theater as an educational tool with farmworkers for over twenty years. By drawing on techniques of popular theater, SAF performs culturally appropriate, lively skits and facilitates theater workshops at farm labor camps. These performances spur conversations about mental and physical health, living and working conditions, and farmworker movements for social justice.
Many of SAF’s performances have focused on health issues, and they aim for this guide to offer dynamic tools for health care providers, educators, outreach workers, and public health innovators. Practitioners can also use these techniques with other populations across the social justice spectrum. For both organizers and educators, SAF hopes that popular theater can bolster the messages and information that you so readily share and provide a dynamic approach to outreach. Resources include songs, scripts, theater games and icebreakers. Printed copies are free, but SAF accepts small contributions to cover shipping and handling ($5-10/copy).
Available in print and online
Contact: Laxmi Haynes , 919-660-3660
These files are part of the Engaging Migrant Men project.
MCN developed 3 vignettes that portray the three messages developed in video and printed form.
- palabras_BI.pdf (354.68 KB)
- Palabras_SP.pdf (354.01 KB)
- para_BI.pdf (282.97 KB)
- para_SP.pdf (335.13 KB)
- vio 3 topics booklet_BI.pdf (371.19 KB)
- vio 3 topics booklet_SP.pdf (364.91 KB)
- violencia_BI as flyers.pdf (578.78 KB)
- violencia_SP as flyers.pdf (569.02 KB)
These files are part of the Engaging Migrant Men project.
Accompanying discussion guides were created to be used by male peers, community leaders, or outreach workers for one-on-one and small group discussions with men.
Hombres Unidos is a peer-led workshop focused on the primary prevention of sexual and intimate partner violence (s/ipv) with Latino migrant men. Developed in 2005 with the support from the Centers for Disease and Control, this five session workshop is implemented using a popular education technique (Paulo Freire) which is a concept that incorporates notions of class, political struggle and social transformation.
This webinar (sponsored by the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs) focuses on the collaborative development of a primary prevention workshop for Latino migrant men, the evaluation of the workshop, and the continuing effort on engaging Latino migrant men as allies with women in s/ipv prevention after the five session workshop.
After this webinar, participants will be able to identify:
- methods on how to begin a conversation on sexual and intimate partner violence with Latino migrant men
- process and outcome evaluation techniques on a primary prevention workshop developed for a specific population
- efforts to continue to engage Latino migrant men in sexual and intimate partner violence prevention
- how to incorporate existing efforts with your population
Recording & Materials
During the webinar, Adrian referenced a few handouts that are used in the program. Below you will find a few of these in Spanish.
- http://www.wcsap.org/engaging-latino-migrant-men-violence-prevention-webinar
- http://www.wcsap.org/sites/wcsap.huang.radicaldesigns.org/files/uploads/webinars/Hombres_Unidos/index.htm
- http://www.wcsap.org/sites/wcsap.huang.radicaldesigns.org/files/uploads/trainings_events/recorded_webinars/EngagingLatinoMigrantMenViolencePrevention_10.29.13.pdf
- http://www.wcsap.org/sites/wcsap.huang.radicaldesigns.org/files/uploads/webinars/ContinuumSpanish_EmotionalPsychological.pdf
- http://www.wcsap.org/sites/wcsap.huang.radicaldesigns.org/files/uploads/webinars/WheelSpanish_Equality.pdf
- http://www.wcsap.org/sites/wcsap.huang.radicaldesigns.org/files/uploads/webinars/WheelSpanish_PowerandControl.pdf
Print, cut, and distribute this handy bookmark to providers who treat migrant and seasonal farmworker patients. The bookmark includes links and a qr code to connect you to pesticide - related clinical tools and resources. In addition, we've included some useful phone numbers in case of a pesticide emergency.
You can also use the bookmark to keep handy the Health Network phone number to be sure your patients on the move remain in care.
- EOHbookmark_final_92013.pdf (722.68 KB)
Este libro cómic bilingüe a todo color trata la indemnización laboral por accidente, los derechos y responsabilidades de los trabajadores inmigrantes que trabajan en granjas lecheras. Cuenta la historia de un trabajador mexicano de una granja lechera que se lesiona en el trabajo y los pasos que él y su empleador dan para asegurarse de que reciba sus beneficios y la granja mejore su seguridad. Incluye historias aplicables en todo Estados Unidos y otras específicas de cada estado.
- DairyWrkrRightsWrkComp_ENG2016_web.pdf (7.78 MB)
- DairyWrkrRightsWrkComp_ESP2016_web.pdf (7.92 MB)
- COMIC - Safety and Health on the Farm - New Mexico - English.pdf (3.4 MB)
- COMIC - Safety and Health on the Farm - New Mexico - Spanish.pdf (3.41 MB)
- COMIC - Safety and Health on the Farm - New York - English.pdf (3.45 MB)
- COMIC - Safety and Health on the Farm - New York - Spanish.pdf (3.46 MB)
- COMIC - Safety and Health on the Farm -Minnesota -English.pdf (7.78 MB)
- COMIC - Safety and Health on the Farm - Minnesota - Spanish_0.pdf (7.91 MB)
The resources listed below are available from the National Immigration Law Center’s website, www.nilc.org. Each of them is subject to being updated or otherwise revised as new developments warrant. The documents available from the links provided here may be downloaded by individual readers and either printed out or viewed electronically, but electronic copies of the documents MAY NOT BE UPLOADED TO ANY WEBSITE other than NILC’s.
- Overview of Immigrant Eligibility for Federal Programs (see page 4 for a list of “qualified” immigrants) – www.nilc.org/document.html?id=108
- Maps: Health Coverage for Immigrant Children and Health Coverage for Pregnant Women – www.nilc.org/healthcoveragemaps.html
- Medical Assistance Programs for Immigrants in Various States – www.nilc.org/document.html?id=159
- Sponsored Immigrants & Benefits – www.nilc.org/document.html?id=166
- “Lawfully Present” Individuals Eligible under the Affordable Care Act – www.nilc.org/document.html?id=809
- Frequently Asked Questions: Exclusion of Youth Granted “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” from Affordable Health Care –www.nilc.org/document.html?id=802
- A Quick Guide to Immigrant Eligibility for ACA and Key Federal Means-tested Programs – www.nilc.org/document.html?id=844
- Typical Documents Used by Lawfully Present Immigrants – www.nilc.org/document.html?id=35
- Federal Guidance on Public Charge: When Is it Safe to Use Public Benefits? – www.nilc.org/document.html?id=164
- http://www.nilc.org/
- http://www.nilc.org
- http://www.nilc.org/document.html?id=108
- http://www.nilc.org/healthcoveragemaps.html
- http://www.nilc.org/document.html?id=159
- http://www.nilc.org/document.html?id=166
- http://www.nilc.org/document.html?id=809
- http://www.nilc.org/document.html?id=802
- http://www.nilc.org/document.html?id=844
- http://www.nilc.org/document.html?id=35
- http://www.nilc.org/document.html?id=164
These resources from the Health Insurance Marketplace can be used to help direct clients to information about the Affordable Care Act.
This resource summarizes key points to bring up with your patients who have questions about ACA.
- 10-things-to-tell-your-patients.pdf (144.88 KB)
This resource from the Health Insurance Marketplace and the Health Services and Resources Administration provides a concise summary of key points that clinicians need to know about ACA.
- 10-things-providers-need-to-know.pdf (172.84 KB)
Families Talking Together (FTT) is an evidence based program designed to help Latino parents better communicate with their children and teens about healthy relationships, sex, contraceptive use, and preventing pregnancy. Dr. Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, the creator of the program and co-director of the Center for Latino Adolescent and Family Health at New York University’s Silver School of Social work, along with Planned Parenthood Los Angeles and Visión y Compromiso, recently enlisted 25 promotores (community health workers) from three communities in California with high rates of teen pregnancy and high percentages of Latinos in an effort to help Latino parents address teen pregnancy. Over a four-day period, the 25 promotores were trained to deliver the FTT intervention. In the next two months, the promotores will deliver the intervention to 250 families in California. The National Campaign wishes to recognize and thank Dr. Guilamo-Ramos, PPLA, and Visión y Compromiso for their work on this innovative and important project.
The FTT intervention—both the community health worker curriculum and parent materials---are available online, free of charge.
- FTT CHW Curriculum.pdf (2.41 MB)
- http://store.thenationalcampaign.org/site/R?i=iOPIGHCt4_sel75YCj4CNg
- http://store.thenationalcampaign.org/site/R?i=zbpZq567mdRyAhRMqfLBfw
- http://store.thenationalcampaign.org/site/R?i=oFELeuVlpFN4_3HuvAZKVg
- http://store.thenationalcampaign.org/site/R?i=8sPNa0ckhtnq8c2n-KUhDQ
- http://store.thenationalcampaign.org/site/R?i=uejouwu2KrBvV0GyidmHLA
- http://store.thenationalcampaign.org/site/R?i=63niYLc_nPHYmxs-ZRZJHQ
MCN's Director of Environmental and Occupational Health, Amy K. Liebman, appeared on the radio broadcast Epicenter: West Marin Issues on KWMR 90.5 FM to talk pesticides and the Worker Protection Standard. Liebman was joined by Hector Sanchez of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement. Host Frederick Smith discusses with Liebman and Sanchez a variety of pesticide-related issues, including protections for farmworkers and their families, farmworkers' risks of pesticide exposures, how pesticides are regulated, their health effects on farmworkers and their families, and what healthcare providers can do to mitigate, diagnose, manage, and report pesticide exposures.
During the interview Liebman referenced the Agricultural Health Study, which is available here.
- http://kwmr.org/show/186
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- http://www.lclaa.org/
- http://aghealth.nih.gov/
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