
The Annual Midwest Stream Farmworker Health Forum, produced by the National Center for Farmworker Health, Inc. is an annual conference that provides quality, migrant farmworker specific, professional development experiences for professionals in all disciplines within migrant health. The forum offers a multi-track program featuring sessions on clinical topics, model programs, health promotion and outreach, Federal initiatives, and the latest research about issues related to farmworker health. Participants will have the opportunity to gain continuing education credits in social work, health education, nursing, and medicine as they engage in a wide selection of interactive workshops. 19th Annual Midwest Stream Farmworker Health Forum Highlights Isla Grand Beach Resort, South Padre Island, TX November 18-21, 2009 The 19th Annual Midwest Stream Farmworker Health Forum held in South Padre Island Texas was an enormous success! Thank you to the 232 amazing participants who were in attendance who made it such a wonderful event! The conference included 50 speakers and 33 sessions, spanning all aspects of migrant health care including topics such as: Health Literacy, Telemedicine, A Clinical Update on HIV and TB, H1N1 Influenza, Family Emergency Preparedness, an update on Immigration Reform, and many more. In addition to the wide variety of sessions presented, the conference also provided the participants with an opportunity to visit with over 20 exhibitors whom showcased their diverse array of services and products. This truly was a great way to reinvigorate and renew everyone’s commitment to Migrant Health! The Midwest Stream Farmworker Health Forum Conference participants also know how to have a good time, as they enjoyed the island life style and networked during a luau style welcome reception, and danced the night away at the dinner dance reception.
We look forward to seeing everyone again next year in Austin, TX, November 17-20, 2010! NCFH is also a co-sponsor for the East Coast Stream Forum, the West Coast Stream Forum and the National Farmworker Conference.
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