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- Hombres Preparados: An HIV/AIDS Education Program for Solo Latino Farmworker Males
- Let's Talk About Arthritis
- Promoviendo Farmworker Safety
- FOR YOUR HEALTH/PARA TU SALUD Educational Mini Lessons
- About Health Education
- CLS: Breast and Cervical Cancer Education Program
- CLS: Comprehensive Cancer Training
- CLS-Susan G. Komen for the Cure: Breast Cancer Education Program in Hays County
- Healthy Environment, Healthy Lungs
- Healthy Smiles for a Lifetime
- Hombres Preparados: An HIV/AIDS Education Program for Solo Latino Farmworker Males
- Let's Talk About Arthritis
- Promoviendo Farmworker Safety
- FOR YOUR HEALTH/PARA TU SALUD Educational Mini Lessons
Promoviendo Farmworker Safety
NCFH was recently awarded a five-year grant for the development of an educational farmworker safety program. This program is titled Promoviendo Farmworker Safety and is funded by the National Institute for Health and Safety (NIOSH) in collaboration with the Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention and Education.
The purpose of this project is to create an intervention program that will increase agricultural safety practices among M/SFWs using the lay health worker model as the mode of intervention. General focus groups have been conducted with M/SFWs and lay health workers to identify areas of greatest concern regarding accidents, injuries, and illnesses.
Based on the information collected, NCFH will develop two farm safety educational modules that will focus on First Aid and heat related illnesses. These modules will consist of a training curriculum for lay health workers, as well as accompanying teaching materials to effectively deliver messages and provide farm safety skills to farmworkers.
Stay tuned as NCFH introduces new English and Spanish educational tools to accompany this program. Some of the tools on the horizon include:
- A lay health worker training curriculum that will address the most relevant information on agricultural safety and heat related illnesses using strategic methods to enhance safety practices among M/SFWs.
- Easy to follow lesson plans to guide the lay health workers during their education sessions.
- A flipchart for lay health workers to use while conducting education sessions in the community.
For more information on the Promoviendo Farmworker Safety Project, please contact Monica Saavedra (Saavedra@ncfh.org) at 512-312-5468 or Renee Cantu (cantu@ncfh.org) at 512-312-5459.
