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AG WORKER ACCESS ​CAMPAIGN

Community and Migrant Health Centers serve approximately 20% of the estimated 4.5 million Ag Workers and their families currently living in the U.S.
Our Goal:  Increase the number of Agricultural workers and their families served ​in Community and Migrant Health Centers to 2 million.     
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​IT CAN'T BE DONE WITHOUT YOU!
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History of the Migrant Health Movement
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2014 Migrant Health Newsline Commemorative Issue
  • Take a historical look at the Migrant Health movement through reprinted articles from the NCFH archives.
 1992 Keep Hope Alive Video
  • Watch this video history of migrant farm labor and the Migrant Health movement from 1962-1992.​
*How much have living and working conditions changed since then?
​Our Story
The Ag Worker Access Campaign was launched in 2015 as a joint effort by the National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) and the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC).  We, along with health center staff and other Ag worker advocates knew that more could be done to increase access to quality healthcare for America's Agricultural workers and their families.  The result was the Ag Worker Access 2020 Campaign, which has since been renamed the Ag Worker Access Campaign.

Ag Worker Access Campaign Task Force

The Campaign Task Force is comprised of representatives of health centers, primary care associations, health center-controlled networks, National Training and Technical Assistance Partners (NTTAP), and other organizations representing education, housing and labor.  In general, the Task Force guides Campaign activities to increase access to care for Agricultural workers by:
  • Identifying challenges
  • Exploring and launching innovation
  • Formulating recommendations
  • ​Supporting collaboration and coalition building
  • Identifying and disseminating promising practices
TAsk Force Member Organizations
 Member Organizations:
  • National Center for Farmworker Health
  • National Association of Community Health Centers 
  • Adelante Healthcare (AZ)
  • Arizona Association of Community Health Centers (AZ)
  • Central Valley Health Network (CA)
  • Colorado Community Health Network (CO)
  • Community Health Association of Mountain/Plains States (CO)
  • Farmworker Justice (DC)
  • Finger Lakes Community Health (NY)
  • Florida Association of Community Health Centers (FL)
  • Health Outreach Partners (CA)
  • HRHCare (NY)
  • Keystone Farmworker Health Program (PA)
  • Massachusetts League OF Community Health Centers (MA)
  • National Migrant & Seasonal Head Start Collaboration Office (DC)
  • North Carolina Community Health Center Association (NC)
  • Northwest Regional Primary Care Association (WA)
  • Nuestra Clinica Del Valle (TX)
  • Tierra del Sol Housing Corporation (NM)​

Progress to Date

We have seen steady increases in the number of Ag workers served in Community and Migrant Health Centers since the Campaign's launch, with the most recent UDS data (2019) showing we have surpassed our halfway milestone of 1 million Ag workers served! ​
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Strategies for Success

We believe the key to our success centers around three main strategies.
Strategy 1: 
​Take Credit Where Credit is Due
  • Accurately identify and report ALL Ag worker patients being seen in health centers.
Strategy 2: 
​Open Hearts, Open Doors, Open Access
  • Develop innovative strategies designed to reach more  Ag workers.
  • Develop partnerships & collaborations that will result in increased access to care for Ag workers.​
Strategy 3:
​Build Capacity to Sustain Growth
  • Ensure sufficient funding is available to support potential growth in services needed for an increase in the number of Ag workers being served.

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How you can contribute to this initiative:

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  • Sign up to be part of the Campaign​
  • Share the importance of the Campaign with your friends & colleagues
  • Get others involved in the initiative
  • Follow & promote the Campaign on social media channels
  • Advocate for change within your organization
  • Sign up to be part of the Campaign
  • Establish Board resolution to affirm your organization's commitment to the Ag worker population
  • Promote local, regional, and/or statewide partnerships and collaborations with other organizations that serve this population
  • Promote the Campaign on your website, during presentations, etc. using our Digital Tools & Resources
  • Join the Increase Access to Care for Ag Workers (IAC) Network

Upcoming Events
  • Virtual Forum for Migrant & Community Health  - March 2021

➣ Let us know if you are planning to share Campaign information at your upcoming event!  


For questions or more info on Campaign, contact us at AgWorkerAccess@ncfh.org


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  • About
    • NCFH History & Mission
    • Staff
    • Board of Directors
    • Partners
    • Artist >
      • Call for Artist
    • Scholarships
  • Ag Worker Health
    • History
    • Fact Sheets & Research
    • Open Access Data
    • Number of Ag Workers
    • Migrant Health Centers
    • Ag Worker Organizations
  • Resources
    • Helpline for Ag Workers
    • Patient Education Resources >
      • Diabetes Resource Hub
    • Health Center Toolbox
    • Digital Stories
    • Digital Archive
    • Online Store
  • Training
    • Workforce Development Trainings
    • Webinars >
      • Archived Webinars
    • Virtual Forum >
      • Regional Stream Forums
    • NCFH Consulting & Professional Development Services
  • Action
    • Learning Collaboratives
  • EspaƱol
  • COVID-19
    • Our Response
    • COVID Resources for Ag Workers
    • COVID Resoures for Service Providers