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"How to Become an Increase Access to Care Champion" Checklist!

11/28/2018

The overarching goal of the Ag Worker Access 2020 Campaign is to reach 2 million Ag workers and their families served in health centers by 2020. While we haven’t yet achieved our ultimate goal, our halfway milestone of 1 million is within reach!! 

Official UDS numbers released in August showed the number of Agricultural workers and their families served by health centers nationwide increased by 14,722 in 2017, continuing the upward trend in Ag workers served since the 2015 launch of the Ag Worker Access 2020 Campaign!

Let's keep the momentum going! What else can you do to become an Increase Access Champion? The following are just a few suggestions....Share your ideas with us!!

Sign up to join the Campaign.
If you have already signed up as a Campaign member, Thank you! Now it's time to encourage others to do the same.

Share your story.
Whether your story opens someone’s heart to care about a population they are unfamiliar with or reinvigorates someone’s commitment to this special population, sharing why we care about increasing access to quality health care for Ag workers & their families makes a difference!

Download Digital Tools & Resources.
Download our Digital Tools for use in your social media efforts and your community or health center presentations.

Complete your Ag Worker Health Program Self-Assessment.
Utilize our Migratory and Seasonal Ag Worker (MSAW) Health Program Self-Assessment tool, which will provide your health center with the framework to assess & document the current status of your Ag Worker Health program & identify gaps/areas of improvement to better reach and serve your MSAW population.

We Want to Know What You Think...

10/9/2018

We Want to Know What You Think...

In an effort to remain current and provide the training services you need, NCFH has created a brief survey to better understand your needs around eLearning and Learning Management Systems. Your responses will directly impact the training we create in an eLearning format that can be available on demand for your workforce development needs.
Click here to complete the survey.

We appreciate your help and value your input,
Your NCFH Team

NCFH Meet our Staff - Sylvia

10/9/2018

What is your favorite indoor/outdoor activity?

I enjoy boating, fishing, hiking and birding. These activities are especially enjoyable when I can share them with my family and my two grandchildren, Lilly and Ian.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose?

I have to say, this has not been anything I have pondered, so cannot really think of anyone…

What is your favorite thing about living in Texas?

I love that we enjoy almost 11 months of warm to hot weather. It allows me to enjoy the outdoors and my favorite activities.

What is one thing about you that surprises people?

People are surprised that my favorite hobby is fishing.

Why do you care about increasing access to care for Ag workers & their families?

I am reminded everyday of how the work of agricultural workers contributes to my own health and well-being. It is my personal and professional commitment to do what I can to ensure they have access to health care for themselves and their families.

Read Sylvia's Bio Here

NCFH Meet our Staff - Lisa

10/2/2018

What is your favorite indoor/outdoor activity?

I love spending time with my family – going for walks in the park, drives in the Hill Country, roller skating, concerts – anything where we are all together.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose?

Wonder Woman – She has perseverance, strength & compassion.

What is your favorite thing about living in Texas?

Wide open spaces, great live music, and family. Texas is home! No matter where I’ve lived or visited, I’ve always been glad to come back home to Texas.

What is one thing about you that surprises people?

I love Justin Timberlake!

Why do you care about increasing access to care for Ag workers & their families?

It’s the right thing to do. Ag workers contribute to my family’s good health every day, and provide a vital contribution to our nation’s economy. We benefit from their labor in so many ways.

Read Lisa's Bio Here

Meet Our Staff - Alicia

9/25/2018

What is your favorite indoor/outdoor activity?

I enjoy reading a good book and when the weather is nice, I love hiking in the hill country!

If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose?

I have not given it much thought.

What is your favorite thing about living in Texas?

I love being near the hill country, living in the city and being close to the beach.

What is one thing about you that surprises people?

I have a sweet doggie Lolita and she pretty much goes anywhere with me... she fits in my big purse! She is more human than pup!

Why do you care about increasing access to care for Ag workers & their families?

This issue personally touches my life as I come from many generations of hard working agricultural workers. This special community works tirelessly to provide food on our tables and deserve to get access to the care they need so they can remain healthy.

Read Alicia's Bio Here

NCFH Meet our Staff - Sylvia G.

9/18/2018

What is your favorite indoor/outdoor activity?

Indoors, I love reading, Bible Study groups (God is the rock on which I stand!), & baking - especially experimenting with new recipes or creating my own versions. Outdoors, I have always liked tennis and the presence of nature - scenic walks are the best!

If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose?

I have never thought about this one, but if I did, it would probably be someone like Jane Eyre. We are all on a journey in life and regardless of our beginnings, our current circumstances, or where we are going, we must remain strong and keep moving forward, learning from our past, but not staying there. Never give up!

What is your favorite thing about living in Texas?

So many things about the great BIG state of Texas! Most of all, my family lives here. And, I love seeing the Bluebonnets and wildflowers in the Spring, especially along the highways (Thanks, Lady Bird Johnson!). Plus, I have found that it really is a friendly state! The tacos and BBQ are not bad either! ha ha

What is one thing about you that surprises people?

That I did not know English when I started school.

Why do you care about increasing access to care for Ag workers & their families?

Because they deserve it as much as anyone else! Our Ag Workers do the hardest job in putting food on our tables, many times at the expense of their own sacrifices, such as their health and distance from their families. No matter where they migrate from or how they got here, they too are human and should be treated with the same respect as everyone else. They do not get enough positive recognition for all they do.

Read Sylvia's Bio Here

Meet Our Staff - Ismael

9/11/2018

What is your favorite indoor/outdoor activity?

Aikido, a martial art I've practiced for over 30 years.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose?

Gandalf the White

What is your favorite thing about living in Texas?

The barbecue

What is one thing about you that surprises people?

My age

Why do you care about increasing access to care for Ag workers & their families?

My grandparents and my father for a time worked the strawberry fields until my grandmother got polio. I know for a fact all they had for health care was folk medicine. Yerbas y oraciones.

Read Ismael's Bio Here

Meet Our Staff - Ramona

9/4/2018

What is your favorite indoor/outdoor activity?

The freedom to worship and praise Jesus Christ wherever I go and that my family/friends are there to enjoy Him with me.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose?

I don't have one.

What is your favorite thing about living in Texas?

Texas Bar-B-Que

What is one thing about you that surprises people?

Not sure

Why do you care about increasing access to care for Ag workers & their families?

I care because Ag Workers and their families deserve the best quality, affordable and accessible care in order to maintain their well being in the industry they work in.

NCFH Meet our Staff - Bobbi

8/28/2018

What is your favorite indoor/outdoor activity?

Indoor: Seed beading, crocheting
Outdoor: Trying to tame my wild Texas terrain (raised bed gardens, ¼” topsoil on top of limestone beds, digging up Native American artifacts including arrowheads flint stones, sea shell fossils, wild cacti, overcoming flash floods, etc.)

If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose?

I have no idea! The thought has never crossed my mind.

What is your favorite thing about living in Texas?

The end of Summer heat (68- 100+ degree days so far this year) and the month of April.

What is one thing about you that surprises people?

I have no idea! Someone tell me please!

Why do you care about increasing access to care for Ag workers & their families?

My life was not easy growing up, we moved around a LOT, and it was hard to put down roots, but I did not have to deal with racial prejudice nor narrow minded bigotry. When I really needed help, someone was always there to assist. This taught me to appreciate everything and everyone that helped me along the way. Working with Ag Worker families since I was 10 years old taught me to be especially grateful for the privileges I had. I knew I could not ‘fix’ the world in general, but felt that I could make an impact on this hard working population whose language I love and whose values are so close to the ones I was raised with, that deserves so much from us as a society.

Read Bobbi's Bio Here

NCFH Meet Our Staff - Patricia

8/21/2018

What is your favorite indoor/outdoor activity?

I like watching funny movies, reading a good book and indoor cycling (because…well it’s just too hot to bike ride outside right now).

If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose?

I’d have to say Wonder Woman; I’d love to fly her invisible plane.

What is your favorite thing about living in Texas?

I love the bluebonnets, there is something incredibly serene when you’re driving and come across a large field of bluebonnets.

What is one thing about you that surprises people?

How crazy I am about my dog.

Why do you care about increasing access to care for Ag workers & their families?

Ag workers help to make fresh food easily accessible. If you stop and think about it, agricultural work is difficult work, often in harsh conditions, and long hours. It makes sense to increase access to care for Ag workers and their families. After all, everyone deserves to have access to health care.

Read Patricia's Bio Here

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