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).
Our Story
We, along with health center staff and other health champions 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.
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
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 agricultural worker patients being seen in health centers
Strategy 2:
Open Hearts, Open Doors, Open Access
Develop innovative strategies designed to reach more agricultural workers.
Develop partnerships & collaborations that will result in increased access to care for agricultural 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 agricultural workers being served.
