Farmworker COVID-19 Community Assessments (FCCAs)
As part of a national COVID-19 outreach and vaccination project for farmworkers supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NCFH is conducting a series of Farmworker COVID-19 Community Assessments (FCCA). The key objective of the FCCAs was to assess farmworkers’ attitudes, knowledge and practices concerning COVID-19 prevention, disease incidence, and vaccination uptake. However, the questionnaire and interview guides were adapted after each Phase to better understand the current landscape.
Five community assessments were conducted in Phase 1 of the project (August – December 2021) in collaboration with local partners and included 1,094 surveys with farmworkers and 52 qualitative interviews with farmworkers, employers, and organizational staff.
Phase 2 of the project ran from March – August 2022 in five communities in collaboration with local partners and included 1,384 surveys with farmworkers and 44 qualitative interviews with farmworkers, employer, and organizations.
Phase 3 of the project was done in five communities from March – August 2023 in collaboration with local partners and included 1,638 surveys with farmworkers and 18 interviews with organizational staff.
In collaboration and funding from the California Public Health Department the Southern California Farmworker Health Assessment Project was conducted in two communities in Southern California using the same methodologies as the FCCA. This project, in collaboration with local partners, was conducted in November, 2023 and included 682 surveys with farmworkers and 8 qualitative interviews with organizational staff.
Phase 4 of the project had the most significant change in data collection instruments, with the primary focus to assess emerging infectious disease vaccine uptake status among H-2A workers as well as the preparedness and understanding of emergencies and emergency response among H-2A workers and farmworker serving organization staff. The project ran in August, 2024 in collaboration with local organizations and included 307 surveys with H-2A workers and 7 qualitative interviews with organizational staff.
If you have any questions about this project, including questions about results please email Nicandro Mandujano Acevedo at [email protected].
Five community assessments were conducted in Phase 1 of the project (August – December 2021) in collaboration with local partners and included 1,094 surveys with farmworkers and 52 qualitative interviews with farmworkers, employers, and organizational staff.
Phase 2 of the project ran from March – August 2022 in five communities in collaboration with local partners and included 1,384 surveys with farmworkers and 44 qualitative interviews with farmworkers, employer, and organizations.
Phase 3 of the project was done in five communities from March – August 2023 in collaboration with local partners and included 1,638 surveys with farmworkers and 18 interviews with organizational staff.
In collaboration and funding from the California Public Health Department the Southern California Farmworker Health Assessment Project was conducted in two communities in Southern California using the same methodologies as the FCCA. This project, in collaboration with local partners, was conducted in November, 2023 and included 682 surveys with farmworkers and 8 qualitative interviews with organizational staff.
Phase 4 of the project had the most significant change in data collection instruments, with the primary focus to assess emerging infectious disease vaccine uptake status among H-2A workers as well as the preparedness and understanding of emergencies and emergency response among H-2A workers and farmworker serving organization staff. The project ran in August, 2024 in collaboration with local organizations and included 307 surveys with H-2A workers and 7 qualitative interviews with organizational staff.
If you have any questions about this project, including questions about results please email Nicandro Mandujano Acevedo at [email protected].
Phase 1 - CA: Monterey, Tulare and Kern counties; TX: Hidalgo and El Paso counties; NM: Doña Ana County; MS: Calhoun and Coahoma counties; FL: Collier County.
Phase 2 - GA: Colquitt County; NC: Sampson County; CO: Weld County; NJ: Atlantic and Cumberland counties; WA: Yakima County.
Phase 3 – FL: Hillsborough County; TX: Hidalgo, Starr and Cameron Counties; MI: Oceana County; CA: Fresno County; OR: Marion County
Phase 4 – CA: Monterey County; WA: Yakima Count
Southern California Farmworker Assessment - CA: Imperial and San Diego Counties (Funded by the California Department of Public Health)
Phase 2 - GA: Colquitt County; NC: Sampson County; CO: Weld County; NJ: Atlantic and Cumberland counties; WA: Yakima County.
Phase 3 – FL: Hillsborough County; TX: Hidalgo, Starr and Cameron Counties; MI: Oceana County; CA: Fresno County; OR: Marion County
Phase 4 – CA: Monterey County; WA: Yakima Count
Southern California Farmworker Assessment - CA: Imperial and San Diego Counties (Funded by the California Department of Public Health)
Methods
The FCCA methodology includes both a quantitative and a qualitative component and is based on the CDC’s rapid community assessment methodology.
The FCCA methodology includes both a quantitative and a qualitative component and is based on the CDC’s rapid community assessment methodology.
- Quantitative component: Survey administered to approximately 150-350 farmworkers in each community examining farmworkers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to the COVID-19 emergency with a focus on vaccination coverage, as well as structural factors that CDC and other federal, state and local agencies and organizations could address, such as barriers to safety, healthcare access, and COVID-19 testing and vaccination.
- Qualitative component: In-depth interviews with farmworkers and employers, and key informant interviews (KIIs) with agricultural experts or representatives of farmworker-serving organizations. Interviews explore farmworkers’ attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccines and preventive measures, access to health care and services for farmworkers, and the impact of COVID-19 on agricultural employers, service providers, and farmworkers’ work, family, and daily life.
This publication was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $4,000,000 with 100 percent funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.