2024 Midwest Stream Forum
Uniting Communities to Cultivate Change for Health Equity
Uniting Communities to Cultivate Change for Health Equity
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The 32nd Annual Midwest Stream Forum for Agricultural Worker Health held in picturesque Albuquerque, NM, April 16-18. Thank you to all the attendees, speakers, exhibitors, sponsors, and funders for making our last Midwest Stream Forum one to remember! Attendees participated in a pre-conference tour, 25 in-person intensive, general and breakout sessions, and multiple networking opportunities over the course of three days. View the final conference program here.
Download PDFs of conference session presentations by selecting from the following titles located in this folder.
- Session 1: Agricultural Worker Health 101
- Session 2: Bridging the Gap in Health Disparities Through Accurate Identification, Classification, and Uniform Data System (UDS) Reporting
- Session 3: Programa de Manejo de Enfermedades Crónicas en Puerto Rico (Chronic Conditions Management Program in Puerto Rico)
- Session 4: Estrategia Clave Para Vivir Saludablemente con Enfermedades Crónicas (Key Strategy for Health Living with Chronic Diseases)
- Session 5: Viviendo Valiente
- Session 6: Gather Around the Table: Peer-to-Peer Talks on Access to Care for Agricultural Workers
- Session 7: Opening General Session
- Session 8: Cultural Humility: From Understanding to Action
- Session 9: Empowering Healthcare Champions: Vecinos Outreach Community Health Worker Model
- Session 10: Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach to Motivational Interviewing when working with Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers
- Session 11: Violencia entre pareja en las comunidades de trabajadores agrícolas (Intimate Partner Violence in Agricultural Worker Communities)
- Session 12: Best Practices for Board Governance
- Session 13: New Findings on Social Drivers of Health from the National Agricultural Workers Survey
- Session 14: Agricultural Worker Health-Moving the Needle through Collaboration
- Session 15: Emergency Preparedness: Communicating with Special and Vulnerable Populations.
- Session 16: Cervical Cancer in Agricultural Worker Families: Assessing Health Center Needs to Increase Health Literacy and Reproductive Health Screenings
- Session 17: Fostering Health Equity: The Vital Role of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Preventative Care
- Session 18: General Session - Promoting Holistic Care for Indigenous, Hispanic Communities by Merging Curanderismo Traditional Medicine with Allopathic Modern Medicine
- Session 19: Effective Collaborations for Addressing Mental Health Needs of Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Populations
- Session 20: Harvesting Clarity- Developing Innovative Mobile Eye Care Solutions for Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers
- Session 21: Strategies to Mitigate the Impact of Long COVID in Agricultural Workers
- Session 22: Addressing Digital Equity and Internet Access in Agricultural Worker Populations
- Session 23: Providing Diabetes Support in Health Disparate Communities Nationwide
- Session 24: Impact of Extreme Heat on Agricultural Workers
- Session 25: Policy and Ag Worker Access Campaign Update and Stories from the Field: Special Agricultural Worker Panel Discussion
For any questions, please contact [email protected].
This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $1,742,242.00 with 0 percentage financed with nongovernmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
Forum Highlights & Documents
Midwest Stream Forum 2023
31st Annual Midwest Stream Forum for Agricultural Worker Health
Austin TX, April 24 - 26, 2023
2023 Conference Program
Austin TX, April 24 - 26, 2023
2023 Conference Program
The 31st Annual Midwest Stream Forum for Agricultural Worker Health held in Austin, TX was a huge success! Thank you to all the attendees, speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors who traveled from near and far to the Lonestar state. You helped make this conference a wonderful event.
Forum participants were offered 15 individual 90-minute breakout sessions, 7 individual 45-minute breakout sessions, 3 exciting and information-packed plenary sessions, and three 3-hour intensive sessions, totaling over 35 hours of educational opportunities!
You can download conference session Power Points by selecting from the titles below:
Forum participants were offered 15 individual 90-minute breakout sessions, 7 individual 45-minute breakout sessions, 3 exciting and information-packed plenary sessions, and three 3-hour intensive sessions, totaling over 35 hours of educational opportunities!
You can download conference session Power Points by selecting from the titles below:
- Emergency Response through Collaboration and Research a. Partnerships in Times of Crisis: Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Response Efforts in NC b. Farmworker COVID-19 Community Assessments
- Building Agricultural Worker Wellness and Resiliency
- CDC Partnership to Protect Agricultural Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic…and Beyond
- Successful Outcomes and Lessons Learned in Addressing Disparities in Access to Healthy Foods
- Lessons Learned on Diabetes Management during and After Natural Disasters Due to Climate Change
- Agricultural Worker Health 101: An Introduction to Migrant Health
- TACHC Strengthening Health Centers: Meeting the Needs of Agricultural Workers
- Update from the National Association of Community Health Centers
- Ag Worker Access Campaign Panel Discussion: Building Strategic Partnerships to Improve the Health of MSAW Families
- The True Impact of Transportation Barriers: Opportunities to Address Missed Appointments and Understand the Patient Experience
- Supporting Lifestyle Change: How ADCES7 Self-Care Behaviors Lay the Foundation for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES), National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), and More
- Health Literacy and Accessible Educational Materials for Agricultural Workers and Indigenous Agricultural Workers*
- Supporting Mental and Social Well-being Among Agricultural Workers
- COSECHA – A Statewide, CHW Delivery Network Addressing Health Inequities Experienced by MSAWs in the Florida Farmworker Corridor
- HIV Overview of Care Continuum: Together We Can End the HIV Epidemic
- Increasing Access to Quality Healthcare for Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Families through Accurate ID, Classification, & Reporting in UDS
- Climate Change and its Impact on Agricultural Worker Health
- Organizing for Change: How CHWs Will Change the World
- Heart Health: Learning to Prevent and Manage Cardiovascular Disease for a Healthier and Longer Life
- Providing Continuity of Care for Patient Populations on the Move
- Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR): Gatekeeper Training for Agricultural Communities
- On-Farm Health Screening Needs of Immigrant Dairy Workers in the Texas Panhandle and South Plains
- CHWs – The Key to Providing Diabetes Support in Underserved Communities (PPT not available)
- Strategies for Providing Culturally Responsive Care to Agricultural Workers and their Families
- Overview of Michigan Agricultural Worker Statistics, Outreach Innovation Brought on by the Pandemic and the Importance of Creating Crucial Communications for Agricultural Workers
- Social Determinants of Health in the National Agricultural Workers Survey: Recent Changes in Agricultural Workers Living and Working Conditions, Earnings, Health Care Access, and Assistance Programs Use (PPT not available)
- Delivering Self-Management Education for Chronic Conditions Through an Innovative Tele-education Approach
- Late Night/Early Morning Outreach to Connect with the Agricultural Worker Community
- Immigration Policy 101: What Health Providers Want to Know (PPT not available)
This program is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $1,742,242.00 with zero percentage financed with nongovernmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
Midwest Stream Forum 2022
Midwest Stream Forum for Agricultural Worker Health
March 28 - 30, 2022
Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol
Austin, TX
2022 Conference Program
Thank you to all attendees, speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors who traveled from near and far to join us. You helped make this conference a wonderful event!
Forum participants were offered 12 individual 90-minute breakout sessions, 3 individual 75-minute breakout sessions, 3 individual 45-minute breakout sessions, 3 exciting and information-packed plenary sessions, and three 3-hour intensive sessions. A total of 30 hours of educational opportunities were available!
Forum participants were offered 12 individual 90-minute breakout sessions, 3 individual 75-minute breakout sessions, 3 individual 45-minute breakout sessions, 3 exciting and information-packed plenary sessions, and three 3-hour intensive sessions. A total of 30 hours of educational opportunities were available!
You can download conference session Power Points by selecting from the titles below:
Forum participants were offered 12 individual 90-minute breakout sessions, 3 individual 75-minute breakout sessions, 3 individual 45-minute breakout sessions, 3 exciting and information-packed plenary sessions, and three 3-hour intensive sessions. A total of 30 hours of educational opportunities were available!
Forum participants were offered 12 individual 90-minute breakout sessions, 3 individual 75-minute breakout sessions, 3 individual 45-minute breakout sessions, 3 exciting and information-packed plenary sessions, and three 3-hour intensive sessions. A total of 30 hours of educational opportunities were available!
You can download conference session Power Points by selecting from the titles below:
- Building Workforce Resiliency in Times of Change
- Creating a Culture of Self-Care at Your Organization
- Language Access in Healthcare for and with Indigenous Language Speakers
- Emergency Preparedness for Indigenous Communities
- COVID-19 Consequences Among Hispanic and Indigenous Agricultural Workers in California, USA and Michoacan, Mexico
- DSMES in FQHCs: Increase Quality, Reduce Burden
- Know Diabetes by Heart: CHWs Providing Diabetes Support in Health Disparate Communities
- Successful Outcomes and Lessons Learned in Addressing Type 2 Diabetes Among Agricultural Workers During a Pandemic
- Update from the Bureau of Primary Health Care
- CDC Initiatives to Protect Agricultural Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Health Literacy to Address Opioid Use in Agricultural Worker Communities
- Health Implications of the Aging Domestic Crop Worker Population
- COVID-19 Rapid Assessment Tools for MSAW Communities in Rural Oregon
- Novel Cohort Process to Minimize COVID-19 Infection in Migratory and Seasonal Ag Workers
- Utilizing an Arts-Based Approach to Improve Mental Health and Stress in Ag Worker Communities
- Understanding the Mental Health Needs of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children from Latin America
- Recognition, Management, Prevention of Heat-Related Illness Among Agricultural Workers
- 100 Teams are Better than 1: Building Cross-Sector, State-Local Partnerships to Support Ag Worker Health during COVID and Beyond
- Agricultural Worker Health 101
- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
- Hardware, Software, Aware: The Process of Using Technology to Advance Migrant Health and Healthcare Access
- Telehealth: Why It's Still Important Even Without COVID
- CHWs Are Essential to Addressing MSAW Mental Health Needs
- Juntos with Migratory and Seasonal Ag Workers
- Convening and Engaging a FW Feedback Committee
- NACHC Updates – Rachel Gonzales-Hanson
- Immigration Policy Updates – Handout
- Ensuring Accurate ID, Classification & Reporting in UDS to Increase Access to Quality Healthcare for MSAWs
- Voices from the Fields: Agricultural Workers and COVID-19 (PPT not used for presentation)
- Screening for Social Determinants of Health, Resources and Implementation Considerations for Ag Worker Populations
- Conducting Outreach and Building Referral Networks
- Identifying, Assessing, and Responding to Human Trafficking in a Healthcare Setting
- The Role of Community Health Workers in Medical and Dental Integration
- Closing Plenary presentation – Bobbi Ryder
- Closing Plenary - Ag Worker Access Campaign Call to Action Card
This program is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $1,916,466 with zero percentage financed with nongovernmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
Virtual Forum 2021
We sincerely thank all of you who were in attendance at the 2021 Virtual Forum for
Migrant and Community Health
for making this year’s conference a great success!
We hope you can join us again next year!
Midwest Stream Forum for Agricultural Worker Health
March 28 - 30, 2022
Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol
Austin, TX
2021 Summary
For the first time ever, the three Regional Stream Forums hosted by the National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH), North Carolina Community Health Center Association (NCCHCA), and Northwest Regional Primary Care Association (NWRPCA) joined together to host a Virtual National Stream Forum. This virtual event took the place of the 2020-2021 in-person Stream Forum events.
The Virtual Forum was held on March 22–26, 2021 and two follow-up sessions on May 24-25, 2021 for education and training, information and resource sharing, coalition building, and program and policy development for community-centered health professionals and their partners. And, there were no registration fees!
Attendees of the annual Forum include multiple disciplines, such as health care providers, administrators, board members, health educators, lay health professionals including Community Health Workers and Promotores(as), students, researchers, agricultural workers, and co-sponsors. All are invited to assemble and share new ideas, learn innovative strategies, and enhance their skills in health care delivery for the migrant and seasonal agricultural worker population.
Individuals and organizations working with the Agricultural Worker community, as well as rural populations and/or other vulnerable populations, also find benefit in the educational content offered. With the purpose of supporting champions in increasing quality and access to care for Agricultural Workers, the Forum emphasizes the exchange of information on model programs, new resources and tools, and the latest research and trends in agricultural work.
Midwest Stream Forum 2019
29th Annual Midwest Stream Forum
September 25-27
Hilton Denver City Center Hotel
Denver, CO
Conference Program
September 25-27
Hilton Denver City Center Hotel
Denver, CO
Conference Program
The 29th Annual Midwest Stream Forum for Agricultural Worker Health held in Denver, CO, September 25 - 27, was a huge success! Thank you to all of the attendees, speakers, planning committee members, sponsors, and exhibitors who traveled from near and far to Denver. You helped make this conference a wonderful event! Forum participants were offered 12 individual 90-minute breakout sessions, 4 individual 75-minute breakout sessions, 4 individual 45-minute breakout sessions, 3 exciting and information-packed plenary sessions, and three 3-hour intensive sessions, totaling over 40 hours of educational opportunities!
The 29th Annual Midwest Stream Forum for Agricultural Worker Health held in Denver, CO, September 25 - 27, was a huge success! Thank you to all of the attendees, speakers, planning committee members, sponsors, and exhibitors who traveled from near and far to Denver. You helped make this conference a wonderful event! Forum participants were offered 12 individual 90-minute breakout sessions, 4 individual 75-minute breakout sessions, 4 individual 45-minute breakout sessions, 3 exciting and information-packed plenary sessions, and three 3-hour intensive sessions, totaling over 40 hours of educational opportunities!
You can download the Power Points from the sessions by selecting from the titles below:
1. Activating the National Diabetes Prevention Program through Community Health Workers
2. Adverse Childhood Experiences and Toxic Stress Among Agricultural Worker Families
3. Ag Worker Access - Understanding the Nuts and Bolts of Ag Worker Identification to Drive Access to Care for Ag Workers
4. Ag Worker Access 2020 Campaign: Taking an Active Role
5. Agricultural Worker Health 101: An Introduction to Agricultural Worker Health
6. Assessing, Planning, and Implementing Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services at Your Health Center
7. Collaborative Approach to Opioid Use Treatment for Agricultural Workers in the San Luis Valley
8. Collecting and Reporting Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity Data of Agricultural Worker Patients
9. Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication (CERC)
10. Defying Gravity (Closing Plenary Keynote Presentation)
11. Engaging Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers in Health Services and Research
12. Federal Policy and Advocacy Updates (NACHC)
13. HIV - Update on HIV Infection: Ten Important Concepts
14. HIV in the Agricultural Worker Population: Initiating a Screening Program
15. How Partnerships with Legal Services Organizations Can Promote Agricultural Worker Access to Health Care
16. HRSA's Office of Regional Operations: Facilitating Partnerships and Access to Resources and Technical Assistance
17. Human Trafficking: Informing the Healthcare Practice
18. Integrating Community Health Workers into Care Teams
19. Juntos Nos Movemos - A Training to Promote Movement for Agricultural Worker Families
20. Leadership and Participation Towards Healthier Communities (Opening Plenary Keynote Presentation)
21. Role of Community Health Workers in Addressing Diabetes Management
22. Salud Mental: Integrated Mental Health for Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers
23. Same or Different Puzzles? Quality and Payment for Value-Based Care
24. Self-Care: Taking Care of Ourselves to Sustain the Health of our Communities
25. Stepping into the Cost of Care Conversation
26. Tele-Dentistry: Reaching Out with Technology
27. The Critical C's - A Program for Effective Health Care Delivery
28. Using the "Jose Aprende" - A Child Pesticide Safety Education Program
Midwest Stream Forum 2018
The 28th Annual Midwest Stream Forum for Agricultural Worker Health held in New Orleans, LA was a huge success! Thank you to all the attendees, speakers, and exhibitors who traveled from near and far to New Orleans. You helped make this conference a wonderful event! Forum participants were offered 4 individual 90-minute breakout sessions, 12 individual 60-minute breakout sessions, 4 individual 75-minute breakout sessions, 4 individual 45-minute breakout sessions, 3 exciting and information-packed plenary sessions, and three 3-hour intensive sessions, totaling over 40 hours of educational opportunities!
We hope you can join us in Denver, CO, September 25 - 27, 2019!
2018 Midwest Stream Forum Program
2018 Midwest Stream Forum Summary
We hope you can join us in Denver, CO, September 25 - 27, 2019!
2018 Midwest Stream Forum Program
2018 Midwest Stream Forum Summary
You can download the PowerPoints from this year's sessions by selecting from the titles below:
1. Advancing Agricultural Health Through the National Diabetes Prevention Program
2. Adverse Childhood Experiences and Toxic Stress Among Agricultural Worker Families-The Role of Primary Care & Promotores(as)
3. Agricultural Worker Health 101: An Introduction to Agricultural Worker Health
4. Ampliando Nuestro Alcance/Expanding Our Reach: An FQHC's Model to Increase Access to Health Care for Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers (Spanish)
5. Current Trends in Agricultural Labor Policy and Impact on Workers' Access to Health
6. Developing a Community-Wide Model for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Rural Areas
7. Expanding the Reach of Care: Utilizing Health Education for Diabetes Prevention and Control
8. Federal Policy and Advocacy Updates (NACHC)
9. Health Literacy - A Prescription for Better Health and Health Care for Rural Residents
10. HIV Care Continuum on the US/Mexico Border - A Promotor de Salud Curriculum
11. How Does the Demographic Shift Among Domestic Crop Workers Affect Workers' Health Status and Healthcare Needs?
12. Impact of EPAs Revised Worker Protection Standard Requirements
13. Instituting Advocacy Leadership at Your Health Center
14. It's a Number's Game: Helpful Strategies for Increasing the Number of Agricultural Workers in Your Clinic with a Board Member's Perspective
15. Language Access Among Health Centers
16. Long-Term Recovery: Mental Health Concerns and Trauma Informed Care
17. Managing Patients with Chronic Illness During and After Disasters: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Maria (Spanish)
18. No Train,No Grain-Strategies to Protect Grain Workers from Workplace Injury
19. PISCA: Entrenamiento en Pesticidas e Insolación que es Culturalmente Apriopiado - Processes of Development & Implementation of Training Conducted By Community Health Workers
20. Popular Education in CHW Programs: Tools for the Effective Delivery of Health Education to Agricultural Workers (Spanish)
21. Reducing Oral Health Disparities by Training Community Health Champions to Identify Principal Social Determinants
22. RESPECT: The Foundation for Culturally Appropriate Practices
23. The Role of Social Determinants in Agricultural Worker Health - Abstract 1a: To Be Healthy, Information is Not Enough: The Case for SDOH
24. The Role of Social Determinants in Agricultural Worker Health - Abstract 1b: Kansas Statewide Farmworker Health Program - Prenatal SDOH
25. The Role of Social Determinants in Agricultural Worker Health - Abstract 2: Mapping Social Determinants of Health and Chronic Disease Among Agricultural Worker Communities
26. Steps to Becoming a GREAT Leader... at Work and in Life
27. Substance Use Among Agricultural Workers: Report on a Needs Assessment in Maine
28. Supporting Communities Through Education on Pain Management
29. Teaching Curanderismo: Holistic Medicine in a Modern World
30. Telehealth in a Community Migrant Health Center
31. Using the Transtheoretical Model of Change to Promote Physical Health & Emotional Wellness Among Children & Adolescents Who Struggle with Weight Management
This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under cooperative agreement number U30CS09737, Training and Technical Assistance National Cooperative Agreement for $1,433,856 with 22% of the total NCA project financed with non-federal sources. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.