Engaging MSAWs in Healthcare Research - Your Opinion Matters!

The University of Kansas, with support from the Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute (PCORI), and in partnership with several organizations including the National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH), is leading the Midwest Stream Engaging Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers in Healthcare Research project. The Project’s aim is to increase the knowledge base available regarding farmworkers’ (agricultural workers’) preferences and needs related to healthcare decisions, as well as effective methods of engagement, and using that information to guide practice and research. 
 
Short-term objectives include the following:

• Review existing literature
• Gather information on farmworkers’ needs, preferences, and desired health outcomes by directly engaging them and other key stakeholders
• Utilize project information to begin developing a person-driven research agenda that can support PCOR
• Reflect and document the team’s process of engaging migratory farmworkers (agricultural workers)

 
The project team’s long-term objective is: 

• To increase the amount of research conducted with farmworkers as partners, and that focuses on needs and preferences that they identify.

 
NCFH invites you to participate by answering the Stakeholder or Service Provider survey by August 7, 2017. Both surveys are available in English and in Spanish and links are provided below.
 
Thanks a million for your participation! - Hilda Ochoa Bogue, NCFH

Your opinion matters!
 
Staff at The University of Kansas School of Social Welfare are interested in learning more about migrant and seasonal crop/orchard farmworkers’ health. As a first step, we are asking individuals who are key stakeholders or provide direct care to farmworkers to complete a short survey. What encourages farmworkers to seek health care? What helps them get the health care they need? What makes it harder? In what areas is research needed?
 
We need your help! To participate in an anonymous survey or to learn more, choose the link that is best for you:
 
Direct Service Providers

• Survey in English - For individuals who provide direct service or support to migrant and seasonal crop/orchard farmworkers http://bit.ly/EnglishDirectServiceMigrant
•  Survey in Spanish - For individuals who provide direct service or support to migrant and seasonal crop/orchard farmworkers http://bit.ly/SpanishDirectServiceMigrant 

Other Stakeholders

• Survey in English - For other stakeholders related to migrant and seasonal crop/orchard farmworkers such as researchers, administrators, policy makers, and funders http://bit.ly/EnglishStakeholderMigrant
•  Survey in Spanish - For other stakeholders related to migrant and seasonal crop/orchard farmworkers such as researchers, funders, administrators, and policy makershttp://bit.ly/SpanishStakeholderMigrant

 
The survey should take about 20 minutes and can be taken between now and Aug. 7, 2017.
 
Please take the survey and then forward this information to others who might be interested!
 
Thank you!
 
Cheryl Holmes, Principal Investigator/Project Lead – [email protected] or 785-864-6493
Michelle Levy, Co-PI – [email protected] or 785-864-2291
Susy Mariscal – Researcher/Speaks Spanish – [email protected] or 785-864-9285
 
¡Su opinión es importante!
 
Personal de la Universidad de Kansas, Escuela de Trabajo Social está interesado en aprender más sobre la salud y el cuidado de salud de los trabajadores agrícolas (de huertos y cosechas) migrantes y estacionales. Como primer paso, estamos pidiendo a personas interesadas o a quienes proveen servicios directos a trabajadores agrícolas que completen una encuesta corta.  ¿Qué alienta/anima a los trabajadores agrícolas a buscar cuidados de salud? ¿Qué les ayuda a buscar el cuidado de salud que necesitan? ¿Qué les dificulta buscar este cuidado? ¿En qué áreas se necesita investigación?
 
¡Necesitamos su ayuda! Para participar en una encuesta anónima o para tener más información, presione el link que sea mejor para usted:
 
Personas Que Proveen Servicios Directos

• Encuesta en Inglés - Para personas que proveen servicios directos o apoyo a los trabajadores agrícolas (de huertos y cosechas) migrantes y estacionales, presione en este link http://bit.ly/EnglishDirectServiceMigrant
•  Encuesta en Español - Para personas que proveen servicios directos o apoyo a los trabajadores agrícolas (de huertos y cosechas) migrantes y estacionales, presione en este link http://bit.ly/SpanishDirectServiceMigrant
  

  Otras Personas Interesadas

• Encuesta en Inglés - Para otras personas interesadas en los trabajadores agrícolas (de huertos y cosechas) migrantes y estacionales, como ser investigadores, administradores, legisladores y financiadores, presione en este link  http://bit.ly/EnglishStakeholderMigrant
•  Encuesta en Español - Para otras personas interesadas en los trabajadores agrícolas (de huertos y cosechas) migrantes y estacionales, como ser investigadores, administradores, legisladores y financiadores, presione en este link  http://bit.ly/SpanishStakeholderMigrant  
  

Esta encuesta le tomará aproximadamente 20 minutos y puede ser completada entre ahora y el 7 de agosto de 2017.
 
¡Por favor responda esta encuesta y envíe esta información a otras personas que también puedan estar interesadas!
 
¡Muchas Gracias!
 
Cheryl Holmes, Investigadora Principal/ Líder de Proyecto – [email protected] o 785-864-6493
Michelle Levy, Co-Investigadora Principal – [email protected] o 785-864-2291
Susy Mariscal – Investigadora/Habla Español – [email protected]  o 785-864-9285