Outreach Promising Practices

Best Practices for Phone & Virtual Interpretation

NCFH provided a training on Best Practices for Phone and Virtual interpretation for farmworker-serving organizations. This publication is the supplemental material developed to support the training. It offers an overview of the best practices discussed, along with a list of resources to help you set up and use phone and virtual interpretation effectively.

Call for Promising Outreach Practices to Farmworkers

Our friends at Health Outreach Partners (HOP) have compiled a collection of innovative, sustainable, and equitable Outreach Promising Practices implemented by organizations serving the agricultural worker community.  Follow the links below to learn more about these creative and diverse strategies.

• Late Night/Early Morning Outreach to Connect with the Farmworker Community Along the Arizona/Mexico Border   
• Programming and Partnerships Create Access to Comprehensive Care and Services at Onsite Housing Facilities using a Mobile Clinic 
• Expanding Access to COVID-19 Vaccine Information in Indigenous Farmworker Communities through Local Testimonials 
• Leveraging a Regional Coalition to Create a Coordinated COVID-19 Response for Farmworkers
  ​Integrating Outreach in Care Coordination
• “Vive Hoy”: A Popular Education Curriculum to Foster Emotional Health among Farmworker Communities
• The Evolution of Outreach to Meet the Needs of Farmworkers Along the U.S/Mexico Border
• Developing a Community-Tailored Health Education Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic ​
• Incorporating Safety Measures in Farmworker Outreach Protocols
• Innovative Text Messaging Strategies to Reach Indigenous Communities 

Utilizing WhatsApp for Real-Time Language Interpretation on Agricultural Worksites

NCFH staff tested out using WhatsApp to interpret health education talks for farmworkers who speak Tsotsil and Spanish. Learn more about how it went and our tips for using this in the field.