Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Migrants
National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps Meeting Agenda, November 19-20, 2024
Agenda and meeting materials for the November 19-20, 2024 meeting, including Bureau of Health Workforce and National Health Services Corps updates, and presentations on limited English proficiency populations, achieving deaf health equity, and re-framing language as an opportunity to improve health equity.
Additional links: Achieving Deaf Equity: Best Practices, Language Access at Yakima Farm Workers Clinic, Language Testing International Assessments and Proficiency Overview, Limited English Proficiency Populations, Re-Framing Language as an Opportunity to Improve Health Equity
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps
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Agenda and meeting materials for the November 19-20, 2024 meeting, including Bureau of Health Workforce and National Health Services Corps updates, and presentations on limited English proficiency populations, achieving deaf health equity, and re-framing language as an opportunity to improve health equity.
Additional links: Achieving Deaf Equity: Best Practices, Language Access at Yakima Farm Workers Clinic, Language Testing International Assessments and Proficiency Overview, Limited English Proficiency Populations, Re-Framing Language as an Opportunity to Improve Health Equity
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps
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Internet Devices and Internet Access Among Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers, North Carolina, 2023
Reports on survey results of 1,034 migrant and seasonal farmworkers in North Carolina about their access to the internet, internet speed, affordability, access to devices, and awareness of the Affordable Connectivity Program. Presents factors impacting consistent internet access and video capacity.
Author(s): Joseph G. L. Lee, Mary Roby, Roger G. Russell, et al.
Citation: Public Health Reports, 2024
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
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Reports on survey results of 1,034 migrant and seasonal farmworkers in North Carolina about their access to the internet, internet speed, affordability, access to devices, and awareness of the Affordable Connectivity Program. Presents factors impacting consistent internet access and video capacity.
Author(s): Joseph G. L. Lee, Mary Roby, Roger G. Russell, et al.
Citation: Public Health Reports, 2024
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
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Reach, Adoption, Implementation, and Sustainability of the Mobile Health for Migrant Health (mHealth-4-Mhealth) Program: Nebraska, 2022‒2023
Assesses a mobile COVID-19 screening and resource sharing program for rural migrant families in Nebraska. Discusses the program's attempt to overcome barriers to healthcare for rural residents and migrants in those rural communities.
Author(s): Russell J. McCulloh, Ellen Kerns, Chad Abresch, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 114(11), 1212-1216
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
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Assesses a mobile COVID-19 screening and resource sharing program for rural migrant families in Nebraska. Discusses the program's attempt to overcome barriers to healthcare for rural residents and migrants in those rural communities.
Author(s): Russell J. McCulloh, Ellen Kerns, Chad Abresch, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 114(11), 1212-1216
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
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Promoting Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccinations in Rural and Underserved Arizona: Experiences From Three County Health Departments
Provides background on health disparities related to the COVID-19 outbreak in Arizona and strategies to implement local vaccine access in rural and underserved areas. Discusses how health departments collaborated to serve rural, migrant, and Native American populations.
Author(s): Bryna Koch, Mona Arora, Brianna Rooney, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 114(S7), S546-S550
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
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Provides background on health disparities related to the COVID-19 outbreak in Arizona and strategies to implement local vaccine access in rural and underserved areas. Discusses how health departments collaborated to serve rural, migrant, and Native American populations.
Author(s): Bryna Koch, Mona Arora, Brianna Rooney, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 114(S7), S546-S550
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
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Public Health Policy that Leads with Equity in Rural Appalachia: Recommendations to Confirm Vaccination Status in an Equitable Manner
Discusses vaccination policy related to COVID-19 in rural Appalachia. Focuses on strategies to create equitable vaccine policies and reach underserved populations such as migrant and immigrant farmworkers.
Author(s): Jennifer Schroeder Tyson, Danny Scalise, Adam Hege, Maggie Sugg, Manan Roy
Citation: Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 18, e284
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
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Discusses vaccination policy related to COVID-19 in rural Appalachia. Focuses on strategies to create equitable vaccine policies and reach underserved populations such as migrant and immigrant farmworkers.
Author(s): Jennifer Schroeder Tyson, Danny Scalise, Adam Hege, Maggie Sugg, Manan Roy
Citation: Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 18, e284
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
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Findings from the Quality of and Access to Health Care Supplement of the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) 2019–2020
Uses interviews with 2,172 crop farmworkers and their families to report on healthcare access, utilization, and insurance by various demographic, geographic, and citizenship factors.
Author(s): Wenson Fung, Amanda Gold, Jackie Copfer, Emily Finchum-Mason, Daniel Carroll
Date: 05/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Labor
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Uses interviews with 2,172 crop farmworkers and their families to report on healthcare access, utilization, and insurance by various demographic, geographic, and citizenship factors.
Author(s): Wenson Fung, Amanda Gold, Jackie Copfer, Emily Finchum-Mason, Daniel Carroll
Date: 05/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Labor
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Hearing Difficulties Among Farmworkers in the México-US Southwest Border Region
Surveys 132 predominantly Latino, Spanish-speaking farmworkers on hearing loss, working conditions, and hearing safety in the U.S.-Mexico border region of Yuma County, Arizona. Identifies factors associated with subjective hearing loss.
Author(s): Laura Coco, Gabriela D. Sanchez, Gabriel A. Campuzano, Annie J. Keeney, James K. Romine
Citation: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 26, 1-10
Date: 04/2024
Type: Document
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Surveys 132 predominantly Latino, Spanish-speaking farmworkers on hearing loss, working conditions, and hearing safety in the U.S.-Mexico border region of Yuma County, Arizona. Identifies factors associated with subjective hearing loss.
Author(s): Laura Coco, Gabriela D. Sanchez, Gabriel A. Campuzano, Annie J. Keeney, James K. Romine
Citation: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 26, 1-10
Date: 04/2024
Type: Document
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Pediatric Oral Health Online Education for Rural and Migrant Head Start Programs in the United States
Presents a study on the efficacy of an online oral health workshop conducted by pediatric dental residents for Head Start staff, teachers and families in rural and migrant communities. Explores the program's effect on pediatric oral health literacy in rural and migrant communities, as well as the residents' opinions about potentially working in these communities after their residency.
Author(s): Francisco Ramos-Gomez, Stephanie Parkinson, Victor Garcia de Jesus, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(5), 544
Date: 04/2024
Type: Document
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Presents a study on the efficacy of an online oral health workshop conducted by pediatric dental residents for Head Start staff, teachers and families in rural and migrant communities. Explores the program's effect on pediatric oral health literacy in rural and migrant communities, as well as the residents' opinions about potentially working in these communities after their residency.
Author(s): Francisco Ramos-Gomez, Stephanie Parkinson, Victor Garcia de Jesus, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(5), 544
Date: 04/2024
Type: Document
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The Climate Migrant: Health Risks Before, During, and After Migration
Explores the different types of migrants created by or affected by climate change and their health risks and needs. Defines three types of migrants: climate-precipitates migrants, climate-impacted migrants, and climate workers. Details the different challenges and needs of the different types of migrants.
Author(s): Amy K. Liebman, Marysel Pagan-Santana, Claire H. Seda
Citation: Journal of the National Hispanic Medical Association, 2(1), 36-43
Date: 04/2024
Type: Document
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Explores the different types of migrants created by or affected by climate change and their health risks and needs. Defines three types of migrants: climate-precipitates migrants, climate-impacted migrants, and climate workers. Details the different challenges and needs of the different types of migrants.
Author(s): Amy K. Liebman, Marysel Pagan-Santana, Claire H. Seda
Citation: Journal of the National Hispanic Medical Association, 2(1), 36-43
Date: 04/2024
Type: Document
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Rural Research Brief: Creating A Better Understanding of Farmworker Communities and Their Housing Conditions
Examines the legal, cultural, and geographic determinants that impact housing for farmworkers and their families. Focuses on farmworker demographics, economic characteristics, housing challenges, programs aimed at improving housing, and potential policy solutions.
Author(s): Manda LaPorte
Date: 04/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Examines the legal, cultural, and geographic determinants that impact housing for farmworkers and their families. Focuses on farmworker demographics, economic characteristics, housing challenges, programs aimed at improving housing, and potential policy solutions.
Author(s): Manda LaPorte
Date: 04/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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