GLC Farmworker Health and Wellbeing

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Tenemos un recurso nuevo! Este video de YouTube explica la garantia de tres cuartos que aplica a los trabajadores agricolas H-2A.

https://youtu.be/MmRNpBc7v0Y

Register now for the second webinar of the two-part series on the H5N1 outbreak! Tomorrow's session at 11am CT on February 25 will provide guidance for producers. Register by visiting bit.ly/H5N1Webinar.

Register today for an upcoming two-part webinar series on the H5N1 outbreak. Sessions will occur at 11am CT on February 18 and 25. The first session will provide an overview of H5N1, and the second will provide guidance for producers. Register by visiting bit.ly/H5N1Webinar.

Tune in TOMORROW at 3pm CT as GLCFHW team member Maggie Acosta joins colleagues at Migrant Clinicians Network in discussing the prevention of farmworker pesticide-related illness using cultural contextual education. This is part of a three-part webinar series hosted by that covers strategies for preventing pesticide poisoning in farmworkers. Register to attend at bit.ly/PesticideWebinars.

Our 2024 Annual Report is now available! Visit our website or bit.ly/GLCFHW_2024 to read about our major accomplishments, lessons learned from outreach work with farmworkers, and plans for the coming year.

Tune in TOMORROW at 3pm CT as GLCFHW Director Linda Forst discusses public health and legal considerations in pesticide-related illness in farmworkers. This is part of a three-part webinar series hosted by Migrant Clinicians Network that covers strategies for preventing pesticide poisoning in farmworkers. Register to attend at bit.ly/PesticideWebinars.

Join us and our colleagues at Migrant Clinicians Network in discussing strategies for preventing pesticide poisoning in farmworkers! This is a three-part webinar series covering diagnosis, legal considerations, and educational approaches. Register for the series and access the webinar recordings at bit.ly/PesticideWebinars.

Nuestro equipo está trabajando sin descanso para crear un nuevo sistema de datos que monitorizará mejor las enfermedades y heridas de los trabajadores agrícolas en Illinois. Lea la entrevista de FarmWeekNow con el Dr. Salah Issa sobre lo que los datos han descubierto hasta ahora en bit.ly/farminjuries, y obtenga más información sobre el proyecto en bit.ly/nfshw24-glc-farmsafetydata.

Our team is working hard to create a new data system that will better track farmworker illness and injuries in Illinois. Read the interview by FarmWeekNow with Dr. Salah Issa about what the data have uncovered so far at bit.ly/farminjuries, and learn more about the project at bit.ly/nfshw24-glc-farmsafetydata.

Hay muchos problemas de salud y bienestar que afectan a los trabajadores agrícolas, incluso las enfermedades relacionadas con el calor, la exposición a pesticidas, las condiciones de vivienda peligrosas, la vulnerabilidad a los desastres, el estrés y los desafíos con la salud mental, y mucho más.

Aquí puede ver algunas de las áreas donde trabaja el Great Lakes Center [Centro de los Grandes Lagos] y algunos de los resultados claves que tenemos hasta ahora. Lea una versión en PDF de esta presentación de diapositivas en bit.ly/TASaludBienestar.

There are many health and wellbeing issues affecting farmworkers, including heat-related illnesses, pesticide exposures, hazardous housing conditions, disaster vulnerability, stress and mental health challenges, and much more.

Here are a few of the areas that the Great Lakes Center has been working in and some of our key findings so far. See a PDF version of this slide set at bit.ly/FWHealthWellness.

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