Clinical Resources
American Medical Association's Educating Physicians on Controversies in Health (EPoCH) Created several videos on minority health issues. The topics of the videos include health disparities, collecting data on race and ethnicity, racially targeted medicine, and language access.
Suffering in Silence: A Report on the Health of California's Agricultural Workers
Migrant Farmworker Curriculum Outline of a curriculum developed by the University of South Alabama to develop the cross cultural abilities in nursing students and provide community based service learning clinical opportunities with farmworkers.
Hispanic Farmworkers Experience Diabetes As a Condition Effecting All Aspects of Life
Predictors of Work-Related Injuries in Farmworker Families
HIV/AIDs The Case of Male Latino Migrants in the Southeast
Leaving Family for Work: Ambivalence and Mental Health Among Migrant Latino Farmworkers A working paper from a study focused on the competing tensions related to family that are inherent in the decision to migrate and the mental health related consequences Center for Latino Health Research at Wake Forest University of Medicine
Reproductive Health Disparities Among Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Women A fact sheet from the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
Pesticides
Health Care Provider Training in the Evaluation of Pesticide Exposure of Farmworkers Offered by the Farmworker Association of Florida and the Farmworker Health and Safety Institute
Examining the evidence on pesticide exposure and birth defects in farmworkers: An annotated bibliography, with resources for lay readers May 2006
National Education and Training Foundation Publishers of the Publications: National Pesticide Practice Skills Guidelines for Medical & Nursing Practice, and National Pesticide Competency Guidelines for Medical & Nursing Education
Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisoning The Environmental Protection Agency's Pesticide Poisoning Handbook
Pesticide Exposure and Treatment Education for Health Care Providers An Online training by the Wake Forest School of Medicine.
Pesticide Information for Medical Providers in Florida Sample clinical guidelines and reporting procedures, environmental history questionnaire, "Signs and Symptoms", state and county contacts and patient education materials.
Review of Pesticide Education materials for Health Care Providers Providing Care to Agricultural Workers Evaluates the medical resources available to providers
Pesticide Exposure Increases Risk for Parkinson’s Disease in Applicators and Spouses
Workplace, Household, and Personal Predictors of Pesticide Exposure for Farmworkers
Studying Health Outcomes in Farmworker Populations Exposed to Pesticides
Study of Latina women and children finds large variation in susceptibility to pesticides 2-Mar-2006
Pesticide Safety Behaviors in Latino Farmworker Family Households
Examining the evidence on pesticide exposure and birth defects in farmworkers: An annotated bibliography, with resources for lay readers May 2006
Related Links
Clinical Systems Tool Box from the Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) includes resources for best clinical practices in migrant and community health centers including forms, policies, and protocols from health centers across the United States.
English Spanish Dictionary of Health Related Terms Produced by the Bi-national Border Health Initiative. Chapters include the human body, signs and symptoms, medical exams, institutions and personnel, chronic diseases, nutrition, oral health and family planning.
PAN Pesticides Database A one-stop location for current toxicity and regulatory information for pesticides.
Cultural Competence Health Practitioner Self Assessment An online tool of the National Center for Cultural Competence at George Washington University
Migrant Clinicians Network Dedicated to addressing the unique health care needs of farmworkers through leadership, innovation and support to health care providers.
Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Provide health education and training opportunities to clinicians.
Association of Clinicians for the Underserved A nonprofit, Trans-disciplinary organization of clinicians, advocates, and organizations enhancing the development of the health care clinicians serving the underserved.
National Association of Hispanic Nurses Strives to serve the nursing and health care delivery needs of the Hispanic community and the professional needs of Hispanic nurses.
EPA's Pesticide Web Page in Spanish
How to Comply with the Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides: What Employers Need to Know The New 2005 version which supersedes the 1993 version.
Farmworker Justice Fund Empowers migrant and seasonal farmworkers to improve their wages and working conditions, labor and immigration policy, health and safety, and access to justice.
National Pesticide Information Center at Oregon State University Helps consumers and citizens understand technical, chemical information about pesticides
Pesticide Action Network Advancing alternatives to pesticides worldwide
Farmworker Health and Safety Institute Provides technical assistance to farmworker organizations on pesticide exposure.
Poison Control Center 1-800-222-1222