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Directory of Migrant Health Centers & Primary Care Associations
Web site
Contact information for migrant health resources by state and region.
Sponsoring organization: Migrant Clinicians Network

Health Centers Program: Special Populations
Web site
Information about the health centers programs for special populations, including the Migrant Health Center program, Health Care for the Homeless program, Public Housing Primary Care program, and Native Hawaiian Health Care program.
Sponsoring organization: Bureau of Primary Health Care

Organizing to Address Minority Health Disparities: A Directory of State and Local Initiatives
Print publication
A detailed 90-page compilation of over 300 groups working to address the causes and solutions to the health disparities crisis.
Sponsoring organization: Poverty & Race Research Action Council

USA-Mexico Border Health
Web site
Assists individuals with locating and competing for funding opportunities in order to address health care needs in the U.S.-Mexico Border region. Lists funding opportunities and information resources on topics relevant to border health.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center

Funding

Local Initiative Funding Partners Program 2009
Funding for promising, original projects that can significantly improve the health of vulnerable people in their communities.

Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Program
Funding to provide grants for vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities who are migrant and seasonal farmworkers and to the family members who are residing with those individuals.

Inactive Funding

Inactive Funding Opportunities - Lists additional funding programs for this topic that are not currently accepting applications. Programs that are inactive may be offered again in the future.

Maps & Map Collections

Hispanic/Latino Populations
Geographic coverage: United States
Printable map that shows the percent of population who are Hispanic or Latino. Data source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Population and Housing, 2000.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
Date: 2000

Regulations, Forms & Other Useful Documents

Farm Labor Housing: An Overview
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
Summarizes the current need of farmworker housing and the status of the federal programs that support farmworker housing.
Journal citation: Rural Voices Volume 10 Issue 2 Pages: 2 - 6
Date: 07 / 2005

Five Basic Facts on Immigrants and Their Health Care (Summary)
Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
Addresses how immigrants use and affect the health care system, and includes key facts about immigrants and health care.
Date: 03 / 2008

Genes, Culture, and Medicines: Bridging Gaps in Treatment for Hispanic Americans
Author(s): Carolina Reyes, Leticia Van de Putte, Adolph P. Falcón, Richard A. Levy
Sponsoring organization: National Alliance for Hispanic Health
Reports on scientific research demonstrating substantial disparities in pharmaceutical therapy for Hispanic Americans.
Date: 02 / 2004

Health and Nutrition of Hispanic Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers
Author(s): Katherine L. Cason, Anastasia Snyder, Leif Jensen
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
Describes the health and food security issues facing Hispanic migrant and seasonal farm workers in rural Pennsylvania. Includes information on barriers to health care access and barriers to good nutrition.
Date: 11 / 2004

Health Issues of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers
Author(s): Eric Hansen, Martin Donohoe
Describes the socioeconomic conditions under which migrant and seasonal farmworkers in the United States live. Health consequences resulting from occupational hazards and from poverty, substandard living conditions, migrancy, language and cultural barriers, and impaired access to health care are described.
Date: 2003

Immigrants and the Community: Farmworkers with Families
Author(s): Pilar A. Parra, Max J. Pfeffer
Sponsoring organization: Rural New York Initiative
Discusses factors that promote and limit integration of immigrants and their families into rural communities. Based on findings from five New York agricultural communities that rely on hired farm labor.
Date: 04 / 2005

Immigrants Changing Rural America
Author(s): Hope Hanson
Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
Discusses the increase of Spanish-speaking immigrants who are moving to rural areas in America, their need for social services and healthcare, and the impact this has on the demographics of rural areas.
Journal citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 06 / 2006

Immigrants in the U.S. Health Care System: Five Myths That Misinform the American Public
Author(s): Meredith L. King
Sponsoring organization: Center for American Progress
Dispels myths about immigrants' place in the U.S. health care system that misinform the debate over immigration.
Date: 06 / 2007

Impact of Immigration on Health Insurance Coverage in the United States
Author(s): Paul Fronstin
Sponsoring organization: Employee Benefit Research Institute
Discusses the reasons for the steady increase in the number of uninsured in the United States and the disproportionate numbers of immigrants employed in low wage jobs that often lack employment-based health coverage.
Journal citation: EBRI Notes Volume 26 Issue 6 Pages: 2 - 8
Date: 06 / 2005

MedlinePlus and the Challenge of Low Health Literacy: Findings From the Colonias Project
Author(s): Cynthia A. Olney, Debra G. Warner, Greysi Reyna, Fred B. Wood, Elliot R. Siegel
Sponsoring organization: Medical Library Association
Discusses the Colonias Project, an 18-month outreach project with the goal of increasing the usage of MedlinePlus and MedlinePlus en español and overcoming associated problems with health literacy in low-income, medically underserved Hispanic communities (colonias) along the Texas-Mexico border, where residents primarily speak Spanish.
Journal citation: Journal of the Medical Library Association Volume 95 Issue 1 Pages: 31-39
Date: 01 / 2007

Mexican Migrant Communities May Be on Verge of HIV/AIDS Epidemic
Author(s): Eliza Barclay
Sponsoring organization: Population Reference Bureau
Both migrants in the United States as well as those returning to Mexico show higher levels of infection of HIV than the general Mexican population.
Date: 09 / 2005

Migrant Health Issues: Recruitment, Retention and Training of Bilingual / Bicultural Staff
Author(s): Marian McDonald
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
Discusses importance of cultural competence in providing health care to migrant farmworkers and recommendations for developing a culturally competent health workforce.
Date: 2001

New Requirements for Citizenship Documentation in Medicaid
Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
Provides information on the new federal requirement that all U.S. citizens and nationals applying for or renewing their Medicaid coverage provide documentation of their citizenship status and examines the implications for Medicaid beneficiaries and the states.
Date: 03 / 2007

Protection of Migrant Agricultural Workers in Canada, Mexico and the United States
Sponsoring organization: Commission for Labor Cooperation
Overview of the laws and programs that protect migrant farmworkers in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Includes information on safety, health insurance, child labor, retirement.
Date: 2002

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in U.S. Health Care: A Chartbook
Author(s): Holly Mead, Lara Cartwright-Smith, Karen Jones, Christal Ramos, Kristy Woods, Bruce Siegel,
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
Presents evidence linking racial and ethnic health disparities to the overall performance of local health care systems.
Date: 03 / 2008

Reducing Health Disparities for Latino Immigrants by Strengthening Communities
Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
Examines the ways in which the social, economic, and physical environments of Latino immigrant communities affect health and contribute to health disparities.
Date: 05 / 2004

Reproductive Health of Migrant and Seasonal Farm Worker Women
Sponsoring organization: National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
Highlights issues and statistics regarding the health of migrant women that are in the United States as seasonal farm workers.
Date: 12 / 2005

Services for Hispanic Children and Families
Author(s): Beth A. Stroul
Sponsoring organization: National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health
Summarize issues and challenges of providing mental health services for children and their families from diverse populations.
Date: 07 / 2006

Strategic Framework for Improving Racial/Ethnic Minority Health and Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities
Intended to help guide, organize and coordinate the systematic planning, implementation and evaluation of efforts within OMH, DHHS and across the nation to achieve better results relative to minority health improvements and health disparities reductions.
Date: 2006

Strategies for Improving Latino Healthcare in America: Report of The Latino Healthcare Taskforce
Author(s): Glenn Melnick, Lois Green, et al.
Sponsoring organization: Latino Coalition
Provides an overview of Latinos in America. Reports on a number of healthcare strategies and recommendations for improving Latino healthcare along with supporting information.
Date: 09 / 2006

Studying Health Outcomes in Farmworker Populations Exposed to Pesticides
Author(s): Linda A. McCauley, W. Kent Anger, Matthew Keifer,
Sponsoring organization: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Examines the issues related to studying health effects associated with chronic low-dose exposure to pesticides particularly in the farmworker population.
Date: 06 / 2006

Organizations

Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN)
National organization
A network of clinicians across the country who serve migrant and seasonal farmworkers.

National Advisory Council on Migrant Health (NACMH)
Federal government
The Council is legislatively mandated to advise, consult with, and make recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, on the health and well being of migrant farmworkers and their families. Fifteen members are appointed by the Secretary to serve four-year terms.

National Alliance for Hispanic Health
National organization
Mission is to improve the health and well being of Hispanics. The Alliance informs consumers, supports health and human service providers in the delivery of quality care, improves the science base for accurate decision making by promoting better and more inclusive research, promotes appropriate use of technology, insures accountability, advocates on behalf of Hispanics, and promotes philanthropy. Information in English and Spanish.

National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH)
National organization
Dedicated to improving the health status of farmworker families by providing information services and products to a network of more than 500 migrant health center service sites in the United States as well as other organizations and individuals serving the farmworker population.

Terms & Acronyms

Colonias The term "colonia," in Spanish means a community or neighborhood. Generally "colonias" is defined as a residential area along the Texas-Mexico border that may lack basic living necessities, such as potable water and sewer systems, electricity, paved roads, and safe and sanitary housing.

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