This FJ issue brief informs service providers about policies and promising practices to promote language access for LEP patients.
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Medical-Legal Partnership Resource Guide for Farmworker-Serving Organizations
A guide developed by FJ and Health Outreach Partners with information, including strategies and resources, about developing or strengthening medical-legal partnerships in farmworker communities.
Issue Brief: Barriers Encountered by Agricultural Workers Seeking Specialty Care and Potential Solutions
An issue brief for health centers and clinicians outlining the continuing challenges in providing specialty care to agricultural workers and their families. The brief discusses lessons learned from FJ's Unidos project. The brief then explores opportunities for telehealth, based on a related effort with Harvard’s Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) that involved workers directly in discussions about telehealth interventions. Finally, based on lessons learned, the brief highlights recommendations for health centers to promote access to specialty care among agricultural workers and their families.
Promoting Health Care Access to LGBT Farmworkers
A resource for health centers about LGBT farmworkers and their health care needs, including strategies to promote health care access to this population. This resource was jointly developed by FJ and the National LGBT Health Education Center.
Issue Brief: Farmworker Housing Quality and Health
An issue brief that summarizes the effects of housing quality on farmworker health. Includes information on documentation and data, housing regulations, and clinical considerations.
Clinician Guide to OSHA Field Sanitation Standard
Guide for clinicians on OSHA’s Field Sanitation Standard and important considerations for farmworker patients.
Clinician Guide to Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
Guide for clinicians on FIFRA and FQPA and important considerations for farmworker patients.
Clinician Guide to EPA Worker Protection Standard
Guide for clinicians on the EPA’s Worker Protection Standard and important considerations for farmworker patients.
Reproductive Health Effects of Pesticide Exposure
A paper for clinicians describing the reproductive health effects of pesticides. Includes clinical recommendations to reduce exposure.
Pesticide Reporting and Workers’ Compensation in Agriculture – Interactive Map
An interactive map developed by Farmworker Justice and Migrant Clinicians Network with state-specific information about pesticide reporting requirements and WPS enforcement. Click here to see the resource on MCN's website.