Issue Brief

Issue Brief: Policies and Strategies to Address Food Insecurity in Agricultural Worker Communities

This Issue Brief examines the causes of food insecurity among agricultural workers, describes federal programs intended to address food insecurity, and presents best practices and recommendations to improve food security for agricultural workers

Issue brief: Promoting Health Care Access for LGBTQIA+ Farmworkers (2022 Update)

This issue brief discusses the unique challenges faced by LGBTQIA+ farmworkers and the importance of health centers recognizing and addressing these challenges in order to provide high-quality care. Published by Farmworker Justice and the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center.

Issue Brief: The Impact of Language on Health Care Accessibility (June 2022)

This FJ issue brief informs service providers about policies and promising practices to promote language access for LEP patients.

Issue Brief: The Climate Crisis and Its Impact on Farmworkers

Issue brief prepared for FJ’s Environmental Justice Symposium (May 17 & 18th, 2022) addressing the impacts of the climate crisis on farmworkers in the areas of heat stress, pesticide exposure, food security, and water access.

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.