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August 1, 2018 MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Mendoza Miller 512-3125451 [email protected] NATIONAL CENTER FOR FARMWORKER HEALTH ANNOUNCES UPCOMING CHANGE IN EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP Buda, TX: The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH), a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the health of agricultural workers nationwide, announced that Sylvia Partida, MA, has been selected to assume the position of President and CEO of NCFH, following the retirement of Bobbi Ryder at the end of this year. Ms. Partida has served as the organization’s Chief Operating Officer since 2000. Sylvia is highly qualified to succeed Ms. Ryder. As COO, she has contributed significantly to the stability of NCFH, and helped implement programmatic and operational improvements across the organization. She holds degrees in Education (BA, University of Texas at San Antonio, TX) and Clinical Psychology (MA, St. Mary’s University, TX). Bobbi joined NCFH in 1986, after moving her family from SW Michigan where she ran health centers for the Migrant and Rural Community Health Center Association (now InterCare Community Health). Bobbi is nationally recognized both for her deep knowledge of health center administration and her incomparable compassion for agricultural workers, sparked by early personal experiences and reflected in her 50-year career in migrant service that includes leadership positions in day care, Head Start, education and health. “Bobbi has had an exemplary career and has provided extraordinary leadership to NCFH,” said Sandra Leal, PharmD, MPH, the Chair of the organization’s Board of Directors. “Likewise, Sylvia has demonstrated the highest level of commitment and dedication to assuring access to high-quality care for our nation’s migratory and seasonal agricultural workers. We have the utmost confidence in Sylvia and her ability to lead the organization in the coming years.” Ms. Partida will take the helm of the organization on January 1, 2019. ABOUT NCFH The National Center for Farmworker Health is a private, not for profit health care organization, located in Buda TX. It was founded in 1975 by Dan Cardenas, who led the organization until 1985 when he accepted a position in Washington DC with the National Association of Community Health Centers. The Mission of NCFH is to improve the health status of agricultural worker families through the provision of innovative training, technical assistance and information services to Migrant and Community Health Centers. Primary funding is provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to support the nation-wide network of Community Health Centers, including 179 of which are strategically located to serve migratory and seasonal agricultural workers and their families. National priorities for both NCFH and HRSA include the provision of services to increase access to quality care, improve health outcomes (with a focus on diabetes prevention and management), and overcome barriers to optimal health for the population that works so hard to put food on our tables. What is your favorite indoor/outdoor activity?
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Thank you to the Ag Worker Access 2020 Campaign Task Force Learning Collaborative for providing input and feedback toward development of these tools. What is your favorite indoor/outdoor activity?
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Read Susan’s bio here ![]() The Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Self-Assessment Tool is now available for download. This pilot tested tool was created to assist health centers in evaluating their current status related to assessing and addressing SDOH, and to identify areas in need of improvement. Thank you to our partner health centers from CO, MA, OK and SC that are participating in the SDOH Learning Collaborative and guided the development of this tool. What is your favorite indoor/outdoor activity?
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The Increase Access to Care for Ag Workers (IAC) program is a learning collaborative that goes hand in hand with the Ag Worker Access 2020 Campaign, a national initiative launched in 2015 to increase access to quality healthcare for America’s Agricultural workers and their families. At the time of the Campaign’s launch, health centers were seeing a decrease in the number of Ag Workers being served and not keeping pace with the increases in 330g (Migrant Health) funding. Health Center staff and other advocates knew that more could be done to increase access to quality care for Ag Workers and their families – The result was the Ag Worker Access 2020 Campaign. About the Program The IAC Program was designed to assist health centers in accurately identifying, registering and reporting their patients….We know that Ag workers are being served, but are not always asked the right questions and, therefore, often not identified as Ag workers. Through this program, consisting of training, quarterly network calls, and support, NCFH has been able to help health centers modify their current systems and registration processes to demonstrate their effectiveness. As a result, participating heath center patient registration teams are implementing the steps necessary to identify and accurately report Ag workers when they register. In addition to participation in training sessions and quarterly calls, these health centers also provide their UDS information to NCFH twice a year; the purpose of this is to help us track and measure the outcomes of the changes being implemented as part of the Program. Learning Collaborative Participation Our Program members include Primary Care Associations (PCAs), Health Care Controlled Networks (HCCNs), and Health Centers (HCs). Our common goal for the Increase Access to Care Program is to continue to increase access to care for Agriculture workers in their service areas through sharing of knowledge, tools, and resources. In our work, as in most industries, time is limited, and we truly believe that by being sources of information for each other and sharing what has worked in accomplishing our goals, we can all be successful. Are you interested in joining the IAC Learning Collaborative? Contact us! In September, HRSA expects to award supplemental funding to health centers that have an established partnership with organizations that are awarded through the fiscal year (FY) 2018 Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program (HRSA-18-112). Up to 50 health centers are expected to receive $200,000 per year for two years to increase access to quality opioid use disorder and other substance use disorder treatment through behavioral health professional and paraprofessional training.
For health centers to be considered for this funding, a memorandum of agreement or understanding must be signed by the health center and included in the partnering organization’s application to HRSA-18-112 by Friday, July 6. Health centers can access additional information, including a list of eligible BHWET applicants, on the FY 2018 Enhancing Behavioral Health Workforce Supplemental Funding Opportunity for Health Centers Technical Assistance website. On May 2, 2018, more than 150 health center staff and Ag worker advocates gathered at the NACHC Conference on Ag Worker Health General Session in San Antonio to celebrate victories in increasing access to care for America’s agricultural workers and their families. 3 years earlier, also in San Antonio at this same conference, the Ag Worker Access 2020 Campaign was launched in response to a mutual concern for this special population.
Since the inception of the Campaign, UDS numbers have been steadily increasing, thanks to the commitment and investment by health centers in addressing Ag worker social determinants of health. According to UDS data, 957,529 Ag workers and their families were served in 2016, an increase of 47,357 over 2015, which is definitely reason to celebrate! During this interactive session, participants were led in an exercise by NCFH staff to create "Victory Circles" celebrating and documenting health centers’ strategies contributing to this nationwide increase in access. Participants at each table were asked to discuss and then document activities that they were doing/had done to increase access to care. Participants were then encouraged to share their achievements with the full group attending the session. Additionally, NCFH announced its first annual Increase Access to Care Promising Practices Awards winners, Sea Mar Community Health Centers (WA) and Altura Centers for Health (CA). Both health centers have been active participants in NCFH’s Increase Access to Care Program, designed to assist health centers in accurately identifying, registering and reporting their Ag worker patients. Both health centers were acknowledged for their innovative approaches to increasing access to care for Ag Workers and their families. Finally, also as part of the celebration, 10 lucky participants received an artwork print from NCFH’s Commemorative Artwork series. |
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