Community Health News and Updates
CHWs: The Key Players in Heat Stress Management Strategies Among MSAWs
As global temperatures rise, farmwork increasingly puts Migrant Seasonal Agricultural [...]
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307, 2024
CHWs Supporting MSAWs’ Health Across Life’s Seasons
Community Health Workers (CHWs) play a crucial role as essential [...]
2809, 2023
Three Ways to Support Migrant Farmworkers Families as They Move from Place to Place
- Migrant farmworkers and their families leave their homes to work in agriculture, affecting their mental and physical health.
- Moving often poses various challenges to migrant farmworker families.
- Migrant Health Centers, education programs, and legal aid services provide support to this migrant population.
- Providing culturally and linguistically appropriate services is key to supporting this population as they move from place to place.
3010, 2020
Living a Healthy Lifestyle: Community Health Workers Promoting Diabetes Prevention Among Families
As type II diabetes continues to rise, especially among our Latino population, it is important to educate our communities on the preventative measures and risk factors for this disease. While most of these interventions focus on individual behavior change, more recent research suggests that a family-centered approach to chronic disease prevention provides promising results. In this blog, we will discuss the importance of living a healthy lifestyle and how Community Health Workers play a key role in implementing family-centered diabetes interventions.
