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I had the privilege of participating in the East Coast Migrant Stream Forum for Agricultural Worker Health in Atlanta earlier this month. The annual Forum brings together outreach workers, advocates, medical professionals and many others who provide crucial health services … Read more Pesticides and Puerto Rico: When the Professional Becomes Personal

On April 13, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule regarding market stabilization within the health insurance marketplace.[i] The rule makes several changes to current ACA provisions, including open enrollment, Special Enrollment Periods, and guaranteed … Read more The CMS’ Marketplace Stabilization Rule – What You Need to Know to Help Farmworkers Access Health Insurance

Day 5 of National Farmworker Awareness Week focuses on farmworker health.  Farmworker Justice has been working to protect  farmworkers' access to health care through close monitoring of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the impacts any changes would have for farmworkers.  Current … Read more Health: National Farmworker Awareness Week 2017

Yesterday, 6 ½ years after proposing rules to update protections for workers from slip, trip, and fall hazards, OSHA issued a final fall-protection regulation that excludes workers on farms, ranches and dairies. Farmworker Justice is extremely disappointed that the final … Read more OSHA’s New Safety Standard Excludes Farmworkers

[Editor’s note: This guest blog post comes from Migrant Clinicians Network’s blog, “Clinician-to-Clinician: A Forum for Health Justice.” The original blog post can be found here. Migrant Clinicians Network is a nonprofit focused on health justice for the mobile poor.] … Read more Dangerous State of Affairs: State Workers’ Comp Is Deteriorating, Says Labor Department Report

Since their inception, community and migrant health centers have proven to be a vital access point to health care for farmworkers and their families. The Migrant Health Act of 1962 and Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 set in motion the … Read more FJ Celebrates Farmworker Health Day

[Editor’s note: This guest blog post comes from Migrant Clinicians Network’s active blog, “Clinician-to-clinician: A Forum for Health Justice.” Migrant Clinicians Network is a nonprofit focused on health justice for the mobile poor. Visit Migrant Clinicians Network’s Zika page for … Read more Zika Virus and Migrants: What do clinicians need to know?

[Editor’s note: Today’s guest blog is from our colleagues at Migrant Clinicians Network, a nonprofit organization founded by migrant health clinicians that strives to improve the health care of migrants and other mobile poor populations through innovation and clinical excellence. … Read more Dairy Workers’ immigration status: An occupational safety hazard?

NPR recently aired a story, “Guest Workers, Legal Yet Not Quite Free, Pick Florida’s Oranges” that featured an H-2A worker, otherwise known as an agricultural guestworker. In an interview at the beginning of the program, a grower of Florida citrus … Read more Digging Deeper: The Expanding H-2A Program in Florida & Worker’s Access to Health

Last week we celebrated rural health week. Keeping our rural communities healthy is key to building a stronger America. Farmworkers and their families are essential members of our rural communities, but they are among the most underserved when it comes … Read more Reflecting on Rural Health Week