The purpose of the Mobile Migrant Health Project was to provide data necessary for determining the healthcare needs of migrant farm workers in a rural Appalachian community. Approximately 200 migrant workers, 98% Hispanic, participated in 7 mobile clinics - a collaborative project between farm owners, Clemson University faculty and students, the South Carolina Migrant Health Program, area health services and community volunteers. The project identified many barriers facing both migrant farm workers as well as their employers in addressing basic healthcare for workers and their families. This valuable information guided the planning process for a series on mobile health clinics rotating among area farms in a fifty-mile radius in order to provide basic health care to migrant farm workers and their families. The project coordinators identified key players in the region, conducted training sessions discussing identified barriers to healthcare and cultural aspects unique to providing health services to a primarily Hispanic population. Project coordinators utilized a cultural model that builds on the strengths within the community and considers the influence of naturally existing sources of social and community support.
Learning Objectives: Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the learner in this session will be able to: 1: Discuss barriers to culturally competent care for migrant communities; 2: Identify key traits needed in collaboration partnerships; 3: Construct a comprehensive training guide to orient and define collaborators role at clinics. Teaching Objectives: During this session, 1. The presenter will discuss recent research regarding culturally competent care in transient communities; 2. The presenter will discuss the relationships between assessment of program needs and identification of key community partners in the community; 3. The presenter will outline important issues and concerns to be covered in the orientation of clinic staff.
Keywords: Hispanic, Community Collaboration
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.