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The ABCs of Health Literacy
Most of us know what literacy means: it’s someone’s ability to read, write, and understand. Health literacy, or the capability to read, understand, and use healthcare information to make decisions is often less clear. Even if health literacy might be … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Safety Programs
Tagged farmworkers, Health Literacy, healthcare, poverty, Proyecto Sol
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Roots of Change
National Farmworker Awareness Week is a time to increase awareness on both the difficult conditions farmworkers live and work under, and of what is being done by advocates to help improve their lives. This year’s National Farmworker Awareness Week was … Continue reading
The Fight for Women’s Equality
As we enter Women’s History Month, it is almost certain that much of the focus will be on how far women have come in securing equal status. While great strides have been made, there is still a long way to … Continue reading
It’s Not Just the Farmers vs. the Consumers
Recently, I read an article about fairness in our food system, and whether defending the farmer or the eater meant betrayal to either one. Not until the end of the article do “others” enter the equation. Farmworkers are frequently an … Continue reading
Dates Matter
As you prepare for your Thanksgiving dinner, I ask that you take a moment to reflect on how the food got to your table. Our country’s migrant and seasonal farmworkers are responsible for much of the wonderful bounty you will … Continue reading
Danger in the Fields: Children Exposed to Hazards
There are many dangers for children working in agricultural fields. AFOP estimates there are as many as 500,000 children working in agriculture, risking their health and often times their future. Children of migrant and seasonal farmworkers, relentlessly toiling in large … Continue reading
Posted in Children in the Fields Campaign, Health & Safety Programs
Tagged agriculture injuries, Child Labor, environmental health, Farmworker, living wage, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, National Safety Council, pesticides, poverty, tobacco, U.S. Department of Labor, Valentina Stackl
Celebrating an All-Inclusive Food Day
Today, October 24th, people from all walks of life are coming together to celebrate the first annual Food Day. Across the country, activists, educators, students, chefs, local officials, and concerned eaters will be hosting and participating in community-building and awareness-raising … Continue reading
Not In My Name
I just read an item that states the Obama Administration’s Department of Homeland Security initiated deportations of nearly 400,000 people over the last fiscal year, the largest number in history. I suspect many people across the country will read that … Continue reading
In Commemoration of Hispanic Heritage Month: César’s Last Fast
“I remember poor wages and the lack of food… living in the car under a bridge is not that bad because you’re a kid, but the humiliation, that’s what you remember.” A quote from César’s Last Fast as César Chávez … Continue reading
More Than Meets the Eye
Farmworkers are vulnerable to obesity for many reasons that can’t simply be fixed by education about healthy foods and exercise. While those are indeed crucial pieces in the complex puzzle of fighting obesity, farmworkers specifically face significant factors that influence … Continue reading
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Tagged environmental health, Farmworker, food justice, obesity, poverty, Valentina Stackl
