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FHSI Launches Innovative Outreach
Practices Database Online!
What is the Innovative Outreach
Practices Database?
Farmworker Heath Services, Inc. (FHSI) is pleased
to announce the launch of its Innovative Outreach Practices Database. The
Database showcases pioneering ideas and best practices for improving farmworker
outreach programs from farmworker-serving organizations throughout the country.
Over 90 unique practices are featured on the FHSI website from four years
of FHSI’s Innovative Outreach Practices
Reports. Database viewers can select from a list of twenty-seven
topics featured in a user-friendly index to learn about tried and proven
strategies, practical tools, and activities for reaching out to
farmworkers. Intended to facilitate peer-to-peer exchange, the Database
enables the discovery of innovative approaches to four overall areas: health
outreach and enabling services, health education and prevention strategies,
cultural
How can I
access the Database?
The Innovative Outreach Practices Database is
meant to be used as a reference tool by outreach staff at organizations who are
seeking new strategies to improve the effectiveness and reach of their outreach
programs.
Using the Innovative Outreach Practices Database
is easy and simple and requires only two steps!
- Visit
www.farmworkerhealth.org/iopr.html
and click on an index title of interest from the list of twenty seven
possible titles. Some example index titles listed include:
Behavioral/Mental Health, Case Management, Dental Health, Mobile Clinics,
and Policy/Advocacy/Awareness.
- A
list of corresponding innovative outreach practices will appear. Click
on the one(s) of interest and a description will appear, including a
description of the practice and the name of the submitting health center.
Who is FHSI?
Since 1970, FHSI has been at the forefront of
elevating the importance of outreach, recognizing the critical role it plays in
facilitating primary care, case management, health prevention, and social
services to farmworkers and their families.
FHSI offers a wide range of customized services,
at minimal to no cost, which benefit community based organizations that are
committed to improving the health and well-being of farmworkers. In
addition to Innovative Outreach Practices
Reports, FHSI offers other publications including FHSI’s Outreach newsletter, National Needs Assessment of Farmworker-Serving
Health Organizations, Outreach
Reference Manual, Health
Education Flipcharts and other resources that can be found on
FHSI’s website. FHSI provides many other one-on-one technical
assistance services such as outreach program assessments, customized
consultations to address client-identified programmatic needs, and educational
and training opportunities to enhance the skills of those working in farmworker
outreach.
If you would like more information about FHSI
services or products, please visit us at www.farmworkerhealth.org or contact
us at either of the below offices.
Farmworker
Health Services, Inc.
Executive
Office
Ph. 510/268-0091
East Coast
Office
Ph. 202/347-7377
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