Empowering Agricultural Workers Through Community Health Worker-Led Pesticide Safety Workshops in Washington State.

Background: It is difficult to reach migrant or refugee agricultural workers about pesticide exposure prevention. Here, we describe a community health worker (CHW)-led pesticide exposure prevention workshop and the impact of this program among migrant and refugee workers in Washington state.

Methods: A focus group of migrants and refugees participated in the development of a CHW-led Spanish language pesticide exposure prevention mobile phone app and workshop.

Community Health Worker-led Implementation of the Stanford Youth Diabetes Coaching Program in Underserved Latinx Communities.

Background: The Stanford Youth Diabetes Coaching Program (SYDCP) is an evidence-based program led by health care professionals to teach healthy youth who then coach family members with diabetes or other chronic conditions. This purpose of this study is to evaluate a Community Health Worker (CHW)-led implementation of the SYDCP for low-income Latinx students from underserved agricultural communities.

Method: CHWs were trained and virtually led 10 training sessions virtually during the COVID-19 for Latinx students who were recruited from high schools in agricultural regions of Washington state.

A Multicomponent Health Education Campaign Led by Community Health Workers to Increase Influenza Vaccination among Migrants and Refugees.

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of a Community Health Worker (CHW)-led influenza campaign on knowledge and attitudes about vaccination in Latinx migrant and refugee populations.

Methods: Twelve online workshops were conducted with 183 participants and 24 CHWs between January 12 and May 12, 2021. Participants were Latinx families living in underserved communities throughout Washington state.

Correlation of Oral Health Education by Community Health Workers with Changes in Oral Health Practices in Migrant Populations in Washington State.

Introduction: An important question for oral health education is whether knowledge gained during lay-led workshops is retained and applied in daily practice. This study assessed the knowledge retention and changes in oral health practices several months after oral health education workshops were held for migrant farmworkers by Community Health Workers (CHWs).

Methods And Results: Follow-up surveys were conducted with 32 participants 1 to 43 months post participation (60% between 6 and 21 months).

Counting the Unsung by Promoting Participation in the 2020 US Census: A Survey of Migrant Workers in Washington State.

Introduction: Participation in the United States Census is critical for determining congressional representation and federal funding, but in every census there are groups systematically undercounted due to socioeconomic and demographic factors. Migrants and refugees are a group particularly threatened by being undercounted, including Hispanic migrant workers living in more rural areas.

Methods And Results: To gather information to promote migrant participation in the census, the Community Health Worker Coalition for Migrants and Refugees in Washington state conducted a systematic survey of 71 migrant workers in seven urban and suburban Washington communities.

Improving oral health in migrant and underserved populations: evaluation of an interactive, community-based oral health education program in Washington state.

Objectives: Oral health is one of the greatest unmet health needs of migrant farmworkers and many migrant workers lack basic oral health knowledge. This paper presents evaluation results for an oral health education program designed to both increase knowledge concerning oral health practices and to gain a better understanding of the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors regarding oral health among migrant workers.

Methods: We used a pre-post uncontrolled design to assess the impact of the education program on participant knowledge about oral health practices.