Re: New York Times article

February 14, 2001

Thank all of you for allowing me to be a part of this network and receive info

pertaining to farm workers. I work for California's Agricultural Labor

Relations Board. Although we don't deal with health, per se, many times we do

get asked health questions and we try to refer workers to the right

agencies/non-profits, etc. Sometimes the health concerns are intertwined with

protected concerted or union activity, and that is when several agencies may get

involved. Farm worker health is also an issue when workers come into our

office, because they usually come in immediately after having been fired or

disciplined and are quite stressed. Many farm workers tell us they did not have

the same kind of mental stress in their countries of origin. They have a hard

enough time dealing with our fast pace and the language barriers and then they

get fired, etc. We are trying to make our office as farm worker-friendly as

possible in El Centro, offering workers refreshments and snacks (whatever we

have in our fridge) and inviting them to watch videos on farm worker laws and

safety. If any of you ever have any questions about our agency, feel free to

email me at krabago@... or call me at 760 353 2130. Again, thank you

for allowing me to get your informative emails.

<<< arredondo@... 2/14 9:22a >>>

For those of you interested, there is an article in today's

(Feb. 14, 2001)

New York Times online on migrant farmworkers who plant pine

trees.

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/14/national/14TREE.html

In case this link does not work, try www.nytimes.com and it

is under National News.

Myra Arredondo

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Myra Arredondo

Library & Resource Center Manager

National Center for Farmworkers Health

http://www.ncfh.org

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February 14, 2001

e, you are more than welcome. What makes this egroup such

a wonderful resource is that it is open to all and sustained by active

participants. I do not know if you are familiar with the services

offered thru this egroup, but if you go to the Egroups web site and look

for "my groups" you can pull up all of the archived messages that have

been exchanged in the past and review them by subject. This is often

helpful for individuals who have joined the group recently. I look

forward to hearing from you, and please feel free to forward this site

to others who you feel might be interested in documentation and research

on farmworker issues.

Ultimately our goal is to stimulate actual research on the population,

to assist us in better documenting the reality that those who work with

farmworkers on a regular basis know well. If we can move beyond anecdotal

information into solid research we will all be better able to advocate

for change for the population. It strikes me that you have a wonderful

community based research site right there in your office, for anyone who

might be interested in working with you.

Could you use a box of toys for your families? We have an arrangement

with the Disney store and can send some to you if it would be helpful in

any way.

Looking forward to hearing more from you. BObbi Ryder, National

Center for Farmworker Health, Buda, Texas.

e Rabago wrote:

Thank all of you for allowing me to be a part

of this network and receive info pertaining to farm workers. I work

for California's Agricultural Labor Relations Board. Although we

don't deal with health, per se, many times we do get asked health questions

and we try to refer workers to the right agencies/non-profits, etc.

Sometimes the health concerns are intertwined with protected concerted

or union activity, and that is when several agencies may get involved.

Farm worker health is also an issue when workers come into our office,

because they usually come in immediately after having been fired or disciplined

and are quite stressed. Many farm workers tell us they did not have

the same kind of mental stress in their countries of origin. They

have a hard enough time dealing with our fast pace and the language barriers

and then they get fired, etc. We are trying to make our office as

farm worker-friendly as possible in El Centro, offering workers refreshments

and snacks (whatever we have in our fridge) and inviting them to watch

videos on farm worker laws and safety. If any of you ever have any

questions about our agency, feel free to em ail me at krabago@...

or call me at 760 353 2130. Again, thank you for allowing me to get

your informative emails.

<<< arredondo@... 2/14 9:22a >>>

For those of you interested, there is an article in today's

(Feb. 14, 2001)

New York Times online on migrant farmworkers who plant pine

trees.

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/14/national/14TREE.html

In case this link does not work, try www.nytimes.com and it

is under National News.

Myra Arredondo

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Myra Arredondo

Library & Resource Center Manager

National Center for Farmworkers Health

http://www.ncfh.org

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Bobbi Ryder

CEO

National Center for Farmworker Health

1770 FM 967

Buda, TX 78610

512.312.2700, ext. 201

512.312.2600 (fax)

http://www.ncfh.org

February 14, 2001

Bobbi: Yes! We would appreciate toys for the children who come to our office

and have to wait while their parents are interviewed, etc. Interesting that

you responded because I have visited your website several times and I think one

of our college workers has been calling your office to try to get us either

placed as a link on your website and/or to have a short article about us in your

newsletter/newspaper. Her name is Karina. Thank you for your response. Our

address is ALRB, 319 Waterman Avenue, El Centro, CA 92234. If you need help

with postage let me know! I've been through Buda, TX I think when I used to

drive home on I35 from Denton, Texas during college at TWU. I'm originally from

Crystal City, Texas. Thanks a bunch, e Rabago

<<< ryder@... 2/14 11:32a >>>

e, you are more than welcome. What makes this egroup such a

wonderful resource is that it is open to all and sustained by active

participants. I do not know if you are familiar with the services

offered thru this egroup, but if you go to the Egroups web site and look

for " my groups " you can pull up all of the archived messages that have

been exchanged in the past and review them by subject. This is often

helpful for individuals who have joined the group recently. I look

forward to hearing from you, and please feel free to forward this site

to others who you feel might be interested in documentation and research

on farmworker issues.

Ultimately our goal is to stimulate actual research on the population,

to assist us in better documenting the reality that those who work with

farmworkers on a regular basis know well. If we can move beyond

anecdotal information into solid research we will all be better able to

advocate for change for the population. It strikes me that you have a

wonderful community based research site right there in your office, for

anyone who might be interested in working with you.

Could you use a box of toys for your families? We have an arrangement

with the Disney store and can send some to you if it would be helpful in

any way.

Looking forward to hearing more from you. BObbi Ryder, National Center

for Farmworker Health, Buda, Texas.

e Rabago wrote:

> Thank all of you for allowing me to be a part of this network and

> receive info pertaining to farm workers. I work for California's

> Agricultural Labor Relations Board. Although we don't deal with

> health, per se, many times we do get asked health questions and we try

> to refer workers to the right agencies/non-profits, etc. Sometimes

> the health concerns are intertwined with protected concerted or union

> activity, and that is when several agencies may get involved. Farm

> worker health is also an issue when workers come into our office,

> because they usually come in immediately after having been fired or

> disciplined and are quite stressed. Many farm workers tell us they

> did not have the same kind of mental stress in their countries of

> origin. They have a hard enough time dealing with our fast pace and

> the language barriers and then they get fired, etc. We are trying to

> make our office as farm worker-friendly as possible in El Centro,

> offering workers refreshments and snacks (whatever we have in our

> fridge) and inviting them to watch videos on farm worker laws and

> safety. If any of you ever have any questions about our agency, feel

> free to em ail me at krabago@... or call me at 760 353 2130.

> Again, thank you for allowing me to get your informative emails.

>

> <<< arredondo@... 2/14 9:22a >>>

> For those of you interested, there is an article in today's

> (Feb. 14, 2001)

> New York Times online on migrant farmworkers who plant pine

> trees.

>

> http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/14/national/14TREE.html

>

> In case this link does not work, try www.nytimes.com and it

> is under National News.

>

> Myra Arredondo

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

> Myra Arredondo

> Library & Resource Center Manager

> National Center for Farmworkers Health

> http://www.ncfh.org

>

> To Post a message, send it to: eGroups

>

> To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to:

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February 14, 2001

Arcadio Viveros wrote:

e Rabago, welcome to our group. You mentioned you are working in the

Valle Imperial. We have a sister clinic organization, whose director is

Lerma. I am sure you know the fine work that Clinicas Del Pueblo

provide to the farmworker community in the " hottest " part of the US. If you

are not already collaborating with Clinicas Del Pueblo, they would be great

resource. If you see give him our regards. Sincerely, Arcadio Viveros,

Executive Director, Salud Para La Gente. ville, CA.

----- Original Message -----

From: e Rabago <krabago@...>

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Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 9:37 AM

Subject: Re: [ ] New York Times article

> Thank all of you for allowing me to be a part of this network and receive

info pertaining to farm workers. I work for California's Agricultural Labor

Relations Board. Although we don't deal with health, per se, many times we

do get asked health questions and we try to refer workers to the right

agencies/non-profits, etc. Sometimes the health concerns are intertwined

with protected concerted or union activity, and that is when several

agencies may get involved. Farm worker health is also an issue when workers

come into our office, because they usually come in immediately after having

been fired or disciplined and are quite stressed. Many farm workers tell us

they did not have the same kind of mental stress in their countries of

origin. They have a hard enough time dealing with our fast pace and the

language barriers and then they get fired, etc. We are trying to make our

office as farm worker-friendly as possible in El Centro, offering workers

refreshments and snacks (whatever we

> have in our fridge) an

>

> <<< arredondo@... 2/14 9:22a >>>

> For those of you interested, there is an article in today's

> (Feb. 14, 2001)

> New York Times online on migrant farmworkers who plant pine

> trees.

>

> http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/14/national/14TREE.html

>

> In case this link does not work, try www.nytimes.com and it

> is under National News.

>

> Myra Arredondo

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

> Myra Arredondo

> Library & Resource Center Manager

> National Center for Farmworkers Health

> http://www.ncfh.org

>

> To Post a message, send it to: eGroups

>

> To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to:

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>

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February 14, 2001

Que tal Arcadio: Yes! I am familiar with their great work and if I'm not

mistaken, some of our field examiners do have contact with Clinicas del Pueblo.

I will remind them of the importance of this contact. Hasta luego. e

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