Re: Farmworker Question:Internet Health Ed for Migrant Workers

[Guest guest]

Given what we know of the migrant worker population, at least the Hispanic segment, it seems that their usual work schedule wouldn't allow them much time to get on the internet, if they were at the literacy level to be able to take advantage of such things. It's really a luxury to be able to spend time on the internet.

Before spending time and resources on creating an online health education site for migrant workers, a person would want to research a number of issues, including the following:

1. literacy levels in the target population

2. maybe do some widespread focus groups to determine awareness levels of the "internet existance"

3. survey migrant workers' knowledge of computersand their experience in using them

4. survey migrant workers about where they, themselves, would most likely turn for health information

5. find out which resources for health education are presently the most popular & /or most successful

You may find that the answers to the above vary from one ethnic group to another. You may find that resources would best be used to support the existing health ed. projects to enhance or expand their capabilities. With little enough resources available, all of us want to use them as efficiently as possible. Good luck to our surgeon inquirer and best wishes.

N. Tolentino

Oregon

-------------- Original message -------------- From: Josh Shepherd <shepherd@...> > Everyone, > > I received the following e-mail from an individual recently and I am wondering > if anyone can help this gentleman. > > "I'm a surgeon taking a course in Consumer Health Informatics. I'm doing a > research project on ways that migrant workers might benefit from health > information they could access on the Internet. Key issues seem to be the access > workers have to computers, and the type of content that would be presented. If > you have any leads to these issues I'd appreciate them." > > > Josh Shepherd > National Center For Farmworker Health > Resource Center Manager > (512) 312-5463 > > > > > > > To Post a message, send it to: Groups > > To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: > -unsubscribe >

[Guest guest]

Excellent

point Tolentino. We really need to

get the brilliant minds in research out in the fields and dig into the dirt

from sun up to sun down.

Hey

you guys we love you but you researchers need to get out in the fields. Are any of you game? Bring a pair of

gloves and a good pair of

sunglasses.

Sincerely,

Rene

Quintana

ALMA

Del Norte

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[ ] Farmworker Question:Internet Health Ed for Migrant

Workers

Given what we

know of the migrant worker population, at least the Hispanic segment, it seems

that their usual work schedule wouldn't allow them much time to get on the

internet, if they were at the literacy level to be able to take advantage of

such things. It's really a luxury to be able to spend time on the

internet.

Before

spending time and resources on creating an online health education site for

migrant workers, a person would want to research a number of issues, including

the following:

1. literacy

levels in the target population

2. maybe do

some widespread focus groups to determine awareness levels of the

" internet existance "

3. survey

migrant workers' knowledge of computersand their experience in using them

4. survey

migrant workers about where they, themselves, would most likely turn for health

information

5. find out

which resources for health education are presently the most popular & /or

most successful

You may find

that the answers to the above vary from one ethnic group to another. You may

find that resources would best be used to support the existing health ed.

projects to enhance or expand their capabilities. With little enough resources

available, all of us want to use them as efficiently as possible. Good

luck to our surgeon inquirer and best wishes.

N. Tolentino

Oregon

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Original message --------------

From: Josh Shepherd <shepherd@...>

> Everyone,

>

> I received the following e-mail from an individual recently and I am

wondering

> if anyone can help this gentleman.

>

> " I'm a surgeon taking a course in Consumer Health Informatics. I'm

doing a

> research project on ways that migrant workers might benefit from health

> information they could access on the Internet. Key issues seem to be the

access

> workers have to computers, and the type of content that would be

presented. If

> you have any leads to these issues I'd appreciate them. "

>

>

> Josh Shepherd

> National Center For Farmworker Health

> Resource Center Manager

> (512) 312-5463

>

>

>

>

>

>

> To Post a messag e, send it to: Groups

>

> To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to:

> -unsubscribe

>