Farmworker education in New York State

[Guest guest]

The Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker (MSFW) Immunization

program is

part of the Immunization Program at the NYS Department of Health. We

provide free vaccines to adult MSFWs in our state (administered

through our Federally Qualified Health Centers as well as private

doctors). We are targeting adults because children are well immunized

under the Vaccines for Children program. We have found a lack of

materials available to educate the adult MSFWs on the necessity/

benefit of immunization, so we have been developing our own. We would

like to utilize peer-to-peer education and in-camp education to get

the message out that immunizations prevent loss of health, loss of income,

etc. We will have some materials available shortly

and would

like to use them (and a curriculum) to educate the MSFWs. We are

specifically interested in any existing Promoto/a or other peer-to peer

programs in New York State. We are aware of outreach

work in our Health

Centers, but not of any formal Promotora association.

Does anyone know

if there are programs in our state? If so where and

whom should I contact?

Thanks for your help!

Kali Shaw

Emerging Infectious Disease Fellow

Migrant Immunization Project

NYSDOH/ Wadsworth Center

649 Corning Tower

Empire State Plaza

Albany, NY 12237

(518) 486-9042

kds07@...