2007 National farmworker Health Conference Call for Abstracts.

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2007

National Farmworker Health Conference

Dear 2007 Farmworker Health Conference Submitter:

Thank you for wanting to contribute to the 2007 Farmworker

Health Conference, being held May 9-11, 2007 in Newport Beach, California! The National Association of Community

Health Centers has a high standard of excellence and a reputation for

presenting quality education programs. The 2007 Farmworker Health

Conference abstract proposals are reviewed by senior professional staff and selected

based on the relevance of the topic to NACHC’s membership as well as the

presenters’ expertise and presentation experience.

Abstract

Submission Deadline: December 4, 2006

Authors

will be notified of decision: Mid January

Formatting Guidelines:

Please submit an abstract of no more than 100 words that describes

the main objective of the proposed session and three learning outcomes. Make

sure your materials have been edited and proofed and that any graphics are

already embedded in the document or presentation.

NACHC National Farmworker Health Conference places a strong

emphasis on providing attendees with diverse education and training

opportunities. Education workshops are geared to various experience

levels and are enormously popular features of the conference.

The education workshops are divided into six principle

categories for submissions and presentations:

Outreach/Social Service: Discuss effective methods and tools for informing

farmworkers about health center services, providing health education, and

increasing utilization of health center services. This may include

understanding various farmworker country of origin cultures, the use of

promotoras, culturally and linguistically competent staff, and off-site or

mobile delivery of care.

Collaborations: Discuss successful collaborations with other farmworker

service and advocacy programs, including migrant labor, migrant housing, Head

Start, education, and legal services. May include partnerships with Area Health

Education Centers (AHECs), primary care associations, other rural health

programs, universities, health departments, foundations, and corporations.

Governance Track: Discussion of trends in and effective approaches to health center

governance, as well as legal and regulatory issues related to boards of

directors of health centers specifically or non-profits in general.

Example: “Effective strategies for successful board meetings”

Management Track: Discussion of effective approaches to health center management,

use of innovative technology, successful problem-solving, partnership

development, human resources management, managing growth,

etc. Example: “Emergency Preparedness and disaster

recovery”

Clinical Track: Discussion of approaches to effective, high quality

clinical management of patients. May include recruitment, training and

retention of clinical staff, use of clinical guidelines and peer review,

supervision & protocols, tracking systems, information management, outcomes

documentation, malpractice risk reduction, outreach and cultural competency for

special populations. Example: “Use of HIV Rapid Testing

in Health Centers: Several Case Studies”

Policy Track: Updates and analysis of legislative and regulatory policies

that impact the health care environment and centers. This may include macro

trends in the health care industry and recent research and studies with

implications for centers. Example: “The impact of

immigration reform and access to migrant health services”

Leadership Track: Discussion of strategies and tools to assist with leadership

development. This may include grassroots advocacy, management styles,

organization development. Example:” Situational leadership”

Broad topics for focus within the tracks should be:

Trends:

·

America’s Changing Agricultural Labor Force

·

The Immigrant Debates

and Implications for Migrant Health

·

Health

and Safety in the Fields

·

Environment and Health Linkages.

Strategies to improve farmworker health status:

·

Insurance/Coverage/Reimbursement

·

Access

to Care

·

Documentation Issues

·

Access

to Pharmaceuticals

·

Continuity

of Care

·

Community Perceptions

of Farmworkers

·

How

to Develop and Win Funds

for Effective Farmworker Health Programs (aimed at and

targeted to NEW migrant health applicant organizations)

Ruiz

Assistant

Director, Systems Development and Policy Administration

Migrant

Health Coordinator

National

Association of Community Health Centers, Inc.

7200 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 210

Bethesda, MD

20814

(301)

347-0442

(301)

347-0459 FAX

(202)

365-0154 Cell Phone

jruiz@...

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