2009 National Farmworker Health Conference - Program, Registration and Hotel information.

[Guest guest]

Colegas,

amigos y amigas, friends of the farmworker community,

Le

invitamos – we invite you!

The

National Association of Community Health Centers and cosponsors - the National

Center for Farmworker Health and the Migrant Clinicians Network - invite you to

join us at the NACHC 2009 National Farmworker Health Conference in

San , Texas to be held May 12 -14, 2009.

This

year’s conference “Harvesting Change: Access to Health Care

Services” will bring together migrant health programs and partners as

we discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the nation and the

farmworker families that we serve.  Information on the conference program,

registration, and hotel information is attached and also can be found at the

NACHC homepage www.nachc.com.

We

are honored to have as keynote presenter seven time Emmy award winner

Quiñones, anchor of What Would You Do, co-anchor of ABC

newsmagazine  Primetime, correspondent for 20/2, and author of his recently released

“Heroes Among Us – Ordinary People, Extraordinary Choices”.

The NACHC Migrant

Health Awards, the Migrant Clinician Network  Unsung

Hero, and the NCFH Scholarship Awards will also be featured at the conference opening general

session.  

This year’s conference will also feature a

viewing of the documentary American Harvest produced by Angelo Mancuso. The film explores the impact of

the anti-immigration sentiment on the agri-business in the U.S. and farmworkers

seeking opportunities and employment.

Our educational program features policy,

program, and clinical sessions as well as sessions for outreach workers,

promotores, and board members. Three plenary sessions will provide updates on

the Administration’s plans for the economy, migrant health center

appropriations, current health reform discussions as well as current

initiatives by NACHC and national partners.

For Hotel reservations contact the Hilton

Palacio del Rio at 800-445-8667. Group rates for the hotel are open until April

16.

The deadline for early bird conference

registration is April 21.

For more information contact:

Ruiz at jruiz@...

or 301-347-0442

Carla Brathwaite at cbrathwaite@...

A. Ruiz ()

Director Health Systems

National Association of Community Health Centers , Inc

7200 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 210

Bethesda, MD 20814

jruiz@...  301-347-0442 work direct  202-365-0154 cell

www.nachc.com

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