Re: farmworker return rates

[Guest guest]

Maybe you can develop a tracking system using information for those that have a US homebase. Undocumented and others may be harder to track. You may do a sample to find out where most of the migrants in your area claim as a homebase. Following them to your state and to their hamebase may give you an indication as to rate of return and to the effect of your treatment.

Abdon Ibarra, Jr., JD

Immigrant Services Cordinator

Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government

200 E. Main #328

Lexington, KY 40507

859-258-3807

859-494-1067 (cell)

[Guest guest]

1970s was the last really comprehensive migration study of which I am aware. This was done by the Migrant Student Record System (which existed then out of Little Rock Arkansas) through Migrant Education records requests across the country.

I am currently working with the East Coast Migrant Head Start Project to have all of the Migrant Head Start Centers among their 25 grantees (12 states) conduct Exit Interviews with families asking "where are you going" "are you planning to come back" questions. No info available yet, however.

Studies may have an overall return rate, but individual areas, I would think, might differ drastically. I would suggest for a specific area you might talk to agricultural employers, labor camp operators, and migrant service programs (Education, Head Start, Health Centers) to get a rough idea of return rate.

Alice Larson

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Maybe you can develop a tracking system using information for those that have a US homebase. Undocumented and others may be harder to track. You may do a sample to find out where most of the migrants in your area claim as a homebase. Following them to your state and to their hamebase may give you an indication as to rate of return and to the effect of your treatment. Abdon Ibarra, Jr., JD Immigrant Services Cordinator Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government 200 E. Main #328 Lexington, KY 40507 859-258-3807 859-494-1067 (cell) To Post a message, send it to: GroupsTo Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: -unsubscribe

[Guest guest]

Do you have access to the American Journal of Industrial Medicine? The issue of

November 2001 consists entirely of feasibility studies for various possible

investigations of farmworker health, including two on tracing workers over a

period of time.

>>> " Lucila Nerenberg " <nerenber@...> 01/03/02 06:33AM >>>

Hi listfolks,

Does anyone know the return rates of migrant farmworkers in their areas, or an

average? The grant I am working on has run into the inevitable problem-

following up with the same farmworkers the following year to see if the effects

of the intervention are longer term. Local agencies had guessed at around 50%

here in SE Michigan, but I just checked the census and it looked even less than

that, especially if we look at adults, since families are more likely to return

than single men.

Any advice or info on this? I am thinking of changing the study to either

settled out farmworkers or to move it to the home states, probably Texas.

Thanks!

Lucila

Lucila Nerenberg, M.D.

Research Investigator, Addiction Research Center

Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan

400 E. Eisenhower Pkwy, Suite 2A

Ann Arbor, MI 48108-3318

Tel: 734- 615-6060 (ext 315 as of 1/10/02)

Fax: 734- 615-6085

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[Guest guest]

Anecdotally, migrant workers to the North Bay areas of CA -- especially

Sonoma County -- are increasingly newcomers who start in farmworker

positions, immediately look to higher wage jobs (particularly construction

work) and start putting down roots. The wine industry is relying more and

more on permanent and less on seasonal workers (with the exception of the

3-4 month harvest), a very large percentage of agricultural work in both

Napa and Sonoma. This doesn't add much, but I am very interested in

obtaining results from your work, when completed. Thanks.

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

From: " Lucila Nerenberg " <nerenber@...>

<Jim.Pettyjohn@...>; < Groups>

Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 6:33 AM

Subject: [ ] farmworker return rates

> Hi listfolks,

>

> Does anyone know the return rates of migrant farmworkers in their areas,

or an average? The grant I am working on has run into the inevitable

problem- following up with the same farmworkers the following year to see if

the effects of the intervention are longer term. Local agencies had guessed

at around 50% here in SE Michigan, but I just checked the census and it

looked even less than that, especially if we look at adults, since families

are more likely to return than single men.

>

> Any advice or info on this? I am thinking of changing the study to either

settled out farmworkers or to move it to the home states, probably Texas.

>

> Thanks!

> Lucila

>

> Lucila Nerenberg, M.D.

> Research Investigator, Addiction Research Center

> Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan

> 400 E. Eisenhower Pkwy, Suite 2A

> Ann Arbor, MI 48108-3318

>

> Tel: 734- 615-6060 (ext 315 as of 1/10/02)

> Fax: 734- 615-6085

> email: nerenber@...

>

>

>

> To Post a message, send it to: Groups

>

> To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to:

-unsubscribe

>

>

[Guest guest]

Alice and list,

I have long wanted to say this but now that I`m here in Guanajuato,

it´s just that much clearer to me that we - as providers, researchers,

humanists - should strive to find out not only where they are going

but where they are from. The health implications of this are also

very important in terms of dietary preferences and general public

health infrastructure of the sending communities that will impact

their health status.

Best wishes and I am excited to see this origin-destination data!

A

>

> 1970s was the last really comprehensive migration study of which I

am aware.. This was done by the Migrant Student Record System (which

existed then out of Little Rock Arkansas) through Migrant Education

records requests across the country.

>

> I am currently working with the East Coast Migrant Head Start

Project to have all of the Migrant Head Start Centers among their 25

grantees (12 states) conduct Exit Interviews with families

asking " where are you going " " are you planning to come back "

questions. No info available yet, however.

>

> Studies may have an overall return rate, but individual areas, I

would think, might differ drastically. I would suggest for a specific

area you might talk to agricultural employers, labor camp operators,

and migrant service programs (Education, Head Start, Health Centers)

to get a rough idea of return rate.

>

> Alice Larson

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: Abdoni3@...

>

> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 12:54 PM

> Subject: Re: [ ] farmworker return rates

>

>

> Maybe you can develop a tracking system using information for

those that have a US homebase. Undocumented and others may be harder

to track. You may do a sample to find out where most of the migrants

in your area claim as a homebase. Following them to your state and to

their hamebase may give you an indication as to rate of return and to

the effect of your treatment.

>

>

>

> Abdon Ibarra, Jr., JD

> Immigrant Services Cordinator

> Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government

> 200 E. Main #328

> Lexington, KY 40507

> 859-258-3807

> 859-494-1067 (cell)

> To Post a message, send it to:

Groups

>

> To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: -

unsubscribe

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, I agree completely! This last summer I went to

Michoacan to see what life was like in a sending

community. Let me say that it was very important. I

learned a lot about migrant workers. It was helpful

in understanding how they perceive illness, how they

think about it, and how they deal with it.

Louise Tokarsky-Unda

--- Alayne Unterberger <aunterbe@...> wrote:

> Alice and list,

> I have long wanted to say this but now that I`m here

> in Guanajuato,

> it´s just that much clearer to me that we - as

> providers, researchers,

> humanists - should strive to find out not only where

> they are going

> but where they are from. The health implications of

> this are also

> very important in terms of dietary preferences and

> general public

> health infrastructure of the sending communities

> that will impact

> their health status.

>

> Best wishes and I am excited to see this

> origin-destination data!

> A

>

> >

> > 1970s was the last really comprehensive migration

> study of which I

> am aware.. This was done by the Migrant Student

> Record System (which

> existed then out of Little Rock Arkansas) through

> Migrant Education

> records requests across the country.

> >

> > I am currently working with the East Coast Migrant

> Head Start

> Project to have all of the Migrant Head Start

> Centers among their 25

> grantees (12 states) conduct Exit Interviews with

> families

> asking " where are you going " " are you planning to

> come back "

> questions. No info available yet, however.

> >

> > Studies may have an overall return rate, but

> individual areas, I

> would think, might differ drastically. I would

> suggest for a specific

> area you might talk to agricultural employers, labor

> camp operators,

> and migrant service programs (Education, Head Start,

> Health Centers)

> to get a rough idea of return rate.

> >

> > Alice Larson

> > ----- Original Message -----

> > From: Abdoni3@...

> >

> > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 12:54 PM

> > Subject: Re: [ ]

> farmworker return rates

> >

> >

> > Maybe you can develop a tracking system using

> information for

> those that have a US homebase. Undocumented and

> others may be harder

> to track. You may do a sample to find out where

> most of the migrants

> in your area claim as a homebase. Following them to

> your state and to

> their hamebase may give you an indication as to rate

> of return and to

> the effect of your treatment.

> >

> >

> >

> > Abdon Ibarra, Jr., JD

> > Immigrant Services Cordinator

> > Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government

> > 200 E. Main #328

> > Lexington, KY 40507

> > 859-258-3807

> > 859-494-1067 (cell)

> > To Post a message, send it to:

> Groups

> >

> > To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to:

> -

> unsubscribe

> >

> >