Re: Hired Farm Worker Health Needs Assessments

[Guest guest]

For starters maybe we can all share the instrument used for this assessment. I've seen the report but have not seen the actual instrument used. We can add/ amend or delete as needed to meet our different needs. Is it possible to obtain this instrument?

V. Sandoval

ACSA

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the information, Don. I'll pass along the information to my

research team. We may have to give you a call at some point!

I really like your idea about a " sharing " workshop. Or maybe we can request

that the topic be presented at the Stream Forums??

Thanks again!

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

From: Don Villarejo [mailto:donfarm@...]

Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 7:24 PM

Subject: [ ] Hired Farm Worker Health Needs

Assessments

The exchange of messages regarding health needs assessments raises the

important question of how to conduct such studies today. In 1998, I

initiated a large-scale needs assessment of California's hired farm workers

with the generous support of The California Endowment (TCE). The work was

carried forward by the very excellent staff of the California Institute for

Rural Studies (CIRS) and benefitted greatly from the enthusiastic

cooperation of a number of providers. That study, known as the California

Agricultural Worker Health Survey (CAWHS), included a comprehensive medical

examination and laboratory blood chemistry screening. Many of the findings

of the CAWHS have been published, and can be accessed through my business

web page (see below), the CIRS web page, or TCE web page. Additional

findings will become available shortly. Some of the methods used in the

CAWHS are described in these reports.

Based on this experience, it is my professional opinion that future efforts

of this nature must include, at minimum, random selection of subjects and

physical examinations conducted by third-party medical providers.

I am presently responding to an initiative of investigators in another

state to visit and assist with a health needs assessment of hired farm

workers in their state, and am willing to consider similar inquiries from

other investigators.

Perhaps this migrant health research network should seek support for a

half-day or full-day workshop in which those who are willing can share

their experience in considerable detail, including survey methods and

instruments.

Warm regards,

Don Villarejo

P.O. Box 381

, CA 95617

voice and facsimile: (530)7566545

e-mail: donfarm@...

web page: www.DonVillarejo.com

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[Guest guest]

Thank you for your responsiveness to the dialog about assessment of need.

I know that we will be glad to entertain abstracts for topics for the Midwestern

Stream Forum for the Research Track to be held in November of 2002, tentatively

in Colorado Springs. We will be sure to post the RFA to this e-group

as soon as it is announced. Likewise, I will ask the hosts of the

West and the East respectively to let you all know when the call for abstracts

has gone out. Bobbi Ryder

Don Villarejo wrote:

The exchange of messages regarding health

needs assessments raises the

important question of how to conduct such studies today.

In 1998, I

initiated a large-scale needs assessment of California's hired

farm workers

with the generous support of The California Endowment (TCE).

The work was

carried forward by the very excellent staff of the California Institute

for

Rural Studies (CIRS) and benefitted greatly from the enthusiastic

cooperation of a number of providers. That study, known as

the California

Agricultural Worker Health Survey (CAWHS), included a comprehensive

medical

examination and laboratory blood chemistry screening. Many

of the findings

of the CAWHS have been published, and can be accessed through my

business

web page (see below), the CIRS web page, or TCE web page.

Additional

findings will become available shortly. Some of the methods

used in the

CAWHS are described in these reports.

Based on this experience, it is my professional opinion that future

efforts

of this nature must include, at minimum, random selection of subjects

and

physical examinations conducted by third-party medical providers.

I am presently responding to an initiative of investigators in another

state to visit and assist with a health needs assessment of hired

farm

workers in their state, and am willing to consider similar inquiries

from

other investigators.

Perhaps this migrant health research network should seek support

for a

half-day or full-day workshop in which those who are willing can

share

their experience in considerable detail, including survey methods

and

instruments.

Warm regards,

Don Villarejo

P.O. Box 381

, CA 95617

voice and facsimile: (530)7566545

e-mail: donfarm@...

web page: www.DonVillarejo.com

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[Guest guest]

excellent idea.

C. Keifer MD MPH

Box 359739

Harborview Medical Center

325 9th Ave

Seattle, WA 98104-2499

phone 206 341 4452 phax 206 731 2066

On Tue, 29 Jan 2002, Don Villarejo wrote:

> The exchange of messages regarding health needs assessments raises the

> important question of how to conduct such studies today. In 1998, I

> initiated a large-scale needs assessment of California's hired farm workers

> with the generous support of The California Endowment (TCE). The work was

> carried forward by the very excellent staff of the California Institute for

> Rural Studies (CIRS) and benefitted greatly from the enthusiastic

> cooperation of a number of providers. That study, known as the California

> Agricultural Worker Health Survey (CAWHS), included a comprehensive medical

> examination and laboratory blood chemistry screening. Many of the findings

> of the CAWHS have been published, and can be accessed through my business

> web page (see below), the CIRS web page, or TCE web page. Additional

> findings will become available shortly. Some of the methods used in the

> CAWHS are described in these reports.

>

> Based on this experience, it is my professional opinion that future efforts

> of this nature must include, at minimum, random selection of subjects and

> physical examinations conducted by third-party medical providers.

>

> I am presently responding to an initiative of investigators in another

> state to visit and assist with a health needs assessment of hired farm

> workers in their state, and am willing to consider similar inquiries from

> other investigators.

>

> Perhaps this migrant health research network should seek support for a

> half-day or full-day workshop in which those who are willing can share

> their experience in considerable detail, including survey methods and

> instruments.

>

> Warm regards,

>

> Don Villarejo

> P.O. Box 381

> , CA 95617

> voice and facsimile: (530)7566545

> e-mail: donfarm@...

> web page: www.DonVillarejo.com

>

>

>

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>

> To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to:

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>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi and others:

CIRS is in the process of posting the survey instruments used in the CAWHS health survey on our website. As a number of you know, we have been sharing the instruments on request so we might as well put it up as a common pool resource. I would also like to commend Don Villarejo on the excellent research design of the CAWHS. As time has progressed and the research results been disseminated, the robustness of the design has been reinforced. The key challenge, one that Don is well-positioned to address, is how to adapt a health research design to the contingent circumstances of a given state or region.

Regards,

Lighthall Ph.D.Executive DirectorCalifornia Institute for Rural Studies221 G Street, Suite 204, CA 95616Tel: (530)756-6555Fax: (530)756-7429dlighthall@...www.cirsinc.org

-----Original Message-----From: LLSAND@... [mailto:LLSAND@...]Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 8:48 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Hired Farm Worker Health Needs AssessmentsFor starters maybe we can all share the instrument used for this assessment. I've seen the report but have not seen the actual instrument used. We can add/ amend or delete as needed to meet our different needs. Is it possible to obtain this instrument? V. Sandoval ACSA To Post a message, send it to: GroupsTo Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: -unsubscribe

[Guest guest]

Great !

When do you anticipate that it will be available? We (at Texas Woman's University, Dept of Health Studies) would like to plan to administer an instrument at a couple of Texas clinics by May (many go home in the summer). It would be nice to gather consistent data across the states in order to do comparison studies, advocacy work, etc. . .

Would it be possible to look at your survey on the website soon? We hope to work with the clinics and grass roots gatekeepers to develop programs and long term relationships with the migrant workers based on our findings.

-----Original Message-----From: Lighthall [mailto:dlighthall@...]Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 1:57 PM Cc: Nagiecki; tung@...Subject: RE: [ ] Hired Farm Worker Health Needs Assessments

Hi and others:

CIRS is in the process of posting the survey instruments used in the CAWHS health survey on our website. As a number of you know, we have been sharing the instruments on request so we might as well put it up as a common pool resource. I would also like to commend Don Villarejo on the excellent research design of the CAWHS. As time has progressed and the research results been disseminated, the robustness of the design has been reinforced. The key challenge, one that Don is well-positioned to address, is how to adapt a health research design to the contingent circumstances of a given state or region.

Regards,

Lighthall Ph.D.Executive DirectorCalifornia Institute for Rural Studies221 G Street, Suite 204, CA 95616Tel: (530)756-6555Fax: (530)756-7429dlighthall@...www.cirsinc.org

-----Original Message-----From: LLSAND@... [mailto:LLSAND@...]Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 8:48 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Hired Farm Worker Health Needs AssessmentsFor starters maybe we can all share the instrument used for this assessment. I've seen the report but have not seen the actual instrument used. We can add/ amend or delete as needed to meet our different needs. Is it possible to obtain this instrument? V. Sandoval ACSA To Post a message, send it to: GroupsTo Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: -unsubscribe