Re: Are you conducting research?

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Name of your organization US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8

(Denver, CO)

Name of Project Officer or contact person Deldi Reyes and/or Jean

Belille

Phone number/email address (303) 312-6055 / 6556

reyes.deldi@..., belille.jean@...

Brief description of the project

Migrant farm workers are an essential part of the U.S. economy, yet

their working and living conditions are among the poorest in the Nation.

One area of particular concern to EPA is the safety of the drinking

water within farm worker communities. A variety of contaminants may

affect drinking water quality, including pesticides and nitrates from

agricultural runoff, lead and biological contaminants. Although the

Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 regulates public water systems, many

migrant community drinking water sources may be untested and unregulated

because of the small number of people served by the individual systems.

From 2001 - 2002, EPA Region 8, with the assistance of the US Department

of Labor and other partners, sampled drinking water on a random basis

throughout the State of Colorado. Research done as part of the early

phase of this project identified Weld County as having a large number of

migrant farm workers.

In this next phase of the Project, throughout 2002, EPA Region 8 will

sample drinking water from 30 migrant farm worker camps, most in Weld

County. EPA will initiate this effort by interviewing the owners and /

or operators of the 30 farms. EPA will offer to the growers free

testing of well water for a range of potential contaminants, provide

resources for growers to go to for technical assistance, and communicate

the results of the sampling effort to all interested stakeholders.

also, here is our fact sheet (See attached file: phase2mfwrproject.wpd)

Thanks for your interest!

Deldi Reyes

Environmental Scientist

USEPA Region 8 - Env Justice

(303) 312-6055

[Guest guest]

Lou - where in the Valley did you sample? I work out of Starr Co. We do extensive diabetes and cardio-vascular research and have for 20 years. We have participated in and supported research with migrant farm workers in the county. I'm curious about your research. Did you work with Bob (UTSPH) at all?

-----Original Message-----From: Lou Siantz [mailto:MLS26@...]Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 12:12 PM GroupsSubject: Re: [ ] Are you conducting research?My research focus is with farm worker children and families. I just completed an article on the mental health of the mothers of pre-schooler in a sample from the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. I most currently engaged in a pilot study focused on prevention of developmental delay in Mexican Migrant Infants. joshkefauver@... wrote: Joni, In order to gauge current farmworker outreach efforts, Farmworker Health Services, Inc. (FHSI) developed and conducted a nationwide programmatic needs assessment of Migrant and Community Health Centers (M/CHCs) and Migrant Health (Voucher) Programs (MHPs). FHSI surveyed 110 M/CHCs and MHPs with a 41% response rate (45 respondents). The instrument queried respondents - CEOs, COOs and/or Migrant Coordinators - about the current outreach services being provided, staff profiles, protocols and processes in place for the delivery of outreach, provision of services and referral making, resources needed for farmworker patients and technical assistance needed for outreach programs. The survey was accompanied by a focus group of randomly selected M/CHCs and MHPs. A national and regional analysis is provided in the 2001 Farmworker Health Outreach Needs Assessment Report-A Biannual National Report on Farmworker Health Outreach Programs. FHSI encourag! es dialogue among communities and organizations surrounding the findings in the report and hopes that they will provide an impetus for further data collection and tracking in the area of farmworker health outreach. Copies of the report are available at: Farmworker Health Services, Inc. 1221 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite 5 Washington, DC 20005 mail@... (202) 347-7377 Regards, Josh Kefauver, MSPH Project Manager, Eastern Region Farmworker Health Services, Inc. josh@... (202) 347-7377 ext. 17 -----Original Message----- From: Joni Berardino [mailto:jonib@...] Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 3:03 PM Subject: [ ] Are you conducting research? Dear Egroup Members: Please forward information about research you are conducting on behalf of farmworkers or research that may benefit farmworkers. A spread sheet with this information has been started but it is woefully slim. Surely there is more going on out there. Please do not assume that we already know what you are doing. No project is too small. If you are interviewing farmworkers we want to know about it. The benefits of having this information in one place will be great for future research. I will publish the spread sheet I have in the near future but I would like to have more information in it before doing so. Please provide us with the following information Name of your organization Name of Project Officer or contact person Phone number/email address Brief description of the project Thanks for your assistance. Joni Berardino To Post a message, send it to: Groups To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: -unsubscribe

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No, I worked with the Texas Migrant Council, Migrant Head Start.

"MacNaughton, " wrote:

Lou - where in the Valley did you sample? I work out of Starr Co. We do

extensive diabetes and cardio-vascular research and have for 20 years.

We have participated in and supported research with migrant farm workers

in the county. I'm curious about your research. Did you work with Bob

(UTSPH) at all?

-----Original

Message-----

From: Lou Siantz [mailto:MLS26@...]

Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002

12:12 PM

Groups

Subject: Re: [ ]

Are you conducting research?

My research focus is with farm worker children and families. I just

completed an article on the mental health of the mothers of pre-schooler

in a sample from the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. I most currently

engaged in a pilot study focused on prevention of developmental delay in

Mexican Migrant Infants.

joshkefauver@... wrote:

Joni,

In order to gauge current

farmworker outreach efforts, Farmworker Health Services, Inc. (FHSI) developed

and conducted a nationwide programmatic needs assessment of Migrant and

Community Health Centers (M/CHCs) and Migrant Health (Voucher) Programs

(MHPs). FHSI surveyed 110 M/CHCs and MHPs with a 41% response

rate (45 respondents). The instrument queried respondents - CEOs,

COOs and/or Migrant Coordinators - about the current outreach services

being provided, staff profiles, protocols and processes in place for the

delivery of outreach, provision of services and referral making, resources

needed for farmworker patients and technical assistance needed for outreach

programs. The survey was accompanied by a focus group of randomly

selected M/CHCs and MHPs. A national and regional analysis is provided

in the 2001 Farmworker Health Outreach Needs Assessment Report-A Biannual

National Report on Farmworker Health Outreach Programs. FHSI

encourag! es dialogue among communities and organizations surrounding the

findings in the report and hopes that they will provide an impetus for

further data collection and tracking in the area of farmworker health outreach.

Copies of the report are

available at:

Farmworker Health Services,

Inc.

1221 Massachusetts Ave.

NW, Suite 5

Washington, DC 20005

mail@...

(202) 347-7377

Regards,

Josh Kefauver, MSPH

Project Manager, Eastern

Region

Farmworker Health Services,

Inc.

josh@...

(202) 347-7377 ext. 17

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

From: Joni Berardino

[mailto:jonib@...]

Sent: Monday, April

15, 2002 3:03 PM

Subject: [ ]

Are you conducting research?

Dear Egroup Members:

Please forward information about research you are

conducting on behalf of

farmworkers or research that may benefit

farmworkers. A spread

sheet with this information has been started but it

is woefully slim.

Surely there is more going on out there. Please do not

assume that we already know

what you are doing. No project is too small.

If you are interviewing

farmworkers we want to know about it. The benefits

of having this information

in one place will be great for future research. I

will publish the spread

sheet I have in the near future but I would like to

have more information in

it before doing so. Please provide us with the

following information

Name of your organization

Name of Project Officer

or contact person

Phone number/email

address

Brief description

of the project

Thanks for your assistance.

Joni Berardino

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