Press Release: Midwest Farmworker Stream Forum

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PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

Contact:

E.

Marketing and Conference Manager

512-312-2700 ext. 5459

AUSTIN,

TEXAS

— September 9, 2004

CONFERENCE ON MIGRANT & SEASONAL FARM LABOR/

14th ANNUAL MIDWEST FARMWORKER

STREAM FORUM: CREATING A NEW HORIZON IN FARMWORKER HEALTHCARE

Registration Open

The National Center for

Farmworker Health, Inc. announces that registration is now open for the

14th Annual Midwest Farmworker Stream Forum- Creating a New

Horizon in Farmworker Healthcare to be held November

18-20, 2004 in Denver, Colorado. Through a multi-disciplinary

program of workshops and networking opportunities, attendees hear from

experts in the field about the most recent trends in migrant health,

learn about exceptional best practices and cutting-edge research, as

well as discover the latest

farmworker health resources and services. Conference schedule and

session descriptions available at www.ncfh.org.

Early bird

discounts available until October 18th

and special incentives for groups will continue for a limited time.

Group

incentives include, for every 2 paid registrants, a 3rd from

the

same organization can register for free!

Available

at the conference this year is:

Migrant Health Center and medical mobile unit guided tour

Migrant Health Artwork Exhibit

Cyber Café with on-line tools for professionals in

migrant health

Cultural Competency training

Proposal writing training

Mental Health Intensive

Pesticide Intensive

Diabetes Intensive

Findings from the Latest Research in the Midwest, and more…

This conference is

open to anyone to attend interested in learning more about the

farmworker

population and the health concerns surrounding them.

Up to 19 hours of free

Continuing Education

Credits in Nursing (CNE), Health Education (CHES), Social Work (CEU),

Medicine

(CME), and Dental(CDE) will be available.

Exhibitor space

reservations are now being

accepted.

Current Sponsors include:

Colorado Community Health Network

Community Health Association of

Mountain/Plains

States (CHAMPS)

Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc.

Salud Family Health Centers

Farmworker Health Services, Inc.

U.S. Health and Human Services, Bureau of

Primary

Health Care

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

For

more information, please call E. at 512-312-2700 ext. 5459

or email

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-- E.

Marketing and Conference Manager

NCFH, Inc.

1770 FM 967

Buda, TX. 78610

512-312-2700 phone

512-312-2600 fax

www.ncfh.org

14th Annual Midwest Farmworker Stream Forum

November 18-20, 2004, Denver, CO

Visit www.ncfh.org for more information!