Migrant farm worker nutrition -- help, please!

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone!

I am an MPH student intern working on a project related to nutrition

among Mexican farm workers in the US. I was wondering if I could

solicit some information/suggestions for the following areas:

I am looking for information on the dietary behavior (food

consumption, gender issues, access/barriers to eating healthy, food

security, etc.) of male Mexican-born farm workers. I am especially

interested in information on recent arrivals and changes in diet upon

migrating to the United States. Is anyone aware of any

studies/projects/data of this nature? (maybe someone has some data

on nutrition that has yet to be analyzed...?)

Also, my organization is considering developing a training manual on

nutrition for promotoras working specifically with migrant

farmworkers. Does anyone know whether any manuals of this sort

already exist?

Thank you so much for your help,

Jenette Spezeski

California-Mexico Health Initiative

tel. (510) 643-7070 fax. (510) 642-7861

email: jenette.spezeski@...

http://www.ucop.edu/cprc/cmhi.html

[Guest guest]

Hi Jenette,

Migrant Health Promotion has a chapter and accompanying teaching curriculum on nutrition for Promotoras in its Camp Health Aide Manual. You can view these documents by going to our website - www.migranthealth.org, although the Manual is in the process of being revised. You could also contact our REACH project in Texas to ask about nutritional materials they have developed or are aware of for Promotoras to use with diabetic community members. Contact Nora Cavazos at 956-565-0002 or nycavazos@...

My best, Tori Booker

Migrant Health Promotion

-----Original Message-----From: [mailto: ]On Behalf Of Jenette SpezeskiSent: Monday, July 11, 2005 5:55 PM Subject: [ ] Migrant farm worker nutrition -- help, please!Hi Everyone!I am an MPH student intern working on a project related to nutrition among Mexican farm workers in the US. I was wondering if I could solicit some information/suggestions for the following areas:

I am looking for information on the dietary behavior (food consumption, gender issues, access/barriers to eating healthy, food security, etc.) of male Mexican-born farm workers. I am especially interested in information on recent arrivals and changes in diet upon migrating to the United States. Is anyone aware of any studies/projects/data of this nature? (maybe someone has some data on nutrition that has yet to be analyzed...?)

Also, my organization is considering developing a training manual on nutrition for promotoras working specifically with migrant farmworkers. Does anyone know whether any manuals of this sort already exist? Thank you so much for your help,Jenette SpezeskiCalifornia-Mexico Health Initiativetel. (510) 643-7070 fax. (510) 642-7861email: jenette.spezeski@...http://www.ucop.edu/cprc/cmhi.html To Post a message, send it to: GroupsTo Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: -unsubscribe

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Hello,

Rene

Quintana here from Del Norte California,

there is a Gomez who has been specializing in nutrition and

Hispanic obesity for years and would be an excellent resource. We are including him in our promotora

program in Del Norte.

Sincerely,

Rene

Quintana

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[ ] Migrant farm worker nutrition -- help, please!

Hi Jenette,

Migrant Health Promotion has a chapter and accompanying

teaching curriculum on nutrition for Promotoras in its Camp Health Aide

Manual. You can view these documents by going to our website - www.migranthealth.org, although the

Manual is in the process of being revised. You could also contact our

REACH project in Texas to ask about nutritional materials they have developed

or are aware of for Promotoras to use with diabetic community members.

Contact Nora Cavazos at 956-565-0002 or nycavazos@...

My best, Tori Booker

Migrant Health Promotion

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[mailto: ]On Behalf Of Jenette Spezeski

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Migrant farm worker nutrition -- help, please!

Hi Everyone!

I am an MPH student intern working on a project related to nutrition among

Mexican farm workers in the US. I was wondering if I could solicit some

information/suggestions for the following areas:

1. I am looking for information on the

dietary behavior (food consumption, gender issues, access/barriers to eating

healthy, food security, etc.) of male Mexican-born farm workers. I am

especially interested in information on recent arrivals and changes in diet

upon migrating to the United States. Is anyone aware of any

studies/projects/data of this nature? (maybe someone has some data on

nutrition that has yet to be analyzed...?)

1. Also, my organization is considering

developing a training manual on nutrition for promotoras

working specifically with migrant farmworkers. Does anyone know whether

any manuals of this sort already exist?

Thank you so much for your help,

Jenette Spezeski

California-Mexico Health Initiative

tel. (510) 643-7070 fax. (510) 642-7861

email: jenette.spezeski@...

http://www.ucop.edu/cprc/cmhi.html

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Jeanette: There was a study done recently at Penn State that may be of interest to you. The report called "Health and Nutrition of Hisipanic Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers" can be found at www.ruralpa.org/migrant_farm_workers.pdf.

Good luck!

Candace Kugel, CRNP, CNM

Migrant Clinicians Network

878 N. St.

State College, PA 16803

814-238-6566 (fax and phone)

ckugel@...

www.migrantclinician.org

Call on God, but row away from the rocks.

~Hunter S. (of all people)

-----Original Message-----From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Jenette SpezeskiSent: Monday, July 11, 2005 5:55 PM Subject: [ ] Migrant farm worker nutrition -- help, please!Hi Everyone!I am an MPH student intern working on a project related to nutrition among Mexican farm workers in the US. I was wondering if I could solicit some information/suggestions for the following areas:

I am looking for information on the dietary behavior (food consumption, gender issues, access/barriers to eating healthy, food security, etc.) of male Mexican-born farm workers. I am especially interested in information on recent arrivals and changes in diet upon migrating to the United States. Is anyone aware of any studies/projects/data of this nature? (maybe someone has some data on nutrition that has yet to be analyzed...?)

Also, my organization is considering developing a training manual on nutrition for promotoras working specifically with migrant farmworkers. Does anyone know whether any manuals of this sort already exist? Thank you so much for your help,Jenette SpezeskiCalifornia-Mexico Health Initiativetel. (510) 643-7070 fax. (510) 642-7861email: jenette.spezeski@...http://www.ucop.edu/cprc/cmhi.html To Post a message, send it to: GroupsTo Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: -unsubscribe

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Hi Jennette,

The California Institute for Rural Studies (CIRS) is currently conducting

a food security assessment among farmworkers in Fresno County, CA. We're

finishing up data entry from the first (winter) round of surveys, and are

about to conduct a second round of surveys in Aug/Sept, to measure

seasonal differences in food security. We'll be disseminating the

findings once the research is complete, but feel free to contact me for

more information in the meantime.

Also, Quandt et. al recently completed a study of food security among

farmworkers in North Carolina. You can find that at:

http://www.fachc.org/Quandt%20--%20Farmworker%20Hunger.pdf

Best,

Ron

Ron Strochlic

California Institute for Rural Studies

221 G Street, Suite 204

, CA 95616

530-867-3704

www.cirsinc.org