FHSI Launches Innovative Outreach Practices Database Online!

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FHSI Launches Innovative Outreach

Practices Database Online!

What is the Innovative Outreach

Practices Database?

Farmworker Heath Services, Inc. (FHSI) is pleased

to announce the launch of its Innovative Outreach Practices Database. The

Database showcases pioneering ideas and best practices for improving farmworker

outreach programs from farmworker-serving organizations throughout the country.

Over 90 unique practices are featured on the FHSI website from four years

of FHSI’s Innovative Outreach Practices

Reports. Database viewers can select from a list of twenty-seven

topics featured in a user-friendly index to learn about tried and proven

strategies, practical tools, and activities for reaching out to

farmworkers. Intended to facilitate peer-to-peer exchange, the Database

enables the discovery of innovative approaches to four overall areas: health

outreach and enabling services, health education and prevention strategies,

cultural competency and

responsiveness, and health data and outcome

measures.

How can I

access the Database?

The Innovative Outreach Practices Database is

meant to be used as a reference tool by outreach staff at organizations who are

seeking new strategies to improve the effectiveness and reach of their outreach

programs.

Using the Innovative Outreach Practices Database

is easy and simple and requires only two steps!

Visit

www.farmworkerhealth.org/iopr.html

and click on an index title of interest from the list of twenty seven

possible titles. Some example index titles listed include:

Behavioral/Mental Health, Case Management, Dental Health, Mobile Clinics,

and Policy/Advocacy/Awareness.

A

list of corresponding innovative outreach practices will appear. Click

on the one(s) of interest and a description will appear, including a

description of the practice and the name of the submitting health center.

Who is FHSI?

Since 1970, FHSI has been at the forefront of

elevating the importance of outreach, recognizing the critical role it plays in

facilitating primary care, case management, health prevention, and social

services to farmworkers and their families.

FHSI offers a wide range of customized services,

at minimal to no cost, which benefit community based organizations that are

committed to improving the health and well-being of farmworkers. In

addition to Innovative Outreach Practices

Reports, FHSI offers other publications including FHSI’s Outreach newsletter, National Needs Assessment of Farmworker-Serving

Health Organizations, Outreach

Reference Manual, Health

Education Flipcharts and other resources that can be found on

FHSI’s website. FHSI provides many other one-on-one technical

assistance services such as outreach program assessments, customized

consultations to address client-identified programmatic needs, and educational

and training opportunities to enhance the skills of those working in farmworker

outreach.

If you would like more information about FHSI

services or products, please visit us at www.farmworkerhealth.org or contact

us at either of the below offices.

Farmworker

Health Services, Inc.

Executive

Office

405

14th Street, Suite #809

Oakland, CA 94612

Ph. 510/268-0091

East Coast

Office

1221

Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite #5

Washington, DC 20005

Ph. 202/347-7377