Migrant Outreach Worker

[Guest guest]

Be a part of an exciting team who provide health services to underserved

migrant farmworkers. Southern Jersey Family Medical Centers, Inc. (SJFMC)

Outreach works with migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFWs) in five

counties of southern New Jersey, and positions are available based out of

SJFMC Hammonton and Salem sites, both located approximately 45 minutes from

Philadelphia, PA. The MSFW population face a number of barriers in gaining

access to quality healthcare, including financial capacity, language,

geographical isolation, lack of transportation, and residential

documentation status. As members of the Outreach team, Outreach Workers

work in multiple ways to assist farmworkers in surmounting the barriers that

they face in accessing healthcare.

The Outreach Program operates year-round, but is most active between April

and October. Outreach Workers visit MSFWs in labor camps and other

farmworker " hotspots " in order to conduct health assessments and spread

awareness of the services SJFMC offers. The Outreach team also conducts

blood pressure and blood sugar screenings, and promotes preventative health

by conducting extensive and varied health education activities. Some health

education activities, or " charlas " include nutrition, healthy camps, sun

safety, diabetes, hypertension, HIV/AIDS, STDs, alcohol and drug abuse, and

basic first aid. Outreach Workers provide other services to MSFWs as well,

including but not limited to interpretation, transportation, case

management, and assistance with medication and diagnostic exams.

During the growing season the Outreach Team organizes the Annual Farmworker

Festival, which attracts over a thousand farmworkers who come to play

soccer, eat, play games, and, in the process, learn about how to manage

their health. The Outreach Team also coordinates in innovative ways with a

number of other organizations that provide services to MSFWs.

For more information about SJFMC Migrant Outreach Program, contact:

Cherie Stauffer, Migrant Outreach and Health Education Manager

Email: cstauffer@... <mailto:cstauffer@...>

Phone: 609-567-0434 ext. 4133