FHSI is now Health Outreach Partners

[Guest guest]

Dear Colleagues,

We are very

excited to announce that Farmworker Health Services, Inc. is now Health

Outreach Partners! We have expanded our scope of work, changed our name,

and revised our mission in direct response to the feedback, data, and personal

stories you have shared.

Over the past couple of years, we’ve seen and heard from so many

organizations about the rapid changes in the labor sector and in patient

demographics. For outreach staff and other care providers, the distinction

between one labor sector and another in need of preventative, enabling, or

primary care services often seems artificial. There is a real and growing need

for outreach and similar grassroots models for vulnerable populations in

addition to farmworkers. Groups like day laborers, meat processors, dairy

workers, construction workers, lumber workers, port workers, and domestic

workers continue to need outreach as a means for improving access to health

care. Health Outreach Partners is excited to fill that growing need.

After a year-long discussion, our board and staff came to the conclusion that

as national leaders in health outreach, a scope expansion was not only a smart

idea, but a necessary idea. We are very proud that our organization has

successfully promoted grassroots community health models and popularized

outreach as a legitimate and effective strategy in the farmworker health field,

long before their widespread use in other fields. As we enter our 40th year of

work with local communities nationwide, we are prouder still to broaden the

beneficiaries of our work, including all underserved, low-income, and

vulnerable populations served by health outreach programs.

Our history,

expertise, and credibility are rooted in our long-standing commitment to

migrant and seasonal farmworkers. Our board and staff are committed to

preserving this legacy and focus.

Visit

the FAQ section of our website ( http://outreach-partners.org/scopeexpansionfaq.html)

to read about our new vision and mission statements and learn more about our

scope expansion.

As always, we

look forward to our continued work together

Lakshmi

Subramani

Executive

Project Coordinator

Health

Outreach Partners

405 14th

Street, Suite 909

Oakland,

CA 94612

510.268.0091

voice

510.268.0093

fax

www.outreach-partners.org