Inter-Agency Agreements ~ Migrant Farmworker Health

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CDC / HRSA Inter-Agency Agreement (IAA)
in support of Migrant Farmworker Stream Forums

To increase awareness of migrant health across the agency, the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE) convened a migrant health committee in 2011. Since 1998, CDC has maintained an Inter-Agency Agreement with the HHS Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Special Populations, through the Office of Minority Health & Health Equity (OMHHE). This Inter-Agency Agreement supports three regional migrant stream health conferences held in the following regions: Eastern, Midwest, and West Coast. These conferences provide needed education and training to practitioners working in community health centers and migrant health centers throughout the United States and its territories.

CDC has historically participated in the conference planning committees and given presentations on relevant health topics at each of the regional conferences. In order to enhance the collaboration and contribution, OMHHE is leadng intra-agency discussions on migrant health with representatives and subject matter experts from across several centers including CDC's: National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH), National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, & TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), National Center for Emerging & Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), and Office of Women's Health (OWH).

This Inter-Agency Agreement provides supplemental support to the National Center for Farmworker Health, Inc. (NCFH) to support three annual Farmworker Stream Forums.

The Stream Forums represent a combined national effort to provide opportunities for migrant health providers and others who work with the population to enhance skills, create networking and collaboration opportunities, and to identify additional resources, program models and effective training for the more efficient provision of health care services to farmworkers.

• See the NCFH web page About the Farmworker Stream Forums to learn more.
• See the NCFH web page 2010-2011 Proceedings of the Farmworker Stream Forums for a summary, proceedings, and host organizations.

For information on upcoming Farmworker Stream Forums, as well as materials from the most recent held, please see the links below:

25th Annual East Coast Migrant Stream Forum
October 18-20, 2012
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Through workshops and networking opportunities, health professionals and advocates are exposed to the latest in clinical trends, farmworker-specific service delivery models, cutting-edge research and funding initiatives.

The 24th Annual Forum was held in West Palm Beach, Florida, October, 2011.
Proceedings from the 23rd are available at NCFH,
For additional resouces, visit
North Carolina Community Health Center Association (NCCHCA) Migrant Health.

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22nd Annual Midwest Migrant Stream Forum
November 8-10, 2012
San Antonio, Texas

The 21st Annual Forum was held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, November, 2011.
Presentations and Highlights from the 21st are available at NCFH.

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22nd Annual Western Migrant Stream Forum
February, 2013
To Be Determined

Health professionals and advocates came together for education and training, information and resource sharing, coalition building, and policy development.

The 21st Annual Forum was held in Portland, Oregon, February, 2012.
Highlights will be posted soon.
A full Report, Presentations & Recordings from the Plenary Sessions on the 20th are available at NWRPCA.

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