Maria Bustamante and Megan Martinez are involved in the diabetes care and prevention programs at the National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) and join us today to share some of the work they’re doing to improve health outcomes for the vital workforce of agricultural workers. While the topic may sound niche at first, you are likely to recognize the challenges faced by agricultural workers in your own patent populations, especially if you are working within immigrant communities, in rural, agricultural settings, or with men with physically demanding jobs. You’ll hear how Megan and Maria’s teams developed resources to meet people with prediabetes or diabetes where they are—and we’ll tell you how you can access these tools for your own practice! 

Resources

• Diabetes & U.S. Agricultural Workers Data: http://www.ncfh.org/diabetes-fact-sheet.html
• Ag worker access campaign: http://www.ncfh.org/ag-worker-access.html
• NCFH Diabetes Resource Hub: http://www.ncfh.org/diabetesresourcehub.html
• Jeopardy game: http://www.ncfh.org/uploads/3/8/6/8/38685499/jeopardy_guide-final_eng.pdf
• NCFH Diabetes Webinar Archive: http://www.ncfh.org/archived-webinars.html#diabetes_webinars
• NCFH Health Information and Referral Hotline: http://www.ncfh.org/callforhealth.html
• Telehealth readiness worksheet: http://www.ncfh.org/uploads/3/8/6/8/38685499/final_patient_telehealth_readiness_tool_.pdf
• Resource for being active for men who are already physically active: https://www.diabeteseducator.org/docs/default-source/living-with-diabetes/tip-sheets/aade7/adces-men-health-being-active-v1.pdf
• Resource for reducing risks: https://www.diabeteseducator.org/docs/default-source/living-with-diabetes/tip-sheets/aade7/adces-reducing-risk-english-final.pdf?sfvrsn=84c39758_2

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