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Spring 2026 NCFH Agricultural Worker Health Symposium Call for Abstracts

The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) is now accepting workshop and poster presentation proposals for the Spring 2026 Agricultural Worker Health Symposium. We are still accepting applications for Poster Presentations. Contact symposia@ncfh.org with any questions.

To help you prepare, a downloadable Word version of the application questions is available here.
Overarching Theme: From Field to Community: Food, Environment, and the Health of Agricultural Workers

The NCFH Spring 2026 Agricultural Worker Health Symposium will explore how transforming systems of food, environment, and care delivery can improve health outcomes for agricultural workers and their families. Through the exchange of innovative practices, applied research, and community-informed solutions, participants will examine strategies that address nutrition and well-being, environmental and occupational hazards, and access to care to bridge the journey from field to community. Workshops should emphasize real-world application, offering actionable strategies participants can implement immediately in their fields.
Session Focus Areas

Workshop proposals should align with one of the following areas:

Nutrition and Well-Being
This track focuses on strategies to improve health outcomes through nutrition and lifestyle interventions, including, but not limited to:

- New and emerging dietary guidelines
- Chronic disease prevention and management programs
- Addressing obesity in agricultural worker communities
- Mental health interventions
- Substance use disorder programs
- Tobacco cessation strategies

Responses to Environmental Impacts on Health
Sessions in this track will examine environmental conditions that directly affect agricultural worker health, including, but not limited to:

- Heat-related illness prevention and mitigation
- Pesticide exposure risks and protective strategies
- Workplace interventions to reduce environmental harm

Access to Care for Agricultural Worker Families
This track highlights innovative models and partnerships that expand and strengthen access to care, including, but not limited to:

- Reducing barriers to healthcare services
- Family-centered and community-based care models
- Outreach, mobile health, and cross-sector collaboration
Workshop Submissions
We are currently seeking applications for workshops to be presented at the NCFH Spring 2026 Agricultural Worker Health Symposium. Applicants are reminded that workshops should go beyond informational delivery and also include an interactive component to engage participants and enhance learning.
Possible interactive/participatory activities during workshops may include, but are not limited to:

Group learning circles
Practical demonstrations or skill-building activities

 Scenario and/or problem-solving role play exercises

Motivational interviewing/team building exercises

 Action planning Developing patient health materials or toolkits
Workshop/Poster Presentation Information
Please provide details about your session's format, topic, objectives, and key takeaways. This information ensures the focus of your presentation offers attendees valuable content aligned with Symposium goals.
Presentation Type
Proposed Session Title(Required.)
Description
Upload Microsoft Word document that provides a 300 word max description of the proposed session along with 3 learning objectives. Learning objectives are not included in word count. [Please refer to "How to write a measurable learning objective" reference document here] Please adhere to the following guidelines:
  • Describe the 3 learning objectives in behavioral terms, indicating the educational expectations of the participant. For example: "By the end of this session participants will..."
  • Describe how information will benefit participants, how it will help them to improve performance, and what the take home message or tool will be.
  • Describe the interactive, participatory segment of the presentation and explain how the activity/activities will engage participants and reinforce the key concepts from your didactic session.

Note: Title and description will be published in the conference program and may be edited for promotion and/or length allowable for printing.(Required.)
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Focus Area(Required.)
Presentation Intended Audience

Please choose the intended audience that best matches your presentation content.(Required.)
Primary Presentation Language(Required.)
Learner Engagement Strategy
Check all that apply:(Required.)
Are you willing to repeat your session if requested? This could include pre-recording or presenting as follow up in a webinar format.(Required.)
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