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The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) is now accepting proposals for the Fall 2024 National Agricultural Worker Health Symposium.
Symposium Format
We are excited to launch the Fall 2024 National Agricultural Worker Health Symposium with a training format that will maximize learning, participant engagement, and sharing of promising practices.

- A mixture of informational General sessions will set the stage for daily training, peer-to-peer conversations, and interactive breakout workshops.
- General sessions will be 45 minutes to 60 minutes in duration, providing foundational context for three workshops that will follow.
- The 90 minute workshops will begin with a 30-minute didactic presentation, followed by a 45-minute participatory activity to reinforce learning. Workshops will end with a 15-minute facilitated discussion. These facilitated discussions will offer an opportunity for Symposium attendees to gather strategies, promising practices, and additional resources that will help them better serve agricultural worker populations.

NCFH expects that participants will be empowered by shared knowledge and capacity building activities that address disparities and enhance population health. We believe the Symposium will also increase public understanding of complex issues in agricultural worker communities and provide attendees with actionable tools to improve their professional practices.

Workshop Submissions
We are currently seeking workshop applications for 90-minute workshops that will be hosted at the Fall 2024 National Agricultural Worker Health Symposium. NCFH will be selecting a total of twelve workshop speakers for this event. Please keep in mind that workshops are not just informational and require an interactive component.
Possible interactive/participatory activities during workshops may include, but are not limited to:

Peer learning circles
Practical demonstrations or skill-building activities

 Scenario training and/or problem-solving role play exercises

Motivational interviewing/team building exercises

 Action planning Developing patient health materials or toolkits
Overarching Theme: Emerging Issues in Preventive, Occupational, and Environmental Health
This national Symposium will explore the occupational health and safety risks agricultural workers face, including environmental, occupational, biological, and respiratory hazards. NCFH invites discussion of innovative strategies, resources, service delivery models, and technologies aimed at mitigating these challenges and promoting healthier work environments.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Vector-borne and infectious diseases Emergency Preparedness Climate impact and environmental stress
Risk assessment and safety protocols for agricultural workers Equipment, machinery, and vehicle hazards Chronic and acute health conditions impacted by environmental and occupational factors
Chemical and pesticide exposure Behavioral and mental health in the workplace Developing outreach strategies for clinical, occupational, and environmental health
Workshop Submission Requirements

Completed workshop proposals must include:
  • 300 word session description in Word format
  • 3 learning objectives
  • CV/Resume for each speaker
  • 150 word biographical sketch for each speaker
  • Headshot for each speaker (max of 2 speakers per session)
  • Signed Speaker Agreement
  • Signed W-9 (required for speaker reimbursement)
  • Completed CEU forms
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