Community Health Intervention with Yakima Agricultural WorkersFunded by the National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH) Matthew Keifer Project DescriptionEl Proyecto Bienestar (The Well-Being Project) is community-based participatory research (CBPR) project with the goal of identifying, prioritizing and addressing the occupational and environmental health issues of concern for Hispanic farmworkers and their families in the Yakima Valley, Washington. El Proyecto Bienestar was born in 2003 when a community activist approached researchers at the University of Washington about a grant opportunity through the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to address environmental justice issues. A ‘Core’ group of partners was formed by representatives of four organizations: Heritage University, a four-year, independent, liberal-arts school in Toppenish, Washington with a commitment to providing higher education to the local community; NCEC/Radio KDNA, a community-based, nonprofit organization and public Spanish-language radio station with over 25 years of service to the community; PNASH (Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health) Center, part of the University of Washington (UW) School of Public Health and Community Medicine and a NIOSH-funded agricultural center; and The Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic (YVFWC), a community/migrant health center located in the Yakima Valley. El Proyecto Bienestar also has a Community Advisory Board (CAB) that is made up of volunteers with a wide range of backgrounds from across the Yakima Valley area. The CAB meets on a regular basis to review research and provide input on study design, analysis and communication of results. Project Aims
CollaboratorsVickie Ybarra Guadalupe Sotelo Sandy Wells |
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