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Welcome to FHSI’s Publications and Resource Library! This portion of our site contains a variety of resources – all geared toward farmworker-serving organizations and migrant health professionals.

Simply click on the submenu to explore our library! If you don’t find what you’re looking for, contact us and we’ll do our best to provide you with the resources you need.

Through peer-to-peer exchange, FHSI’s Information Services connect organizations across the country, delivering effective and innovative outreach strategies to local farmworker communities. By utilizing FHSI’s publications and resources, farmworker-serving organizations can gain exposure amongst their peers, and share valuable insights and strategies regarding how to best serve hard-to-reach populations.

Innovative Outreach Practices Report
This annual collection of best practices serves as a tool to gain insight into useful techniques and approaches taken directly from health outreach programs. You can access the innovative outreach practices by downloading the full report or by searching in FHSI’s Innovative Outreach Practice Database.

OutReach Newsletter
FHSI’s semiannual newsletter provides information on current farmworker health trends, strategies for increasing farmworker access, and tools for decreasing health disparities.

National Needs Assessment of Farmworker-Serving Organizations
This national report provides information on the needs of farmworker-serving organizations, with emphasis on program infrastructure and service delivery. Detailing the findings of a nationwide needs assessment, this report also includes recommendations and strategies for outreach programs.

Peer-to-Peer Conference Calls
Capitalizing on peer-to-peer exchange, these calls help organizations gain a real life perspective on a variety of topics impacting farmworkers and the organizations that serve them. Each call begins with a panel of peer experts describing their own experiences with the topic at hand and is followed by a facilitated discussion between the peer experts and call participants.

Health Education Recipes
A variety of group health education activities specifically designed to be conducted in an outreach setting. The activities address obesity, diabetes, pesticide exposure, Heat Stress, Mental Health, STIs, and Family Communication about Sexuality.

Outreach Reference Manual *Coming Soon* FHSI’s Outreach Reference Manual provides the tools to make outreach easier and more effective. This binder presents a step-by-step approach on a variety of topics including health education, outreach, needs assessments, evaluation, recruitment and retention, and program planning.

Health Education Flip Charts Designed by farmworkers for farmworkers, these flipcharts contain large graphics, making them ideal for use with low-literacy populations. FHSI offers two health education flip charts: Sexually Transmitted Diseases and High Blood Pressure. Both are excellent tools for health educators. Please contact FHSI directly if interested in obtaining these flip charts.