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Webinar - No More Sour Grapes: Promoting Health and Equity for Agricultural Workers
As part of the GIH Social Determinants of Health Audioconference Series, this webinar will discuss concrete strategies for tackling health and equity problems in the agricultural workforce, and opportunities to connect these efforts with philanthropic initiatives designed to improve rural health care, reduce racial and ethnic disparities, increase access to healthy foods, and build strong communities. (February 9, 2012; Webinar)
- Event Types(s)
- Other
- When
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Feb 09, 2012 02:00 PM
Feb 09, 2012 03:00 PM
Feb 09, 2012
from 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm - Where
- Eastern Time
- Geographic Areas
- National
- Focus area(s)
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- Environmental Health
- Environmental Justice
- Public Health
- Toxics
- Contact Email
- sdoh@gih.org
Who:
Martha Soledad Vela Acosta, The Kresge Foundation
Tina Eshaghpour, Philanthropic Advisor
Lucas Benitez, Coalition of Immokalee Workers
What:
Nearly 70 years after John Steinbeck documented the fate of agricultural workers in The Grapes of Wrath, we continue to neglect the population that helps to feed our country. Farmworkers have alarming rates of occupational fatalities, chronic diseases, and exposures to agricultural chemicals, making them one of our nation’s most vulnerable populations. Join this one-hour webinar to discuss concrete strategies for tackling health and equity problems in the agricultural workforce, and opportunities to connect these efforts with philanthropic initiatives designed to improve rural health care, reduce racial and ethnic disparities, increase access to healthy foods, and build strong communities.
RSVP:
To register for this webinar, please send an e-mail to sdoh@gih.org. You will receive dial-in information and related resource materials a few days before the webinar.
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