North Carolina Farmworkers' Project

The farmworker health clinic program is designed to ensure that farmworkers and their families have knowledge of and access to health services for acute care, chronic illness and preventive care. In partnership with the benson area medical center(bamc), clinics are offered specifically for farmworkers one night a week and a moble medical unit provides medical services and over-the-counter medicines to workers at various locations. Ncfp reaches out to farmworkers to inform them of the services available, perform basic health assessments and educate farmworkeres about various health topics such as green tobacco sickness, heat illness, pesticide safety and sexually transmitted diseases through individual and group presentations. Ncfp schedules appointments as needed and provides transportation to the clinics, interpertation services, and follow-up visits to ensure that prescribed medication and referrals to specialists have been obtained.

The ncfp continued its telehealth program which is a great option for farmworkers who could not attend a clinic in person. Ncfp also provided education regarding health insurance options to eligible patients and provided enrollment assistance as needed.