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. 2018 Aug:165:19-22.
doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.03.041. Epub 2018 Apr 11.

Engaging outreach workers in the development of a farmworker health research agenda

Catherine E LePrevost  1 , AnnMarie Lee Walton  2 , Gayle Thomas  3 , Allison Lipscomb  4
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Engaging outreach workers in the development of a farmworker health research agenda

Catherine E LePrevost et al. Environ Res. 2018 Aug.

Abstract

Farmworker health outreach workers have not traditionally been involved in the prioritization and design of research studies. This report from the field shares the results of a survey administered to outreach workers providing health services to farmworkers in North Carolina. Priority areas of research and best practices for engaged research are presented from the perspective of the outreach worker community. The purposeful involvement of outreach workers can make farmworker health research more meaningful and solution-oriented.

Keywords: Community health workers; Engaged research; Farmworker health; Outreach workers.

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Prioritized topics for farmworker researchers to study
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