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 IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF AGRICULTURAL WORKERS AND
THEIR FAMILIES IN CALIFORNIA
an UC GLOBAL HEALTH INSTITUTE; CALIFORNIA
PROGRAM ON ACCESS TO CARE;
WESTERN CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND SAFETY;
HEALTH INITIATIVE OF THE AMERICA
TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015
12:00 NOON – 1:00 PM
UC CENTER SACRAMENTO
12TH AND K STREETS
CONFERENCE ROOM B
SACRAMENTO, CA
AGENDA
PRESENTATIONS:
12:00 – 12:10 PM
REFRESHMENTS & BOX LUNCH
12:10 – 12:20 PM
WELCOME, OVERVIEW OF FARMWORKER HEALTH AND ITS IMPORTANCE
Gil Ojeda, Director, CPAC, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
Thomas Coates PhD, UCLA Center for World Health; Co-Director. UC Global Health Institute
12:20 – 12:35 PM
WHITE PAPER SUMMARY ON FARMWORKER HEALTH
Marc Schenker MD, Associate Vice Provost for Outreach and Engagement,
Distinguished Professor of Public Health Sciences and Medicine, UC Davis
Co-Director, Center of Expertise on Migration and Health, UC Global Health
Institute
12:35 – 12:50 PM
ADDRESSING FARMWORKER HEALTH & ACHIEVING GOALS OF THE WHITE PAPER
RESPONSE PANEL:
Christopher Paige, Executive Director, California Human Development (Santa Rosa-Stockton)
Joel Diringer, Joel Diringer and Associates; Past Coordinator, Farmworker Stakeholder Advisory Group (San Luis Obispo)
Yissel Barajas, Chief Human Services Officer, Reiter Affiliated (Largest strawberry grower in California)
12:50 PM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1:00 PM
ADJOURN
Registration: Free admission, but registration requested