The Great Lakes Center for Farmworker Health and Wellbeing 2023-2024 Annual report

<p dir="ltr">The GLCFHW has released its 2024 annual report highlighting the activities and progress of its second year. Highlights are summarized below.</p><h3><b>Major accomplishments:</b></h3><ul><li>Expanding the Center’s External Advisory Board, budget, and online presence</li><li>Building stronger collaborations between the Center’s core teams</li><li>Connecting with over 450 farmworkers across 13 towns</li><li>Strengthening partnerships with farmworker-serving organizations</li><li>Presenting and publishing research findings</li></ul><h3><b>Key lessons from outreach work:</b></h3><ul><li>The need for more visual rather than text-based training materials for farmworkers</li><li>The importance of creating confidential spaces where farmworkers can share their experiences</li><li>The insights that can be gained from field observations to better understand farmworkers’ lived realities</li></ul><h3><b>Next steps for the coming year:</b></h3><ul><li>Deploying a tested survey tool measuring farmworker health and wellbeing</li><li>Developing processes to detect, count, and prevent occupational pesticide illnesses in Illinois</li><li>Deepening our understanding of farmworkers and labor supervisors’ perspectives on workplace heat safety clothing</li><li>Producing more accurate recommendations regarding the kinds of drinks to use for fluid replacement to prevent heat-related illnesses</li><li>Exploring the structure and importance of social networks within the farmworker community</li></ul><p></p>