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Farmworker News: September/October 1995

Author: National Center for Farmworker Health, Inc.
Date Published: 1995


This issue of Farmworker News contains four articles. The first, "Farmworker Shelter," describes a housing shelter in El Paso created by Sin Fronteras which provides temporary shelter to migrant farmworkers, complete with sleeping quarters, showers, laundry facilities, translation services, health services and job-finding services. The second article, "Testimonies," describes the function of the National Advisory Council on Migrant Health and their desire for testimonials from migrant farmworkers. It highlights an upcoming meeting of the council and invites those in the area to attend and testify before the council. The article concludes with the testimony of an unidentified farmworker from Colorado. The third article, "Take Care of Your Back," discusses back pain and provides guidelines to prevent back injury. In the final article, "Ask you Doctor," two doctors answer question regarding high cholesterol and the impact emotions have on mental health. This resource is also available from our web-site at http://www.ncfh.org/00_ns_fn.php

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