New York Times 8-15-05 article describing the increased participation of women in day labor work.
Migrant Health Promotion is committed to strengthening the capacity of farmworker families and their communities to improve their health through collaborative peer education and advocacy.
Site promotes healthy, positive behaviors in girls between the ages of 10 and 16. The site gives girls reliable, useful information on the health issues they will face as they become young women, and tips on handling relationships with family and friends, at school and at home.
Not having health insurance - or being "underinsured" and not having enough health insurance - can be a frightening and worrisome experience. But there are many options you can explore to get the coverage and care you need, including free- and low-cost prescription drug assistance as well as free- and low-cost health checkups and screening programs.
The RWHP, founded in 1992, develops community-based educational materials. independently as well as in collaboration with other grass-roots organizations. Their projects focus on the health issues of rural women and their families, with a special emphasis on the challenges faced by Spanish-speaking farmworking families.
California's Pregnancy and Diabetes program has a number of resources on preganacy, nutrition and diabetes. Available in Spanish and English.
In a case that spotlights problems faced by migrant women working on farms, a federal-court jury in Fresno on Friday found one of California’s largest agricultural businesses liable for sexual harassment and awarded its employee nearly $1 million.
Free video called “Lo Mejor Para Su Bebe”, which covers infant care and breastfeeding.
A wide array of materials at various literacy levels and almost everything in Spanish. Pamphlets, videos, "Comenzando Bien" curriculum.
The CDC's Spanish website for women's health. Includes handouts in Spanish that can be printed from the web.
Comfort Measures for Childbirth: The Rebozo Way--video and book. Bienvenido a la Vida: 3 Spanish Birth Stories--video about labor and birth
Buttons available in English and Spanish.
The Rhode Island Cancer Control tracks cancer trends through the RI Cancer Registry, develops plans to fight cancer in RI, helps people prevent cancer with healthy lifestyles, promotes cancer screening, to find cancer when it can be cured, and provides free mammograms and Pap tests for women of low income.
Special Love provides a support network of patients 17 and younger in the Mid-Atlantic area and their families who know and understand the trials and triumphs of battling cancer and other childhood diseases. This site also provides emergency funds for patients undergoing treatment.