- What is the Connecticut River Valley Farmworker Health Program?
- What are the Outreach services?
- What is the Connecticut River Valley region?
- Who qualifies for payment of medical services?
- What are MSFW medical needs?
- What medical services will the CRVFHP pay for?
- Is there a choice of health care providers?
- Who are the Participating Health Care Access Points?
- How do I contact the CRVFHP?
| The Connecticut River Valley Farmworker Health Program (CRVFHP) is a unique valley-wide project of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers that pays for some primary health care services to qualified migrant and seasonal farmworkers. The program is offered through participating health centers and other health care providers in Connecticut and Massachusetts. | |
| Outreach services | |
| The CRVFHP includes an outreach component adapted to the language and culture of the workers which provides health education and disease prevention services to improve the quality of life of the farmworker and his/her family. When necessary, the outreach team provides transportation to medical appointments and makes referrals to other social and health services. | |
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| What is the Connecticut River Valley region? | |
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Connecticut River Valley is the largest agricultural region in New England. Running north
to south along the Connecticut River, it extends from the Vermont border of Massachusetts
to the Long Island Sound. Farmworkers in the region pick shade tobacco (used to wrap cigars), apples, other fruits and vegetables. Farmworkers are also employed in nurseries and sod farms in both states. An estimated 12,000 migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents live within the Valley. |
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| Who qualifies for payment of medical services? | |
| Migrant
and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents who do not have health coverage are eligible
for medical payments under the CRVFHP while present in the Connecticut River Valley. A migrant farmworker is someone whose principal employment is seasonal farmwork and who moves to temporary housing to seek farmwork. This includes anyone who has been employed as a migrant farmworker within the last twenty-four (24) months. A seasonal farmworker is an individual whose employment is in agriculture on a seasonal basis (as opposed to year-round employment) and who does not establish a temporary home for the purposes of employment. This includes anyone who has been employed as a seasonal farmworker for the last twenty-four (24) months. Only migrant or seasonal farmworkers employed in the direct farming of seasonal crops are eligible. Farm work means cultivating, harvesting, or preparing seasonal crops for market or storage. |
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| Medical needs | |
| Farmworkers in the Connecticut River Valley suffer from many of the same health ailments as the national farmworker population. Nationally, farmworkers may suffer from high rates of diabetes, chronic hypertension and dental disease. Occupational exposures to pesticides are a risk factor for many illnesses. Common conditions include musculoskeletal problems, dermatitis and rashes, headaches, and eye problems. | |
| What medical services will the CRVFHP pay for? | |
The farmworker may be asked to pay a co-payment for each visit. However, services will not be denied because of inability to pay. |
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| Is there a choice of health care providers? | |
| Yes. There are many participating health centers and health care providers that provide quality care and social services in the Connecticut River Valley. | |
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| Brightwood Health Center 380 Plainfield Street Springfield, Massachusetts 01107 413-794-4458 |
Fair Haven Community Health Center 374 Grand Avenue New Haven, Connecticut 06513 203-777-7411 |
| Community
Health Center 5 North Main Street Enfield, Connecticut 06082 860-253-9024 |
Generations Family Health Center 1315 Main Street Willimantic, Connecticut 06226 860-450-7471 |
| Community Health Center of Franklin County 338 Montague City Road Turners Falls, Massachusetts 01376 413-772-3748 |
Hispanic Health Council, Inc. 175 Main Street Hartford, Connecticut 06106 860-527-0856 |
| Community Health Services,
Inc. 500 Albany Avenue Hartford, Connecticut 06120 860-249-9625 |
Holyoke Health Center 230 Maple Street P.O. Box 6260 Holyoke, Massachusetts 01040-6260 413-420-2139 |
| East Hartford
Community HealthCare 94 Connecticut Blvd East Hartford, Connecticut 06108 860-528-1359 |
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Connecticut River Valley Farmworker Health Program Esta información está también disponible en español. The Connecticut River Valley Farmworker Health Program is funded with a grant from the Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration.
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