Objectives for Opening Doors Workshops

Workshop is designed to:

1. Increase provider understanding of the realities of Hispanic Farmworker women thereby increasing early entry into prenatal care and continuity.
2. Understand the way in which the target population communicates their understanding of health and understands new protocols and health care delivery models
3. Value the role of the Hispanic farmworker in rural communities
4. Highlight the important role of family relations and interpersonal relations in medical treatment (family, friends involved in care)
5. To improve client/patient communication through provider understanding of the perceptions of pregnancy, reproduction and continutity of health care, including maternal culture, religious beliefs, social support of Hispanic farmworker women

Farmworker Immigration, Migration and Health

At the conclusion of this section of the workshop the participant will be able to:

1. Name 5 major regions of Mexico and Central America which is the prior residence of the majority of Florida's farmworkers
2. Describe three major routes of immigration to the US
3. Define and delineate the three major migrant streams in the United States and the season and crops of those within the Eastern Stream
4. Name the major characteristics of the farmworker family (economic, health, work conditions and housing conditions)
5. Describe the farmworking system in the State of Florida
6. Understand the key health effects faced by women as a result of migration

Health Care in Home Country

At the conclusion of this section of the workshop the participant will be able to:

1. Name three common folk rememdies and folk beliefs
2. Identify five of the 10 most common health problems facing Hispanic farmworking women of child-bearing age
3. Understanding of quality of care
4. Understand farmworker's first choice of traditional medicine

Acculturation

At the conclusion of this section of the workshop the participant will be able to:

1. Understand their language of origin.
2. List four major cultural aspects which influence with farmworker community settlement in communities and interfere with access to services
3. Describe 4 cultural traditions of Florida Hispanic farmworker's home cultures
4. List four key cultural values shared by the Hispanic community

Sexuality, Prenantal Care, Pregnancy & Inter-conceptual care

At the conclusion of this section of the workshop the participant will be able to:

1. Describe Hispanic Women's cultural role as mother and wife
2. Name the Hispanic historical characteristics of a 'decent woman' (timid, quiet, submissive, shame and taboo of conversation on sex and related topics)
3. Understand the cultural relevancies of pregnancy and the Latina women and its effects on teen preganancy, family planning and machismo
4. Name the six major obstactles to prenatal care for farmworker woman
5. Name five risks to preganancy of Hispanic farmworker women
6. Use three key questions to screen for potential exposure to dangerous chemicals in the work place
7. Use three key questions to screen for potential physical or sexual abuse
8. Articulate the role of comadre/doula and father of the baby in delivery
9. Communicate messages to diminish lack of continutity of women's health care
   

Nutrition:

At the conclusion of this section of the workshop the participant will be able to:

1. Name the 5 key ingredients in traditional diets
2. Identify the reasoning for increased obesity, diabetes and poor nutrition choices, post acculturation
3. Expound on the cultural and pedagogical weaknesses of the Food Pyramid
4. Recommend complimentary foods for the Hispanic Farmworker client to choose
   

Communication with Clients

At the conclusion of this section of the workshop the participant will be able to:

1. Define the meaning of comadre and the role of the comadre in health care
2. Name key women's health concerns of Hispanic farmworker women from North Central Florida
3. Utilize the client/farmworker communication glossary
4. Name five common non-verbal cultural cues of client modesty
5. Name 5 techniques to improve communication with Hispanic farmworker clients
6. Name three Hispanic concepts of illness, health care and natural medicine
7. Use techniques to increase accurate translation
8. Understand how to effectively use health eduation materials with lower literacy monolingual (Spanish-speaking) clients
9. Will have a better understanding of the basic apropirate terms used in the discussion of the women's health care.

Follow up and Support post conference

At the conclusion of this section of the workshop the participant :

1. Will be able to identify 5 Spanish language resources for appropriate education materials and have additional contact information
2. Will have a list of Hotline Resources in Spanish to advocate for and to share with clients
3. Will be ready to contact two major, national organizations serving famrworker clinical staff needs
4. Will be able to describe the technical assistance program of the Lo Que Dice Mi Comadre Program and know how to access the service