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Subject It's so hot and it’s dangerous! The role of community health workers in preventing heat-related illness (disponible en español)
Date May 24, 2021 2:59 PM
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English: May 25 | Spanish: June 1 - This workshop will help community health workers recognize the symptoms related to heat-related illnesses.

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It's so hot and it’s dangerous! The role of community health workers in preventing heat-related illness
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
10:00 AM (PT) / 12:00 PM (CT) / 1:00 PM (ET)
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Sofia is a farmworker from Homestead, Florida where she works in a nursey helping to grow shrubs, bushes, and other ornamental plants. One day Sofia was working in 90-degree heat when her vision suddenly blurred. She started to vomit and could no longer stand. She recovered but it happened again that same week. She recovered again. Each year hundreds of workers like Sofia suffer from heat-related illness and over 30 workers per year die from heat exposure.

As the temperatures rise and summer heats up, heat-related illness is an important workplace hazard to address. Although outdoor workers in agriculture and construction are at increased risk of heat-related illness, the problem affects all workers exposed to heat including postal workers, delivery drivers and those working in settings without adequate climate control.

This workshop will help community health care workers recognize the signs and symptoms related to heat-related illnesses and ways to prevent it. It will also review strategies and resources to help educate workers about heat-related Worker rights and responsibilities.

Presenters
Amy K Liebman, MPA, MA, serves as MCN’s Director of Environmental and Occupational Health and has devoted her career to improving worker safety and health through research, policy, outreach and education. She has served as Migrant Clinicians Network’s Director of Environmental and Occupational Health since 1999, establishing nationally recognized training and technical assistance programs for community groups and health centers throughout the country. She has been a national leader in applying culturally appropriate train-the-trainer models that use Community Health Workers to educate vulnerable populations and has authored journal articles, training curricula and educational materials. She advocates for improved policies to protect workers and immigrant families. Her programs have won several awards. In 2011, Liebman received the Lorin Kerr Award, an American Public Health Association honor recognizing public health professionals for their dedication and sustained efforts to improve the
lives of workers.
Leslie Rodriguez, JD, is the Bilingual Program Manager at Migrant Clinicians Network. In this role, she has had the honor of working to improve the health and safety of immigrants, farm workers, and their families. She also helps in projects that use supports health workers and helps build the capacity of community organizations that serve immigrant workers and other vulnerable populations.
¡Hace mucho calor y es peligroso!
El papel de los promotores de salud en la prevención de enfermedades causadas por el calor
Martes 1 de junio del 2021
10:00 AM (PT) / 12:00 PM (CT) / 1:00 PM (ET)
Regístrese para el seminario virtual en español ([link removed])
Sofía es una trabajadora agrícola en Homestead, Florida, donde trabaja en un vivero ayudado a cultivar arbustos y otras plantas ornamentales. Un día, Sofía estaba trabajando bajo un calor de 90 grados cuando de repente su visión se volvió borrosa. Comenzó a vomitar y no se podía mantener de pie. Se recuperó, pero le volvió a pasar lo mismo esa misma semana y afortunadamente Sofia se recuperó de nuevo. Cada año, cientos de trabajadores como Sofia sufren enfermedades relacionadas con el calor y más de 30 trabajadores mueren al año por exposición al calor.

A medida que aumenta la temperatura y los veranos se hacen más calurosos, las enfermedades relacionadas con el calor son un peligro importante en el lugar de trabajo que hay que reconocer. Aunque los trabajadores al aire libre en la agricultura y la construcción tienen un mayor riesgo de enfermedades relacionadas con el calor, el problema afecta a los trabajadores expuestos al calor, incluidos los trabajadores postales, los conductores de envíos y los que trabajan en entornos sin un control climático adecuado.

Este taller ayudará a los promotores salud de la comunidad a reconocer los signos y síntomas relacionados con las enfermedades relacionadas con el calor y las formas de prevenirlas. También revisará estrategias y recursos para ayudar a educar a los trabajadores sobre los derechos y responsabilidades de los trabajadores relacionados con el calor.

Presentadoras
Alma R. Galván, MHC, es Asesora Principal de Programas en MCN. Galván tiene estudios de Psicología, Salud Pública y Salud y Comunicación. Cuenta con una sólida y amplia experiencia en capacitación, asistencia técnica y desarrollo de programas relacionados con promotores de salud, problemas de salud fronteriza, y las comunidades indígenas en relación con diversas áreas, entre ellas la salud ambiental y ocupacional, competencia cultural, movilización comunitaria y apoyo psicoeducativo.
Leslie Rodriguez, JD, es Coordinadora Bilingüe de Programas en Migrant Clinicians Network. En este cargo, ella ha tenido el honor de trabajar para mejorar la salud y seguridad de los inmigrantes, los trabajadores agrícolas y sus familias. Ella también ayuda en proyectos que utilizan apoya a los promotores de salud y ayuda a desarrollar la capacidad de las organizaciones comunitarias que sirven a los trabajadores inmigrantes y otras poblaciones vulnerables.
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