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OUR PEOPLE,<br />
OUR MISSION<br />
SPOTLIGHT<br />
“Global Health on the Farm”: Another Potential Domestic Site<br />
Global Health<br />
<strong>eMagazine</strong><br />
Written by Stephen Scholand, MD<br />
Associate Director of Nuvance Global Health Program<br />
<strong>April</strong> 2022<br />
Watch this video!!<br />
Bani Adam by Saadi Shirazi<br />
Highlights<br />
Perspectives<br />
Behind the Scenes<br />
Announcements<br />
Spotlight<br />
Reflections<br />
Nursing Division<br />
SARS COV-2 Pandemic<br />
and Us<br />
Clinical Case Report<br />
Norm Beatty, MD<br />
UF Health, Florida<br />
On March 11, 2022, Dr. Stephen Scholand<br />
met with Dr. Norm Beatty at the University<br />
of Florida in Gainesville to explore the<br />
potential for a new partnership in global<br />
health education. A suggested collaborative<br />
program called Global Health on the Farm<br />
was discussed. Currently, it is estimated that<br />
about 200,000 immigrant farm workers from<br />
Mexico and elsewhere in Central America are<br />
relied upon to harvest fruits and vegetables<br />
from the vast farm areas of Florida.<br />
Strawberries, cucumbers, tomatoes, and of<br />
course citrus crops rely upon this workforce.<br />
Communities of these immigrant workers are<br />
housed locally and transported en masse<br />
every day to perform the backbreaking work<br />
of harvesting.<br />
Until recently, there hasn’t been much<br />
attention focused on the health of these<br />
workers. Dr. Beatty and his team have begun<br />
a series of volunteer-based efforts focused<br />
on health screening, health education,<br />
immunizations, and establishment of care<br />
with local health resources and charities.<br />
The partnership offers the chance for an<br />
authentic global health experience, as the<br />
workers come from various areas within<br />
Central America with their own languages<br />
and customs. Of course the health needs<br />
are great, as often is found in this field. This<br />
new initiative promises to be a rich learning<br />
experience for medical students and a<br />
significant benefit to the workers. We look<br />
forward to growing this partnership in the<br />
coming months.<br />
A New Column<br />
Global Health and the Arts<br />
Articles of the Month<br />
Videos of the Month<br />
Calendar<br />
Resources<br />
Dr. Norm Beatty (left) and Dr. Stephen Scholand (right)<br />
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