2022 •
Digital Inclusion for Farmworkers in a Pandemic: The North Carolina Farmworker Health Program Internet Connectivity Project, 2020‒2021
Authors:
Leslie E. Cofie, Natalie D. Rivera, Jocelyn R. Santillán-Deras, Glenn Knox, Joseph G. L. Lee
Abstract: The North Carolina Farmworker Health Program (NCFHP) implemented an emergency program in response to North Carolina migrant and seasonal farmworkers’ urgent need for Internet access for health information, family connections, and telehealth services during COVID-19 isolation and quarantine. This article describes the NCFHP Internet Connectivity Project implementation and evaluation from June 2020 to December 2021. The project placed 448 devices across the state and provided Internet access to more than 3184 farmworkers during the 202 (...) The North Carolina Farmworker Health Program (NCFHP) implemented an emergency program in response to North Carolina migrant and seasonal farmworkers’ urgent need for Internet access for health information, family connections, and telehealth services during COVID-19 isolation and quarantine. This article describes the NCFHP Internet Connectivity Project implementation and evaluation from June 2020 to December 2021. The project placed 448 devices across the state and provided Internet access to more than 3184 farmworkers during the 2021 peak farming season. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(11):1551–1555. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307017 ) (Read More)
Leslie E. Cofie, Natalie D. Rivera, Jocelyn R. Santillán-Deras, Glenn Knox, Joseph G. L. Lee
American Journal of Public Health ·
2022
Environmental health |
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