Agricultural Worker Identification, Registration, and Reporting in the UDS Intensive Training

Nov 4, 2022

9:00AM - 12:00PM PST

The Association is partnering with the National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH), a HRSA National Training and Technical Assistance Partner, to offer a 3 hour virtual Agricultural Worker Identification, Registration, and Reporting in the UDS Intensive Training. As you know, HRSA continues to prioritize closing health disparities among special populations, including Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers (MSAW). These disparities are often not addressed because many MSAW patients are not identified and reported correctly in the UDS. This training will ensure you and your team are able to properly identify, classify and document your MSAW patients in the UDS system; are aware of changes and important clarifications that have been made regarding the definition of agriculture and qualifying tasks/industries; and are familiar with available tools and resources to help health centers set goals to increase access to care for your Ag worker patient population. The session will also include review of 2021 UDS data trends for Washington state, and an opportunity for participants to exchange experiences, challenges, and promising practices over the past year related to increasing access to care for MSAWs.

Learning Objectives

Attendees Will:

Increase their knowledge of current UDS data trends for WA state and share their experiences, challenges, and promising practices over the past year
Describe the relationship between classification, Uniform Data System (UDS) reports, and health center funding.
Identify industries and tasks in agriculture that meet the definition of agriculture and should be considered when classifying an agricultural worker for UDS reporting.
Distinguish the different classification types for agricultural workers and utilize acquired knowledge to correctly report agricultural worker patients in UDS.
Learn about available resources and services from NCFH to assist in meeting Migrant Health (MH) Program goals

Training Topic Areas:

Review of 2021 Uniform Data System (UDS) data trends
Peer-to-Peer exchange of experiences, challenges, and promising practices over the past year
Classification vs. Eligibility
Agricultural Tasks and Industries
Accurate Identification, Classification, & UDS Reporting of Ag Workers & their Families
The Agricultural Worker Verification Process – Interactive Case Study Activity
Available Resources & Tools

Kadie Koeneman

Increased Access to Care (IAC) for Agriculture Workers Initiatives Project Coordinator

Kadie’s focus in this role is facilitating the IAC for Ag Workers Core Learning Collaborative and providing training and technical assistance on Ag Worker identification, classification, and reporting in UDS. Kadie holds a BS in Public Health from The Ohio State University and received her Masters in Public Health Nutrition from George Washington University. Prior to working at NCFH, Kadie has worked for government agencies and nonprofits at the intersection of public health, health education, and food systems.

Lisa Miller

Training Services Manager

Lisa's focus in this role is on development, implementation, and management of a broad range of healthcare workforce development training programs and provision of training services to the network of federally qualified health centers funded to provide primary healthcare services to migratory and seasonal agricultural worker families. As the previous IAC Coordinator, Lisa also has experience in facilitating learning collaboratives related to Increasing Access to Care (IAC) and led Ag Worker Access Campaign efforts as a member of the Campaign Task Force for NCFH. Lisa holds an MA in Administrative Management/Public Administration and a BBA in Marketing.

Questions? Contact

Patricia Gepert | Health Access Coordinator

pgepert@wacommunityhealth.org

360-786-9722 ext. 230