North Carolina Migrant Farm Workers Health Collection
1999 - 2021
Laupus Library Manuscript Collection, LL02.76- Creator(s)
- East Carolina University. College of Health and Human Performance; W.E. Laupus Health Sciences Library
- Physical description
- 0.174 Cubic Feet
- Preferred Citation
- NC Migrant Farmworkers Health Collection (LL 02.76), The William E. Laupus Health Sciences Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
- Repository
- Laupus Library History Collections
- Access
- No restrictions
Health education materials distributed to Spanish speaking farm workers in North Carolina.
Biographical/historical information
A grant funded by the National Library of Medicine of the National Institutes of Health allowed research on "addressing migrant and seasonal farmworker health disparities with information resources" to be completed. This project focuses on improving the daily lives of migrant farmworkers by expanding access to online health information for farmworkers and their families. The three main aims for this project are to identify and make available educational materials for farmworker health, work with farmworker outreach workers on professional development and new technology and provide internet access and training to farmworkers and their families. This collection houses the education materials made available for farmworkers through this program. Partners for this grant include: Laupus Health Sciences Library, NC Farmworker Health Program, ECU College of Health and Human Performance, Student Action with Farmworkers, and the NC State Agromedicine Extension.
Scope and arrangement
Series one holds health education pamphlets printed in Spanish regarding, personal hygiene, diseases, injury prevention, pesticides, drugs and alcohol, legal aid, diabetes, mental health, dental health, sun damage, and health and nutrition centers. These papers are distributed to migrant and Spanish speaking farmworkers in North Carolina.
Series two holds the first addition made to the collection by Wake Forest University faculty. These printed materials, such as flip chart, pamphlets, and even comic strips, were used to educate migrant workers about health and safety specifically related to farmwork. All items were created between 1999-2016 through a series of grants and most are bilingual.
Series three holds digital the digital version of many items in series two.
Series four holds educational materials created by the joint effort of North Carolina State University and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. The creation of these materials was also grant funded and all were created in 2011. Bilingual flip charts, posters, pamphlets, and supplemental material provide detailed information about pesticide safety related to a number of crops grown in North Carolina.
Administrative information
Custodial History
2021 April 16: 48 Health Education Pamphlets written in Spanish. Gift of Jamie Bloss. 2022 April 25: Flip charts, posters, pamphlets, media, and born digital materials. Gift of Jamie Bloss on behalf of Dr. Thomas Arcury and Dr. Sara Quandt. 2022 August 26: Pesticide safety education materials from North Carolina State University. Gift of Catherine LePrevost.
Source of acquisition
Gift of Jamie Bloss. Gift of Jamie Bloss on behalf of Dr. Thomas Arcury and Dr. Sara Quandt. Gift of Catherine LePrevost.
Processing information
Processed by: Abby Brown, 2021. Updated by Layne Carpenter, 2022.
Copyright notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law
Metadata Rights Declaration
Language of material
Spanish, English
Related material
Addressing migrant and seasonal farmworker health disparities with information resources