MMHP Welcome’s Rocio Carey!
We would like to welcome Rocio Carey to our MMHP family! Rocio Carey is going to be the new regional outreach and administrative associate. Rocio was born in Guatemala and came to Maine utterly unprepared for the dark, frigid winters. Thankfully, she came across skiing and has never looked back. She feels challenged and energized … read more
World Aids Day 2012
2012 World AIDS Day Events in Maine WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28th Wednesday, November 28: (12pm – 6pm) – Free Rapid HIV Testing 1 Spring St., Portland ME Get tested and get a free coffee gift card. For more information, call 207-749-6818 Hosted by Frannie Peabody Center. Wednesday, November 28: (6pm – 9pm) – Film Screening: “How … read more
MMHP Welcomes Alana Rose, RN
We would like to welcome Alana Rose, RN. Alana has accepted the position of community outreach nurse with MMHP. She will be working in Androscroggin County. Alana is an FNP student at USM, and in the past has worked as a job counselor with the ME Refugee Collaborative and as a research assistant on a study focused on … read more
Film Screening- The Harvest/La Cosecha
On Friday, April 20th, Maine Migrant Health Program is teaming up with SPACE Gallery for a screening of the film, The Harvest/La Cosecha. This screening is part of SPACE’s, FOOD+FARM 2012 series. All are invited to see this film to learn more about child labor and agriculture in the United States. The documentary provides an intimate glimpse into the … read more
MMHP Teams-up with Local Folk Musician, Vanessa Torres
Recently, Vanessa Torres held a CD Release show for her new album “Without Sight” . As part of her performance, she collaborated with MMHP to create a slide show that paired images of migrant farm communities we serve with one of her songs, “Nameless.” The slide show created is a photographic essay reflecting the wide range of migrant farmworkers who MMHP serves as an organization. The song … read more
March 25-31, 2012 is National Farmworker Awareness Week!
March 25-31, 2012 is National Farmworker Awareness Week! As we honor the work of farmworkers this week, we also celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Migrant Health Act. This legislation which was signed into law by President Kennedy on September 25, 1962 not only established the family of programs that are now make up the … read more
¡REinFORMA!
The Affordable Care Act is changing the scene for health care across the country. Here in Maine, there have also been changes to qualifications for MaineCare and other public benefits; some of which pertain specifically to immigrants. The Maine Migrant Health Program is currently working on an outreach project to share information with farmworkers through support of the Maine … read more
Cultural Perceptions of Health and the Use of Health Care Services Among Migrant Farm Workers in Maine
In 2010, Fabiola Ortiz received a fellowship from the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program at the University of Southern Maine (USM) to lead a research project focused on how members of the migrant and seasonal farmworker community views health and makes use of health related services available to them. With the help of MMHP this research project was … read more
Cold Weather Approaching
As we approach the colder weather MMHP spends sometime doing outreach to the communities where farmworkers live and work. If you would like us to come talk to your community group, congregation, or just you and your neighbors, please let us know. We would love to share what we do! And provide a venue for … read more
Welcome to Our New Website!
As we launch our new website our hope is that you, our visitor will have a better understanding of who the Maine Migrant Health Program is, and why our work is so vital to Maine’s communities, farmers and our collective health. Equally as important, is the role we feel our site should play in being … read more
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