Research to Practice News

This page lists news posts about turning research findings into action. This includes topics like recommendations for service providers, outcomes of program evaluations, and best practices in designing research for impact.

Green rows of a crop just beginning to sprout from the ground

Second annual report available for the Great Lakes Center for Farmworker Health and Wellbeing

Miranda Carver Martin | Posted on November 26, 2024

The GLCFHW has released its 2024 annual report highlighting the activities and progress of its second year. Highlights are summarized in this post, including major accomplishments, key lessons from outreach work, and next steps for the coming year.

Farmworkers bend over in rows of agriculture to pick crops.

The Great Lakes Center for Farmworker Health and Wellbeing Releases its Inaugural Annual Report

Posted on December 12, 2023

Farmworkers are skilled workers, and they are essential to the US food supply chain. However, agricultural work is particularly risky, and farmworkers are arguably among the most vulnerable of all workers. Farmworkers are…

Female farmworker bends down to harvest chard for work.

Director featured in podcast, draws attention to Total Worker Health of migrant and seasonal farmworkers

Posted on December 05, 2023

Director of the Great Lakes Center for Farmworker Health and Wellbeing receives an award from the Executive Director of Community Health Partnerships of Illinois for her longstanding work with farmworkers.

Director honored as “Healthcare Collaborator of the Year” by the forefront farmworker clinic in Illinois

Posted on October 28, 2023

A farmworker harvesting chard appears exhausted, and colleagues are bent over working in the background; the new farmworker health survey tool will measure factors affecting the wellbeing of these workers.

Improving Research Quality with a New Farmworker Health Survey Tool

Posted on September 01, 2023

Farmworkers' health and wellbeing are affected by different factors than workers in other industries. Center researchers are building and testing a tool to more accurately uncover the most urgent issues.