Farmworker legislation, Childhood mental health and resilience

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Farm workers picking strawberries in Nipomo, California. Tim Mossholder/ Unsplash

We look at how a proposed federal bill could help migrant farm workers around the country. We talk with a state health official about how to help children be resilient.

Featured in this Show

  • Farm Workforce Modernization Act

    We talk with a farm organizer in Michigan about how the Farm Workforce Modernization Act could help immigrant workers around the country.

  • Promoting resilience among children

    We talk about childhood vaccinations, mental health and well-being with the chief medical officer at the state’s Department of Health Services’ Bureau of Community Health Promotion.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Joe Tarr Producer
  • Maria Lopez Technical Director
  • Lupita Perales Guest
  • Dr. Jasmine Zapata Guest