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2024 Conference for Agricultural Worker Health

April 23-25, 2024
Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, GA

Proposal Due Date: November 30, 2023 at 5:00pm ET

The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) is hosting the 2024 Conference for Agricultural Worker Health on April 23-25, 2024. The conference is scheduled to occur in-person at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta in Atlanta, GA. This is the only national conference dedicated solely to the health and well-being of America’s migratory and seasonal agricultural workers and their families. NACHC sponsors this conference each year to bring together leaders in migrant health to learn from each other to improve the health and well-being of this population. This conference is tailored for health center Executive and Program Management staff as well as health center Boards of Directors. NACHC is now accepting proposals for educational sessions. Please review the criteria below prior to submitting an abstract.

Theme/Content – Education sessions will feature promising practices and innovative solutions in the content areas including but not limited to:
- Outreach and Partnerships
  - Family Supports
  - Transportation
  - Non-Traditional Collaborations
  - Consumer Voice and Governance
  - Social Drivers of Health (SDOH)
- Strategic Planning and Financial Sustainability
  - Leadership and Governance
  - Cultural Humility
  - Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
  - Grants Management
  - Billing/Collections
  - Value-Based Contracting
  - Impact and Value/Performance Metrics
- Service Delivery/Operations
  - Change Management
  - Ancillary Services: Behavioral, Eye/Vision, Pharmacy, Oral/Dental
  - Specialty Care Delivery for Special Populations
  - Social Drivers of Health (SDOH)
  - Virtual and Telehealth Operations
  - Workforce Recruitment, Retention and Alternative Staffing Models
- Data Strategy / HIT
  - Data Strategy and Integration
  - Data Collection, Analysis, and Interpretation
  - Electronic Health Record (EHR) Reporting and Integration
  - Social Drivers of Health (SDOH)
  - Reporting Tools/Templates
- Environmental Health/Climate Resilience
  - Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture Workers
  - Occupational Health and Safety
  - Governmental Policies and Regulations
  - Technological Advances
  - Adaptation and Resilience Strategies
  - Community Engagement and Advocacy
Faculty
- NACHC prefers and prioritizes abstracts that include session faculty representing community health centers, Primary Care Associations (PCA), Health Center Controlled Networks (HCCN)s, and National Training and Technical Assistance Partners (NTTAPs).
- An education session is not a sales or vendor marketing opportunity; rather, it should provide actionable and relevant information for health center leaders to apply in a vendor-agnostic session.
- All proposed faculty must be willing to commit and confirm their participation (in-person) upon submission of the abstract.
Terms
- All abstract proposals will be reviewed by a national conference planning committee composed of health center, PCA, HCCN, National Training and Technical Assistant Partners (NTTAP) leaders, with support from NACHC staff.
- Remuneration: Speakers qualify for a $50 discount on conference registration fees. No travel or hotel expenses will be provided to faculty accepted through the abstract submission process.
- The deadline for proposals is 5:00 pm ET on Thursday, November 30, 2023.
- We invite you to forward this Call for Abstracts to your colleagues who might be interested in presenting at the NACHC Conference for Agricultural Worker Health.
- This is a competitive process. Due to the limited number of available education session slots, not all proposals will be accepted for conference presentation. Submitters will be notified of their abstract status by January 16, 2024.

Thank you for your continued support of NACHC and the professional development of the health center workforce and Boards of Directors!

For questions regarding NACHC’s 2024 Conference for Agricultural Worker Health, please contact Events@nachc.org.

For all other inquiries, please contact the NACHC Event Department at events@nachc.com or 301-347-0400.