WHAT IS NFWHW?

National Farmworker Women’s Health Week is a public awareness campaign aimed at increasing public consciousness and understanding of the health risks farmworker women face, and as an extension, their families from working in the fields. NFWHW will be celebrated from May 12-18, 2024.

NFWHW GOAL

The goal is to raise awareness, provide health and safety education, create a lasting conversation about farmworker women’s challenges, and continue the fight for radical systematic change.

2024 NFWHW KEY MESSAGES:

  • Farmworker women deserve equality (Pay gap, healthcare-mental health, workplace harassment)
  • Farmworker women play a vital role in the household and socioeconomic arena
  • Pesticide exposure can harm the health of farmworker women and their unborn children

 GET INVOLVED!

  1. Sign up to become a partner HERE!
  2. Download the social media toolkit HERE! (Available May 8th, 2024)
SIGN UP HERE!

3 WAYS TO GET INVOLVED

1. Share on social media our daily messages from our TOOLKIT.   Make sure to follow and tag us on social media at @afophealth (Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok)

2.  Join the NFWHW campaign by using the SPEAK OUT SIGNS. Please Download and Print the signs, take a photo, post them on social media, and tag us.  Make sure to use the #NFWHW and #NFWHW2024

3. Buy the NFWHW campaign merch and help us spread an important message BUY HERE!

SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLKIT

Download toolkit HERE!

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for farmworker women’s equality.

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