¡Salud! Services

An Effective Practice

Description

Salud Services is a program offered by Tuality Healthcare Foundation and Oregon's Winery and Vineyard Industry that facilitates access to health care for seasonal migrant vineyard workers and their families and advocates for the healthcare needs of this population and the general Latino Community. This is accomplished through collaboration with community health centers, health departments, private providers and social service agencies. Salud Services has a bilingual and bicultural staff, and works to establish trusting relationships with the workers and their families.

Goal / Mission

The goals of Salud Services are to:
-Promote wellness and prevention
-Value cultural beliefs
-Promote health and safety in the worksite
-Be a cultural broker for the clients
-Collaborate with other agencies

Results / Accomplishments

Salud Services has been active for more than five years and provides services to 1000-5000 migrant workers annually.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Tuality Healthcare
Primary Contact
Leda Garside
THC ¡Salud! Services
1200 NE 48th Ave., Suite 700
Hillsboro, OR 97034
(503) 681-4290
leda.garside@tuality.org
http://www.tuality.org
Topics
Health / Health Care Access & Quality
Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants
Organization(s)
Tuality Healthcare
Source
American Public Health Association (APHA)
Date of publication
2004
Location
Hillsboro, OR
For more details
http://www.saludauction.org/
Target Audience
Racial/Ethnic Minorities

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  1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success and/or promise in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.
  2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures of improvement in outcome of interest (i.e. increase in voter registration, not just delivery of voter registration drive) and/ or the outcome measure is increased or improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant.