Health centers that serve farmworkers and their families now see close to a million patients annually, and are helping HRSA expand care into rural areas — including treatment for opioid misuse disorder and HIV — HRSA Administrator Tom Engels said on November 6, 2019.
Engels commended the work of the National Advisory Council on Migrant Health, which was kicking off a two-day meeting at HRSA headquarters. The Council is a congressionally mandated body that advises the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on issues that affect migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
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