Welcome Day: A Community Interprofessional Model for Meeting the Needs of Migrant Workers
1Lora Wyss, PhD, RN, a professor of nursing at Malone University School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Canton, Ohio, is the coordinator of Cross Cultural Engagement for the Nursing Department. She is president of the Board of Hartville Migrant Ministries. Rosanna Hess, DNP, RN, an instructor of nursing at Malone University School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Canton, Ohio, teaches master of nursing students. She is a consultant for Research for Health, Inc., Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, conducting research in the U.S. and internationally.
Abstract:
Welcome Day, one specific day in the life of Hartville Migrant Ministry (HMM), a faith-based ministry in Ohio, illustrates the organization's vision, mission, and community collaboration. Migrant and seasonal farm workers, the Migrant Head Start program, HMM and Welcome Day, interprofessional collaboration, and Malone University School of Nursing faculty and students support are discussed. Programs and activities presented here could be reproduced in other communities.
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