Last day on the farms..

Today was my last day on the farms. Today I went to the biggest farm in Randolph County. The have 30 workers so I had to recruit some help in order to see them in a timely fashion. Joyce from the Lation Coalition came out to hand out information on community resources, first aid kits, hygiene kits, english language books, and clinic information. She gave all of this to each worker after they were screened. Dr. Devries from Siler City Community Health Center volunteered to help me with the screenings. She and I worked together to screen the Blood pressure and Blood sugar of all of the workers. We found one uncontrolled diabetic during the screening. I gave him a monitor and showed him how to test with it at home. Dr. Devries called and helped him make a doctor's appointment at the clinic.

I found out at the end of the day that this farm owner actually kept each of the workers on the clock and paid them for the time they spent listening to my talk about heat stroke prevention and while they recieved the screening! I was totally impressed by this! It seems like many of the farm owners consider their workers their extended family. This farm was no exception!

Total number served today:
Farmworkers:30
Farmowners/family: 1
# of farms visited: 1