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Farmworker Health
Cyndi Treaster, Director
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 340
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (785) 296-1200
FAX: (785) 296-1231PURPOSE: The purpose of the Kansas Statewide Farmworker Health Program is to assure access to primary health care services for low-income and medically underserved migratory and seasonal farmworkers (MSFW) and for persons eligible for services essential to the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis.
APPROACH: The Kansas Statewide Farmworker Health Program accomplishes its goals by coordinating a state-wide voucher case management system for migratory and seasonal farmworkers to obtain health services. Vouchers for covered services are obtained from Access Point Agencies made up of state-funded primary care clinics and local health departments.
PHILOSOPHY: Preventive services and early intervention create a healthier population and reduce the need and the total cost of personal health services. For this reason, regional case managers and health promoters assist their clients in obtaining services through other programs such as Medicaid, Healthwave, M&I, WIC, well-child exams, family planning, and EDW. This system is a dynamic process and requires a partnership between state, local and private providers.
SERVICES: The program is limited to primary care defined as:
- a service provided and/or authorized by physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners.
- diagnostic laboratory or radiologic services necessary to complete treatment.
- health promotion/ disease prevention services - such as perinatal care, family planning, and well child examinations that include developmental assessments, hearing and vision evaluations.
- preventive and limited restorative dental services.
- pharmaceutical services necessary to complete treatment.
