Webinars Offered in English and Spanish About COVID-19 Vaccines
The Cornell Farmworker Program and the Finger Lakes Community Health Clinic are co-sponsoring two free webinars (one in English and another in Spanish) with Dr. Jose Canario, Medical Director of Finger Lakes Community Health, and Ellen Hey, NP.
Doubts About COVID-19 Vaccines? Ask the Doctors
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 @ 4:30 PM (ET) – English session
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 @ 7:00 PM (ET) – Spanish session
This one-hour webinar will discuss issues surrounding vaccine hesitancy and other barriers to vaccination. Dr. Canario and Ms. Hey will respond to your questions. Local farmworkers will be available to answer questions about their experiences being vaccinated.
Please register as soon as possible. Register online (English) or register by phone/text at 607-224-8821, include your name, city where you live and your questions. After registering, you will receive instructions on how to connect to the call on the 24th. Register online (espanol) o Regístrese por teléfono al (607) 224-8821. Incluya su nombre, ciudad donde vive y algunas preguntas que tiene.
If you have any questions, contact the Cornell Farmworker Program at: farmworkers@cornell.edu or call 607-224-8821.
Respirator Fit Testing Clinics in Ontario County in September
The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH) and HealthWorks is pleased to provide respirator fist testing clinics in the Finger Lakes region. All attendees must wear a mask or face covering while attending the clinic.
September 23, 2021 (Thursday)
September 24, 2021 (Friday)
CCE Ontario County, 480 North Main St, Canandaigua, NY 14424
During the clinics NYCAMH will provide medical evaluations; respirator fit tests; and WPS compliant trainings on how to properly inspect, put on, take off, fit, seal check, use, clean, maintain, and store respirators. If a worker wears more than one style of respirator, including filtering facepieces, they must be fit tested for each one. Please keep in mind while determining who will come to the clinic that a clean-shaven face is a necessity for masks to be effective and for fit testing to be possible.
Clinic appointments are one hour long and groups of 4 workers can be seen at a time. Medical evaluations, fit tests, and trainings are available in both English and Spanish. If you are unable to attend the clinic in your area you may schedule an appointment at another clinic location.
To schedule an appointment, please call the NYCAMH office at 607-547-7014 #7 or email fittest@bassett.org between August 2 and September 30, Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm. Ask to speak with the farm respirator clinic scheduler. When scheduling an appointment please have the following information available:
- Total number of people attending from your farm
- Name of each person being scheduled
- Language spoken by each attendee
- Make and model of each respirator to be tested
