Digital Inclusion and Health Literacy Resources for Farmworker Health.
One part of our G08 Grant is promoting digital literacy through the MEP Laptops Program, in coordination with the NC Farmworker Health Program’s Internet Connectivity Project, and with community partners across North Carolina.
Digital Literacy Flip Chart
This is flip chart is an education tool for farmworker health outreach. It discusses apps and digital resources that can help farmworkers stay safe and informed at work.
These videos in English and Spanish developed by ECU’s Laupus Library are for farmworkers and outreach workers to use as educational tools for understanding and promoting digital literacy.
Student Action with Farmworkers is an important partner in this work and an early advocate for digital inclusion for farmworkers and their families.
Student Action with Farmworkers (SAF) is leading an effort to partner with community organizations to increase capacity to deliver internet access to farmworkers and their families.
Learn more about SAF: https://saf-unite.org
SAF’s work is based on the Computers and Connectivity Pilot Project with community partners.
Learn more about broadband in rural North Carolina.
Broadband Resources from NC State Exentsion
NC State Extension has a resource page on broadband and agriculture