Meet Eulalia Mendoza, Farmworker & Community Advocate
Public Health Institute
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In 2017, Eulalia Mendoza was working in the fields?during the Thomas Fire, the largest fire in the history of California—and witnessed?first-hand the immediate health impacts and long-term trauma that?the farmworker community experienced. Now?she advocates for?better safety protections in the face of our?changing climate, including serving on the advisory board of??PHI's Achieving Resilient Communities (ARC). There, she recommended the launch?of Ventura County's new emergency audio alert system?that shares?audio messages in Mixteco and Zapoteco, to?notify farmworkers when air quality reaches unhealthy levels?due to wildfire smoke.?
Eulalia is an agricultural worker; she is also a critical part of public health. Like Eulalia, we are all public health and we all have a role to play in keeping each other healthy: Health care providers, schools, community-based organizations, local health departments and more, including?leaders like you.?
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"For farmworkers, it's a very big impact, since the majority of them don't even know that they can ask for N-95 masks to protect themselves against the smoke and fires, out of fear that they would get fired from their job or because they won't be offered work next harvest season or called to return," said Eulalia.
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