Where Good Health is Always In Season

In the agricultural region of western Missouri, the seasonal fruit harvests create opportunities to deliver quality healthcare to rural communities. During the peach and apple picking months in the summer and fall, Lexington-based HCC Network partners with Migrant Farmworkers Assistance Fund (MFAF) in Kansas City to provide vaccination education and access to the seasonal farm worker community. From August to October 2023, MFAF organized regular vaccine outreach at one orchard, where HCC Network nurses talked to the community about the importance of receiving COVID-19 and flu vaccines. HCC Network and the Lafayette County Health Department also provided COVID-19 and flu vaccines at weekly clinics, held in the MFAF parking lot every Monday evening. MFAF combined these weekly clinics with food, clothing and toy giveaways. They also offered legal assistance, and shared information about how to secure health and dental appointments within the HCC Network.