Sylvia Partida is the CEO of the National Center for Farmworker Health, where she oversees efforts to train medical professionals at community health centers serving uninsured or underinsured patients on the health needs of agricultural workers. The organization works with 174 community health centers across the country that receive federal funding to serve farmworker families. The center also collaborates with state health departments, universities and the CDC.

Partida has been interviewed by HuffPost on why migrant farmworkers face high health risks during the coronavirus pandemic, and by U.S. News & World Report for a story about how children of migrant farmworkers in rural Yakima Valley in Washington state receive treatment for cancer. 

Prior to Partida’s role at NCFH, she researched and developed community programs for at-risk youth, many of whom were Latino, and those impacted by HIV/AIDS. At the University of Texas Health Science Center, she led a project studying the HIV risks of farmworkers in South Texas in order to provide them with accessible care. 

Expertise: Public health, farmworker health

Location: Buda, Texas

Email: partida@ncfh.org

Phone: (512) 312-5457 (o)

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