One Community Health in Hood River and The Dalles remains busy as they are working with growers and workers in the area to fight against COVID-19 while harvests are being prepared or are in progress. Gladys Rivera, OCH’s Preventative Health Manager, says one of the most important steps growers can take is to reassure workers that there is income replacement in case they get sick and can’t work. There are several funds available. There is regular unemployment, the Oregon Workers Relief Fund can help workers who have lost their jobs due to COVID-19 and can’t qualify for other unemployment and also the Farm Workers Quarantine Relief Fund, which was created by Gorge Ecumenical ministries, or GEM. You can find information on all these funds at onecommunityhealth.org. OCH also goes out into the orchards to educate workers and growers on the best methods to prevent disease. With around 6500 workers arriving in the area and with some families, over 10,000 people could come to the area. Rivera says that makes education even more important. Rivera advises growers that want OCH to come to their orchards for education, to get in touch with them now to get a time for when their workers start arriving. All of the information is available at onecommunityhealth.org.