In the fall of 2024, NC Farmworker Health Program (NCFHP) administered a needs assessment with farmworkers in Sampson County, NC. The needs assessment was designed in partnership by the NC Environmental Public Health Tracking (NCEPHT) Program, NC Farmworker Health Program, NC DPH Public Health Preparedness and Response Branch, and NC State Cooperative Extension and aimed to gain an understanding of how farmworkers receive information regarding hurricane preparedness and recovery. NCFHP conducted interviewer-administered surveys with 98 farmworkers. Most of those who were interviewed (n = 87) had experienced a hurricane in the last 8 years. Questions included demographics, farmworkers’ knowledge of hurricanes, awareness of hurricane preparedness, response, and recovery resources, and communication and training preferences.
