The Migrant Farmworker: Health Care Challenge
Author: Freudenberg, Kathy
Date Published: 1992
This article defines the migrant population, reviews their specific health problems, and illustrates the urgent need for the medical community's attention and resources. The article focuses on the 12,000 migrants in New Jersey. It Illustrates the needs for more attention and resources from the medical community. New Jersey programs, including school health services, are relatively advanced in protecting the rights and health of migrant workers, but a lack of resources limits the delivery of comprehensive health services to most migrants.
Date Published: 1992
This article defines the migrant population, reviews their specific health problems, and illustrates the urgent need for the medical community's attention and resources. The article focuses on the 12,000 migrants in New Jersey. It Illustrates the needs for more attention and resources from the medical community. New Jersey programs, including school health services, are relatively advanced in protecting the rights and health of migrant workers, but a lack of resources limits the delivery of comprehensive health services to most migrants.
