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Awareness, Accessibility, and Utilization of Health Care Services by Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers in Georgia

Author: Lemal, Corinne B.A.
Date Published: 1996


The Georgia Migrant Health Program (GMHP) was founded in 1990 to address the health care issues of the MSFW population in the state. In the summer of 1995 an interview instrument was developed in Spanish and English to examine the level of awareness, accessibility, and utilization of health care services by MSFWs in the agricultural areas of south Georgia. One hundred interviews were conducted in two of the counties in which the GMHP operates. The interview collected data on demographics and travel patterns of the MSFWs. The MSFWs level of awareness of local primary care and outreach services, barriers to services, and utilization of services were also addressed. Recommendations include continuing and targeting outreach services either to women as gatekeepers of the community or to those segments of the population that are currently not being reached.

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Number of Pages: 39