The Health Condition of Migrant Farmworkers
Author: Leon, Edgar
Date Published: 2000
This study examines many alternate avenues for gathering information about the health conditions of migrant farmworkers. The task of collecting information was arduous because many of the health delivery agencies do not report to the Michigan Department of Public Health. The migrant clinics are federally funded, and this releases them from any state reporting or accountability. This study will present a synopsis of the health condition of migrant farmworkers in general. The information should not only help predict migrant farmworker health needs for the future, but also provide some ideas for immediate program implementation. Finally, it questions the efficiency of the migrant health delivery model, especially when the clients are mostly transient and without local representation, leaving them vulnerable to be mistreated or abused with no place to complain or request accountability
Date Published: 2000
This study examines many alternate avenues for gathering information about the health conditions of migrant farmworkers. The task of collecting information was arduous because many of the health delivery agencies do not report to the Michigan Department of Public Health. The migrant clinics are federally funded, and this releases them from any state reporting or accountability. This study will present a synopsis of the health condition of migrant farmworkers in general. The information should not only help predict migrant farmworker health needs for the future, but also provide some ideas for immediate program implementation. Finally, it questions the efficiency of the migrant health delivery model, especially when the clients are mostly transient and without local representation, leaving them vulnerable to be mistreated or abused with no place to complain or request accountability
